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Volume 86 | Number 15
FEBRUARY 16, 2017 |FREE
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Solange
CEDRIC RICHMOND on Black battles, population
P3 FEATURE RICHARD CARRANZA HISD supports undocumented students
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SOUL SISTERS
SPORTS
TAKE THE GRAMMYS
DAVE ROBERTS shines at ESPN
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Black legislative State agenda The 85th Texas legislative session is underway in Austin and runs through May 29. See which issues Houston’s eight African-American legislators will personally focus on during the session, and why those issues are important to their constituents. Get details on the Texas Legislative Black Caucus 2017 African American Legislative Summit. Read about the panel discussions and the special guests with Texas ties. H PAGE 8
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