Rev. William Lawson, Houston civil rights leader and Third Ward church pastor, dies at 95
Along with serving as a spiritual guide in a predominantly Black neighborhood south of downtown, Lawson also advocated for desegregation and was an academic professor.
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HISD
Houston ISD parents protest amid district-wide job cuts, campus leadership changes
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Law Enforcement
Houston activists say they want to be involved when Mayor Whitmire appoints city’s next police chief
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Civil Rights
Galveston County voting rights case set to go before full 5th Circuit appellate court
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Houston-area lawmaker, other Democrats in Texas House call for special session to increase public school funding
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Local
Woman suing Santa Fe officers over fire ant bites asserts they violated her rights
City of Houston
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- Houston Matters Houston City Council member: Next police chief should be data-driven, transparent and ‘can take responsibility’
- Public Safety Houston Mayor John Whitmire calls attention to poor conditions at Kingwood fire stations
- Infrastructure City of Houston, METRO break ground on improvement project that will stretch six miles on Westheimer
- City of Houston Controller Hollins: Paying for firefighters’ settlement will likely require new revenues and budget cuts
Texas
- Fort Bend Outgoing Arcola mayor acted outside authority in removing councilwoman, judge rules
- School shooting Trial for civil lawsuit filed by victims of Santa Fe High School shooting rescheduled for July
- Elections Two races for seats on Harris County appraisal district board headed to runoff election
- Weather Officials urging Houston-area residents to report flood damage to qualify for federal funding for recovery
- Immigration A Houston woman applied for a green card. She was banned from the U.S. for a decade.
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- Woman suing Santa Fe officers over fire ant bites asserts they violated her rights
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