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News from July 2021
'This is the beginning of a change': Port Commissioners make Juneteenth holiday for workers
By Steven Hughes | Jul 23, 2021
After a vote by port commissioners, Juneteenth is a holiday for Houston Port workers, joining in celebrating the liberation of Texas' enslaved population.
Tebis Llobet
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Tebis Llobet passed away peacefully in his home on July 14th, 2021 surrounded by his loving family.
Gordon Jensen Reid, Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Gordon Jensen Reid, Jr. passed away on July 12, 2021, at his home in Sugar Land, Texas at the age of 86.
Francis Lawrence Hanigan
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Francis Lawrence HaniganJuly 16, 1935 – July 9, 2021Dr. Francis L Hanigan, 85, of Spring, Texas passed away peacefully on July 9, 2021.
Rodney Scott Storbo
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Born on July 16th, 1968, in Calgary, Canada, the son of hard-working mother and father, unusual for the time, he was aware of his uniqueness, the innate feeling to do good in the world, dreams of glamorous life beyond his adolescent reality, and the need to be always polite.
Drucilla Murleen Everett Watson
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Mrs. Drucilla Murleen Watson, 92 years young, went to be with the LORD on July 18, 2021.
Virginia Klein
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Virginia Isabel Klein of Houston on Friday, the 16th of July 2021.
Yancy G. (Jerry) Hinson, Jr.
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Yancy Gerald (Jerry) Hinson, Jr., age 71, born January 19, 1950 in Charlotte, NC, died July 16, 2021 at Houston Methodist Hospital in the Med Center.
Houstonians may choose to restructure government this fall
By Charles Blain | Jul 23, 2021
Houston’s structure of governance could change this November if a coalition aimed at winnowing down the mayor’s power is successful.
Fred Charles Brunk
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
One year ago, Fred Charles Brunk passed away with his loving wife Judy by his side after a long and difficult battle with Alzheimer's.
Marjorie Mozelle Barrington
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Marjorie Mozelle (Pollard) Barrington passed away peacefully on July 15, 2021, just eight days shy of her 97th birthday, in Houston, Texas.
Larry Park Shepherd
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Larry Park Shepherd, age 81, of Cameron, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 16, 2021, surrounded by his family.
David Louis Melville
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
It saddens all of us to announce that David Louis Melville passed away on July 20, 2021 at the age of 87.
Earnestine Davis-Reed
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
"God has her in His keeping; we have her in our hearts."
Harold Joseph Clancy and Anne Fitzgerald Clancy
By Houston Daily | Jul 23, 2021
Harold Clancy passed away April 19th 2020. He was survived by his wife of 49 years, Anne Clancy who passed April 1st of this year.
'She was denied the right to vote': Houston voting rights activist dies at 99
By Steven Hughes | Jul 23, 2021
The grandmother of Houston City Councilperson Letitia Plummer died, leaving a legacy of voting rights activism in the family.
Anderson: Texas is 'latest pawn' of Democrats' goal of fabricating an election integrity crisis that 'doesn't exist'
By T.H. Lawrence | Jul 22, 2021
Did Texas Democrats have a long-range plan when they fled Austin to stop votes on a pair of election bills?
'No one was hurt': The Breakfast Klub food truck catches fire during Thomas' birthday fundraiser
By Christina Heath | Jul 22, 2021
A food truck belonging to Houston dining hotspot The Breakfast Klub caught on fire during a birthday fundraiser hosted by Houston City Councilwoman Tiffany D. Thomas on July 14.