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In this installment of the Texas History column, Ken Bridges looks back at the life of Mickey Leland, a U.S. Congressman dedicated to fighting hunger

TEXAS HISTORY MINUTE: George Thomas Leland III, one of first African Americans to serve in state legislature By Ken Bridges Special to the Herald Democrat Hunger and malnutrition have haunted the world for ages.  Some great spirits across the centuries spent their lives fighting this scourge and helping others.  One such man, Mickey Leland, a Houston congressman, dedicated his career to alleviating hunger and poverty.  In 1989, the congressman died fighting for this cause. George Thomas Leland III, nicknamed “Mickey,” was born in Lubbock in November 1944.  His father abandoned...

Renowned economist Walter E. Williams (1936 – 2020) Argued Immigration Should Benefit American People 12:00 pm EST  by  Lisa Irving VenusEconomist Walter E. Williams, the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and department chair at George Mason University, died December 1st on the University's campus at age 84. Economist Thomas Sowell eulogized his "best friend for half a century" in a Northern Virginia Daily column recounting Williams's love of teaching. Sowell wrote: "Walter Williams loved teaching. Unlike too many other teachers today, he made it a point never to impose ...