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Headline	Newspaper	Columnist	Date	Related Links	Subjects
Community leaders call for museum to honor Sugar Land 95	Houston Chronicle	Powell, N.	08/16/2020	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Public demonstrations; Reynolds, Ron; Sugar Land, Texas
Fort Bend County community activist, historian Reginald Moore dies at 60	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	07/05/2020	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves; Reynolds, Ron; Sugar Land, Texas
You'd never know 95 people were buried here, and critics blame Fort Bend ISD for going it alone	San Antonio Express News	Lewis, B.	02/10/2020	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)	Attorney General opinions; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Reynolds, Ron; Thompson, Senfronia
Tampa school district shows how Fort Bend should have treated ‘Sugar Land 95’ remains	Houston Chronicle	Kim, H.	12/05/2019	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves
State lawmaker’s comments raise questions about Texas GOP’s ability to compete in a diverse state	Houston Chronicle	Grieder, E.	12/04/2019	1 TX bill	Asian Americans; Chan, Leonard; Jetton, Jacey; Legislative turnover; Miller, Rick; Texas House campaigns
Community members call for Fort Bend ISD to cancel 95 remains ceremony	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	11/20/2019	1 TX bill 2 doc(s)	Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; George, KP; Graves; Reynolds, Ron
Fort Bend ISD, county remain at odds over 95 remains, but district still moving forward	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	09/07/2019	1 TX bill	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves; Reynolds, Ron; Sugar Land, Texas
State Sen. Borris Miles hosts Missouri City Town Hall	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	07/17/2019	1 TX bill	86th Legislature; Citizen political participation; Miles, Borris; West, Royce
Fort Bend leaders approve 95 remains agreement; school district offers $1 million for memorial	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	07/13/2019	1 TX bill	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend Independent School District
Sugar Land 95 honored at Juneteenth candlelight vigil	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	06/26/2019	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Graves; Juneteenth; Sugar Land, Texas
Memorial moves forward for Fort Bend convict workers	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	06/18/2019	1 TX bill	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Green, Al; Miller, Rick; Reynolds, Ron
Fort Bend County hosts Precinct 2 Town Hall	Houston Chronicle	Nix, K.	05/29/2019	1 TX bill	Air quality; Animal shelters; Cemeteries; Citizen political participation; Convict lease system; County budgets; Emergency management; Fort Bend County; Reynolds, Ron; State Highway 06; Turner, Sylvester
Senate boosts plan for Sugar Land remains	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	05/23/2019	1 TX bill	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves; Miles, Borris; Miller, Rick; Sugar Land, Texas
FBISD supports cemetery bill	Houston Chronicle	Staff	04/10/2019	1 TX bill	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Fort Bend County; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves
Fort Bend ISD superintendent reflects on discovery of 95 remains	Houston Chronicle	Lewis, B.	03/17/2019	1 TX bill 1 doc(s)	Blacks or African Americans; Cemeteries; Convict lease system; Fort Bend Independent School District; Graves; Miller, Rick; Reynolds, Ron