{"id":228,"date":"2016-12-19T01:55:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-19T07:55:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/?p=228"},"modified":"2017-05-12T13:29:44","modified_gmt":"2017-05-12T18:29:44","slug":"pouring-taxpayer-money-down-the-drain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/index.php\/2016\/12\/19\/pouring-taxpayer-money-down-the-drain\/","title":{"rendered":"Pouring Taxpayer Money Down the Drain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Garland residents have spent millions of dollars buying water for other cities. I know we can do better than this!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/environment\/2016\/12\/14\/garland-mesquite-plano-richardson-want-state-help-lower-rising-water-rates\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/robertjsmithtx.com\/wp-content\/themes\/twentytwelve\/images\/water_rates.png\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Vote, May 6th!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Garland residents have spent millions of dollars buying water for other cities. I know we can do better than this! 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