In the shadow of James Byrd's murder, city leaders can't agree how to move this East Texas town forward

Jasper’s second Black mayor wants to help residents pay their bills while a younger city council wants to invest in the city’s culture. Residents call their heated arguments at city council meetings “foolishness” and “embarrassing.”

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