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Houston Mayor And City Controller Clash Over $2.6M Car Wash Contract

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Status

Reported, not yet confirmed

Independent sources

2

First seen

Oct 12, 6:26 PM CDT

updated Oct 12, 6:26 PM CDT

Topic

Local News

Reported by KTRK-TV and KHOU, not yet confirmed.

What Happened

The Houston controller has accused the mayor of violating city code regarding a vote on a $2.6 million car wash contract, KHOU reported. The dispute represents an ongoing clash between the mayor and the city controller over the $2.6M contract, according to KTRK-TV.

Written by our system from the sources below (2), version 1, Oct 12, 7:14 PM CDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.

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How It Unfolded

Oct 12, 7:09 PM CDT · first source seenOct 12, 7:14 PM CDT · published

Official Confirmation

No official source confirms this yet. It is reported, not confirmed.

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How We Decided

Oct 12, 7:13 PM CDTHeld: One source so far, and no official source confirms it yet.Oct 12, 7:14 PM CDTPublished: Two or more independent sources reported it.NextConfirmed when an official source agrees.