ABC13 VAULT: Melanie Lawson speaks with 2 students from the Weingarten’s Supermarket sit for 62th anniversary!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – A group of students who attended Texas Southern University did the unimaginable, walking and sitting at an all-white, segregated grocery lunch desk. Now, 62 years later, the two of them sat down with ABC13’s Melanie Lawson to remember the move. Loretta Williams and Dorothea Henry Miller have known each other for most of their lives, but formed a bond during the civil rights movement. See also: ABC13 VAULT: 60 years ago today, students protested to end apartheid Williams, a freshman at TSU at the time, and…

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Queen Elizabeth II: Former Houston officials remember moments after longest reigning monarch dies at 96-years-old!

Houston, Texas (KTRK) – The city of Houston, along with the rest of the world, on Thursday mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the longest reigning British monarch. In 1991, during her visit, the former mayor of Houston, Cathy Whitmer, gave the Queen a key to the city. Whitmer told Eyewitness News that it was her most memorable moment during her time in office. Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip spent three days in Texas. RELATED: Britain’s longest-reigning Queen Elizabeth dies at 96 The highlight for many was their trip…

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