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Several African-American-owned newspapers are published in Houston. Allan Turner of the Houston Chronicle said that the papers "are both journalistic throwbacks — papers whose content directly reflects their owners' views — and cutting-edge, hyper-local publications targeting the concerns of the city's roughly half-million African-Americans."
— ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) November 11, 2024 A mural was recently unveiled in Boyle Heights honoring Valenzuela, who pitched for the Dodgers for 11 of his 17 seasons in Major League Baseball.
Despite their efforts, the original publication ceased in October 1884. The Houston Post was re-established with the merger of the Houston Morning Chronicle and the Houston Evening Journal on April 5, 1885. J. L. Watson was the business manager and Rienzi M. Johnston was the editor. Watson implemented the use of linotype machines to replace the ...
Laura Diaz (born 1958) – Southern California newscaster and co-anchor of CBS 2 News; Giselle Fernández (born 1961) – TV journalist and reporter; Anselmo L. Figueroa (1861–1915) – journalist and political figure; John Carlos Frey (born 1969) – investigative journalist; Luis De La Garza (born 1954) – TV and radio host
Valenzuela was a six-time All-Star, a member of the 1981 Dodgers World Series championship team and also won a Gold Glove in addition to his Cy Young and Rookie of the Year awards.
Augustus Chapman Allen (1806–1864), founder of Houston; Charlotte Baldwin Allen (1805–1895), financed founding of Houston, known as the "mother of Houston" John Kirby Allen (1810–1838), founder of Houston; Stephen F. Austin (1793–1836), "father of Texas" Padre José Nicolás Ballí (c. 1770–1829), grantee, settler, and namesake of ...