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Oral History

Recording the stories of people who lived it. Oral history as community preservation and civic memory.

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Super Neighborhood 13 - Independence Heights

Super Neighborhood 13 serves Independence Heights, a historic Houston community and first African American municipality in Texas, with monthly resident meetings

IM Houston

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Our History

Trans Masculine Alliance Houston

Community

Inside the Mind of The New Yorker’s Most Houston Writer

Houstonia Magazine

Government

Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing September 11, 2026, as Patriot Day in Harris County.

Harris County Commissioners Court

Who’s doing the work

Clinics, agencies, nonprofits, funders, and community groups

Health is delivered by many kinds of people and institutions. Start here to see who is providing care, organizing support, funding work, and shaping the system.

Harris County Commissioners Court

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IM Houston

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How Oral History connects

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A resolution recognizing and honoring Cambodian veterans of the Khmer National Armed Forces for their sacrifices, their support of the Armed Forces of the United States, and their defense of freedom in Southeast Asia.

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A resolution recognizing the 175th anniversary of the founding of Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

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Super Neighborhood 13 - Independence Heights

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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing September 11, 2026, as Patriot Day in Harris County.

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Request by the County Judge and the Commissioners of Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 for approval of a resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as Juneteenth National Independence Day in Harris County.

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Request by the County Judge and the Commissioners of Precincts 1, 2, 3 and 4 for discussion of a resolution recognizing June 19, 2026, as Juneteenth National Independence Day in Harris County.

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Request by the Commissioner of Precinct 3 for approval of a resolution celebrating America’s 250th anniversary of independence.

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