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Archeologists Reflect On ‘Sugar Land 95’ As Efforts Continue To Identify Remains

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Posted on September 21, 2020 · A 500-page report details findings from the exhumation.

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Fort Bend County Judge Surprised By Decision To Reinter Sugar Land 95

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on November 7, 2019 · The saga on what to do with the remains has been ongoing for almost two years.

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Fort Bend School Board Approves Contract To Reinter “Sugar Land 95” Despite Pushback

HPM Digital Team

Posted on September 24, 2019 · Fort Bend County Judge K.P. George has said a court should approve the reburial process while community members want DNA testing performed to find descendants.

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Inspections At I-10 Over San Jacinto River, Bus Drivers Say HISD Made Them Drive On Flooded Roads, Trump Administration To End ‘Catch And Release’, And Houston’s New Bike Share Station

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Posted on September 24, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

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Deal To Rebury “Sugar Land 95” May Be Falling Apart

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on August 14, 2019 · Fort Bend County Judge KP George says the reinterment needs court approval, but Fort Bend ISD disputes the need for judicial oversight.

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Masked Gunman Dies After Gunfire Exchange In Dallas, A Crucial Vote Toward Cemetery For “Sugar Land 95”, Heights Residents Appeal To Drivers To Slow Down, And More

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Posted on June 17, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

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UPDATE: Fort Bend ISD Board Approves Potential Agreement With County To Build A Cemetery For “Sugar Land 95”

Alvaro 'Al' Ortiz

Posted on June 17, 2019 · The next step is for the Fort Bend County Commissioners Court to also vote on the agreement.

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New Details Of Plane Crash In Trinity Bay, Local Group Drove Spike In White Supremacist Activity In 2018, And Texas Lawmaker Proposes Reparations For Descendants Of Sugar Land 95

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Posted on March 5, 2019 · These are some of the stories Houston Public Media is covering.

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State Representative Proposes Paying $95 Million In Reparations To Descendants Of Sugar Land 95

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Posted on March 5, 2019 · Ron Reynolds says the money could come from Texas’ General Revenue Fund or from the Rainy Day Fund and identification of the next of kin would be done through DNA testing.

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I SEE U, Episode 44: We Shall Not Be Moved [Encore]

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Posted on March 17, 2023 · One of the last descendants of enslaved Africans who live along the coastal regions of Georgia says they have been fighting for years to preserve their unique culture, retain their indigenous traditions and prevent their precious land from being taken away from them. This episode is an encore of the April 16th, 2022 broadcast.

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Engines of Our Ingenuity 2494: Ginning Cotton

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Posted on February 18, 2023 · Episode: 2494 Inventing the cotton gin: More to it than we thought. Today, we gin cotton.

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Seven Houston police officers involved in deadly shootout after car chase, chief says

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Posted on February 15, 2023 · The officers who shot and killed a man at the end of a 20-minute police pursuit early Wednesday have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation into the shooting.

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