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T H E INTERVIEW
The Mayor
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C ity of the F uture
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The Honorable Sylvester Turner, Mayor of Houston, Texas
Interviewed by: Heidi Powell-Prera, IF Magazine
ouston is known as the Culinary and
Cultural Capital of the South. A di-
verse city where more than 145 lan-
guages are spoken, home to NASA,
Fortune 500 companies, and the larg-
est medical center in the world, Houston
has grown into the fourth-largest city in
the U. S. It has an exciting and vibrant art
and music community which has been cre-
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ated by a fusion of cultures that is unlike
any other city in the world. A city filled
with opportunity, excitement, culture, art,
and history, Houston continues to push
forward in all sectors of business and in-
novation. I was honored to get a moment
with the CEO of Houston, the Honorable
Sylvester Turner, at his office in City Hall
just after his trade mission to India.