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Houston Police Department, Houston Police Department, Texas Municipal League, 2010

Article XVI, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution outlines the official oath of office as follows: "I, _______________________, do solemnly swear (or…

Tags: Houston, Oath, Police Department, Public Safety, Texas

Historic Houston Photographs, Carnegie Library, Historic Houston Photographs, 1904

The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled. Andrew…

Tags: African-Americans, Andrew Carnegie, Carnegie Library, Houston, Philanthropy, Public Libraries

Rice University, Houston Mayor Lee Brown, Rice University, 1996

Lee Patrick Brown started off as a police officer in California, but he would continue climbing up the ranks as he improved life around him. Serving…

Tags: African-American, Congressman, Houston, Law Enforcement, Lee Brown, Mayor, Police