AUSTIN, Texas â With attention focused on a Texas House hearing about competing bills â one to remove Confederate monuments from the Capitol and two to prohibit historical monuments from removal â it was Republican opposition to a relatively low-key bill that drew sparks Monday.
Democratic state Sen. Borris Miles of Houston presented a resolution pressing federal officials to finally take action on a bill passed 30 years ago to rename areas of Texas containing the word Negro â many changed from the N-word in a futile bid to cleanse the sites of racial offense.
No senators on the State Affairs Committee questioned Miles about the bill, a reliable sign of support.
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