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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A coalition of community groups is calling on Houston Mayor John Whitmire to apologize for comments he made last month regarding the immigrant community in the Gulfton neighborhood. Twenty-eight community activists, including those representing undocumented immigrants, signed a letter criticizing Whitmire’s remarks about rapid transit in Gulfton. They stated that his comments “reveal a shocking level …

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