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If It Sounds Suspicious, Harris County Officials Say That Phone Call Is Probably Fake
Posted on · It’s an old scam that’s been going on for years. Harris County is warning people not to become a victim.
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Houston Matters
Restored Harris County Documents Shed New Light on the Slocum Massacre
Posted on · In July of 1910, violence broke out in the East Texas farming community of Slocum. Numerous African Americans were killed by whites. But the details of exactly what happened are murky. Newspaper reports from the time say between eight and 22 people were killed. Other accounts suggest the total could be far higher — more […]
Houston Matters
New Opera Tells the Story of Historic Harris County Court Case
Posted on · When members of Houston Grand Opera perform tonight (May 4, 2016), it won't be on the Wortham Theater Stage. Instead, it'll be inside a courtroom full of lawyers. News 88.7 arts and culture reporter Amy Bishop has more on the opera, called What Wings They Were: The Case of Emeline. It’s based on an historic […]
Arts & Culture
Hidden Gems In The Courthouse: A Celebration Of Black History Month
Posted on · In a peculiar petition filed in 1861, Bob Allen, a free black man, sued to become a slave and choose a master.
Houston Matters
Nelly Norris: Freed Slave Fights Attempts to Re-Enslave Her
Posted on · In the early 1800s in Texas, the law of the land required any freed slave to carry documentation on them at all times proving their free status. There were some who tried to profit from the law by trying to re-enslave those caught without their paperwork – as if they were unclaimed property. Recently discovered […]
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Racial Quotas in Housing and “Deli Man” Ziggy Gruber: Thursday’s show (February 26, 2015)
Posted on · The U.S. Supreme Court is considering a lawsuit challenging decisions by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs. The department awarded tax credits for low-income housing in Dallas to encourage new affordable housing in blighted areas using race-neutral criteria. A group called the Inclusive Communities Project sued, saying the agency approved more applications in […]
Houston Matters
Texas’ First Woman Juror Was in Harris Co. in 1954 — So Why Did it Take So Long?
Posted on · A lot changes in the world over 60 years. Take juries. Until the 1950s in Texas, juries were made up of only white men. Women were barred from serving on juries until 1954. African-Americans couldn't serve on juries until even later in the 50s. As we note the 60th anniversary of women first serving on […]
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Waller County Landfill, NIMBY, and Juries: Houston Matters for Thursday, Aug. 7, 2014
Posted on · An ongoing battle over a proposed landfill in Waller County underscores how “NIMBYism” plays into so many important issues and ideas. From landfills to power plants, prisons to shopping malls, airports to seaports, there are all manner of developments that some communities may find valuable, provided they’re located someplace else. Toxic waste dump? Sure! Just […]