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Houston presents proclamation, ceremonial check to ALMA at Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff
Summary
On Sept. 15, 2025, city officials and community leaders joined ALMA at a Houston ceremony marking the start of Hispanic Heritage Month. Mayor John Whitmire signed a proclamation naming Sept. 15 "Alma Day," and council members ceremonially presented city funding; specific dollar amounts were not specified in the event transcript.
Houston officials and community leaders on Sept. 15, 2025, presented a mayoral proclamation and a ceremonial check to ALMA, a nonprofit working to build a museum and cultural center focused on American Latino arts and history, at a Hispanic Heritage Month kickoff event in Houston.
The proclamation, signed by Mayor John Whitmire and read at the event by Council Member Julian Ramirez, declared Sept. 15 “Alma Day” in Houston. Ramirez said, quoting the proclamation, “Therefore, I, John Whitmire, mayor of the City of Houston, hereby proclaim September 15, Alma Day in the city of Houston.” Whitmire was not able to attend the ceremony, the transcript states.
ALMA president Carlos Duarte described the organization’s mission at the event: “ALMA's mission is clear,…
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