Just before the MLK holiday weekend, Houston Independent School District took steps to strip Confederate namesakes from several Houston area schools. The heated issue even brought out a former state Governor, and has some community activists talking about a possible new namesake.
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- HISD board votes to rename 4 schools named after Confederate loyalists (Houston Chronicle)
- HISD board votes to rename four schools with confederate titles (KIAH 39 Newsfix)
- HISD board votes on renaming of school names with Confederate ties (KRIV 26 News)
- HISD begins process of possibly renaming Confederate schools (KHOU 11 News)
- HISD: Trustees approve plan to begin process of renaming 4 Confederate-titled schools (KPRC 2 News)