REMEMBERING A HOUSTON POLITICAL PIONEER

AAfrican American News and Issues·By Bobby E Mills, PhD·November 13, 2026 Read on African American News and Issues ↗

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Ben Reyes, a pioneering statesman and political leader, died in Houston on November 6, 2026. Born in Burton, Texas, on February 16, 1947, he maintained deep ties to Houston’s Denver Harbor community

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