Mayor proclaims Juneteenth observance and recognizes LGBTQIA+ Pride Month
Mayor Uhler read a Juneteenth proclamation marking June 19, 1865 and a separate proclamation recognizing LGBTQIA+ Pride Month (June 2026), urging residents to advance equity and acceptance.
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Mayor Uhler read a proclamation observing Juneteenth Day of Observance 2026, recounting that June 19, 1865 was when Union soldiers reached Galveston, Texas and announced emancipation two years after the Emancipation Proclamation. The mayor urged the community to recommit to equity: "All citizens were urged to recommit with purpose and resolve to the work of equity, equality and justice for all."
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