HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Could Houston voters soon decide the fate of Houston Mayor John Whitmire?

Experts say it's an extremely long shot, but a group of Houstonians will start collecting signatures next week to remove the mayor from office.

Mayor Whitmire has been in office for more than a year and a half.

Recall for Houston was formed soon after he took office, and you might see its members out and about collecting signatures around town starting on Oct. 6.

"I wouldn't be doing this if I wasn't worried about the future of the city," Alejandro Alegria with Recall for Houston said. "Whitmire has already done an immeasurable amount of damage."

Recall for Houston criticizes the mayor's deal to pay Houston firefighters $650 million in back pay to settle a long-running legal dispute.

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