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Public commenters urge transparent, inclusive process for Galveston Juneteenth museum planning

Galveston City Council · November 13, 2025
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Summary

During public comment, members of a local Juneteenth alliance said community groups were excluded from a recent press conference and demanded a fair, transparent selection process for the museum master plan.

At the Nov. 13 Galveston City Council meeting, Sam Samuel Collins III told the council the local Juneteenth planning effort has been years in the making and criticized a recent press conference by the Galveston Historical Foundation as exclusionary.

Collins said community contributors who have worked toward a Juneteenth museum since 2021 felt sidelined by the Oct. 16 conference.…

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