Time to open hearts to REL name change and bias in meetings
A Facilities Names Committee member recounts painful debate over renaming Lee High School in a Jim Crow era context. The account details racist comments, perceived insults, and exhaustion from repeated arguments about erasing history and maintaining tradition, urging change for students of color.
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Washington Receives First Congressional Gold Medal
On this date in 1776 General George Washington was awarded the first Congressional Gold Medal by the Continental Congress. In 1911 a deadly Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire killed 146 people, many young immigrant women.
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Today in History highlights key events across years
The 1915 USS F-4 submarine tragedy off Hawaii claimed 21 lives. In 1931 the Scottsboro Boys case began with nine Black men accused of raping white women. A 1947 Illinois coal mine explosion killed 111. RCA announced color TV production in 1954. MLK led 25,000 to Montgomery in 1965 after a Selma march. Pandemic deaths topped 1,000 expected last year.
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Eye opening visit to Houston Zoo reveals change and conservation
A Baytown Sun reader recounts a spring break trip to the Houston Zoo. He notes larger animal habitats, species like lions, gorillas, and flamingos, and a robotics exhibit. The piece reflects on zoo evolution toward education and conservation, with a personal closing note about Ginger Stripling.
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Baytown area lawmakers’ campaign money revealed
Project Vote Smart figures show Rep Mayes Middleton raising 670000 with 600000 self funded, plus donations from Texans for Lawsuit Reform and business groups. Rep Briscoe Cain raised 388000 with 49000 from Middleton and 40000 from Texans for Lawsuit Reform. Sen Carol Alvarado attracted 304000 with heavy oil and gas donors, while Sen Brandon Creighton tallied 1200000 from business and energy groups. Senate financier John Whitmire collected 1700000, aided by trial lawyers and unions.
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