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LULAC to announce federal lawsuit Monday against Houston City Council due to lack of Hispanic representation | #citycouncil

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The League of United Latin American Citizens, or LULAC, plans to announce it’s filing a federal lawsuit on Monday against the City of Houston, alleging the city violated the civil rights of Latinos and that the city council severely lacks Latino representation. ABC13 first reported on LULAC’s plans earlier this year. […]

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Mayor

Bogalusa’s young mayor-elect calls for police chief to resign in wake of federal lawsuit

BOGALUSA, La. (WVUE) – Bogalusa’s 23-year-old mayor-elect called for the resignation of the city’s police chief Friday (Nov. 26), in the wake of a federal civil rights lawsuit filed Tuesday by the family of a man who died in police custody last December. “I believe it is in our city’s best interest to change the […]

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