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The Juneteenth historic marker is located on Strand Street in Galveston. The marker commemorates June 19, 1865, the day that Union soldiers arrived in Galveston to inform enslaved black Texans that slavery had ended, two and a half years after President Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation.

Brookshire, Washington County announce Juneteenth celebrations

Brookshire will celebrate Juneteenth with its annual Juneteenth Festival Saturday. more

Contributed Reports | 6/15/22

Morton Ranch sophomore defensive end DJ Hicks Jr. committed on April 10 to play in the 2023 Under Armour All-America Game

AREA SPORTS NOTEBOOK: Mavs’ Hicks’ stock continues to rise

Morton Ranch sophomore defensive end DJ Hicks Jr, who has had an outstanding offseason and seen his stock rise considerably in recruiting circles, committed on April 10 to play in the 2023 Under … more

By Dennis Silva II, Sports Editor | 4/14/21

Katy senior defensive back Hunter Washington announced he would join junior teammate Bobby Taylor in sitting out the team’s first scrimmage and regular-season game to protest social injustices. Pictured is Washington, 7, making a tackled on Mayde Creek’s L’den Skinner, 22, during a conference game between the Katy Tigers and Mayde Creek Rams at Rhodes Stadium on Nov. 1, 2019.

Katy's Taylor, Washington to protest against social injustice

A pair of top defensive back recruits for the Katy Tigers, junior Bobby Taylor and senior Hunter Washington, announced they will sit out the team’s first scrimmage and regular-season opener at … more

By Cole McNanna | Special to the Katy Times | 9/7/20

Tony Washington is the owner of Sucking Good Crawfish, a local restaurant that offers authentic Cajun cuisine.

Local restaurant brings authentic Cajun seafood with a story

When Tony Washington moved from his small town of Delhi, Louisiana to the Houston area in 2005, opening a seafood restaurant was not on his mind. Fresh out of high school, Washington attended DeVry … more

Sandra Sadek | Editorial Intern | 7/6/20

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