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The Killeen City Council on Tuesday voted unanimously against a resolution that would have allowed the city to fly the Juneteenth flag at City Hall June 18-20. The NAACP-Killeen Branch spoke out against the resolution during citizens comments, expressing concerns that it would open Pandoraâs box and allow other flags to be flown at City Hall as well. âFlying the Juneteenth flag would make it where other groups and organizations could make the same request of their flags to be flown. And yes, Iâm even talking about the Confederate flag or the LGBTQ flag,â Samuel Powell said during citizensâ comments on Tuesday. Powell made the comments on behalf of NAACP-Killeen Branch President TaNeika Driver-Moultrie. ....
The Killeen City Council will meet at 5 p.m.Tuesday to vote on issues discussed at last weekâs workshop session. Among the items is a resolution to fly the Juneteenth Flag at city hall from June 18-20, but only for this year. Juneteenth refers to June 19, a date that many Texas slaves learned of their freedom. President Abraham Lincolnâs Emancipation Proclamation went into effect Jan. 1, 1863, but word did not get to Texas until June 19, 1865. Juneteenth is celebrated annually in Killeen, throughout Texas and other states. The item was originally discussed as an ordinance using official state holidays as a guide, which would allow the flag to be flown every year. Per City Attorney Traci Briggs that list includes all national holidays, as well as Confederate Heroes Day, Texas Independence Day, San Jacinto Day, Junteenth, LBJ Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. ....
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Item File Photo Fireworks shooting into the air could become a more common occurrence in rural Walker County under an order approved by the countyâs commissioner Court on Monday. Commissioners unanimously approved a permanent opt-in for a state law that will allow fireworks to be sold around Texas Independence Day (Feb. 25-March 2), San Jacinto Day (April 16-21) and Memorial Day (May 25-30). The extension goes above and beyond sale dates set by the state, which includes Independence Day (June 24-July 4) and New Years (Dec. 20-Jan. 1). Certain areas of the state also allow for the sale of fireworks leading up to Cinco de Mayo. ....