Furthermore, Mayor Turner has been cited for his hyperbole of the population the City of Houston (his jurisdiction), 2.3 million people live in Houston, not 6.5 million as he stated.
Furthermore, Mayor Turner has been accused of hyperbole in his characterization of the population the City of Houston (his jurisdiction). Only 2.3 million people lived in Houston, not 6.5 million (the overall total for the metropolitan area) as he stated.