Houston Defender: May 30, 2013

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HS ZONE HOUSTON-AREA HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL SOARS P11

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Volume 82 | Number 31

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Legislative update

Impact on Blacks H Page 6

LOCAL EDNA FORTÉ hopeful about NFISD

P2 NATIONAL OPINION

TRAYVON MARTIN could be portrayed negatively

P3 BUSINESS CHERYL PEARSONMcNEIL explores endless options

Larry Green

explains code

There are questions surrounding the city development code known as Chapter 42, and City Councilmembers Larry Green and Jerry Davis are providing answers. Discover Chapter 42’s impact on predominantly Black neighborhoods. See why homeowners should learn the facts.

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Tyler Perry debuts series He already has hit shows on the air, and Tyler Perry hopes to find success with the new drama “The Haves and the Have Nots.” Read about the show’s patriarch and matriarch. Meet the members of its ensemble cast. Find out about political ambitions, dark secrets and bizarre coincidences. H Page 4

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P9 SPORTS JIM CRANE speaking at MLB summit

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