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“People think Austin is really prosperous, but we have a large population that is not. … We need to figure out how Austin can avoid being economically deprived.”
– Gus Garcia, then a candidate for Austin mayor, speaking with the Chronicle back in 2001. Garcia passed away this week; see “Farewell and ‘Gracias’ to Gus Garcia, Austin Trailblazer,” Dec. 21, for more remembrances.
This article appears in December 21 • 2018.
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