The widow of a man who warned locals about the graves is helping raise money for the project, saying she does not want her husband’s work forgotten.
Briah Lumpkins / Staff writer
Briah Lumpkins is a suburban reporter for the Houston Landing. She most recently spent a year in Charleston, South Carolina, working as an investigative reporting fellow at The Post and Courier via Frontline PBS’ Local Journalism Initiative. There she took on a variety of accountability stories, including the veiled use of public funds by Charleston’s tourism organization and the impacts of saltwater corrosion on condominiums along the South Carolina coast. Briah is originally from Toledo, Ohio. She received a bachelor's degree in journalism and sociology from Miami University of Ohio.
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Fort Bend County built a water plant in Arcola. Half of the city can’t afford to use it.
The average cost to connect to city water is $2,000. Arcola does not have the money to finance that, so the burden is passed to residents.
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Advocates: Remains of 95 Black inmates lack proper memorial years after discovery in Sugar Land
Advocates are still waiting for a historical marker to memorialize the remains of 95 Black inmates found on Fort Bend ISD’s property.
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Kendleton mayor indicted over RV park water bills amid other investigations, DA says
Mayor Darryl Humphrey Sr. also was indicted last December, accused of failing to comply with the Texas Public Information Act.
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Fort Bend’s hidden issue: thousands of families vulnerable to homelessness, advocates say
More than 17,000 Fort Bend households are at risk of being unhoused because they make less than 30 percent of the county’s median income.
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Six takeaways from the Houston police investigation of the Travis Scott Astroworld concert
The Houston Police Department released a 1,266-page report Friday detailing how Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival left 10 dead and hundreds injured on Nov. 5, 2021. The document reveals the wildly contrasting narratives between what Scott and the rapper’s team perceived happened mid-performance and what the dozens of concert promoters, security personnel and other key witnesses […]
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Pearland to celebrate the life of former mayor Tom Reid, who led the city for decades
City leaders cited Reid’s tireless efforts overseeing the Houston-area suburb’s transition from a small farming community to the largest city in Brazoria County.
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Public comment on non-agenda items remains safe after unanimous Galveston City Council vote
City leaders said public comment time for non-agenda items had been misused and said eliminating it would reduce a “drain” on council and staff time.
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Galveston considers limiting public comment on non-agenda items at city council meetings
Leaders will consider whether to limit public comment to help speed up meetings and halt a “drain on city and staff time.”