Castillo, Leonel;
Municipal officials and employees -- Texas -- Houston -- Interviews;
Human rights workers -- Texas -- Houston;
Mexican Americans -- Texas -- Houston;
Political activists -- Texas -- Houston;
Oral histories
Leonel Castillo was the first Mexican American elected to citywide office in Houston and the director of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service in Jimmy Carter's cabinet during the 1970’s. Interviewed by Kerry Wince he talks about his...
El Cid, Date: "03/01/63": KHOU weatherman Sid Lasher convalesces in bed and shows off a "get well soon" card. -- Yves Rodriguez (French Consul), Date: "03/04/63": Interview with French Consul of Houston, M. Yves Rodrigues. -- Abandoned Sick Child &...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Huntsville (Tex.) ; Drug abuse and crime ; Missing persons--Texas--Houston--Press coverage ; After-school programs ; Crime scene searches ;...
Huntsville, Date: "08/30/74": A man is interviewed, and a group enters a building. -- Narc Bust, Date: "08/30/74": Footage of a man hiding his face and bags of drugs. -- Missing Man, Date: "08/30/74": A house and photographs are filmed. -- Vera...
Journalism--Texas--Houston ; KHOU-TV (Television station : Houston, Tex.) ; Houston (Tex.)--Press coverage ; Prisons ; Texas. State Penitentiary at Huntsville ; Shipyards ; Traffic fatalities ; Fires--Texas--Houston ; League of United Latin...
[] Tape Prison, Date: "08/12/74": Footage inside a meeting room and outside the prison. -- Marine Tech, Date: "08/12/74": A reporter interviews a man at a shipyard. Footage of boats. -- Mayors P.C., Date: "08/12/74": Mayor Fred Hofheinz gives a...
Van Ulm, Sydney -- Interviews ; Artists -- United States -- Texas ; Photographers -- United States -- Texas ; Cartoonists -- United States -- Texas -- Houston ; Oral histories
Governor Mark White came in very tough economic times. As Governor, he regulated the utility industry and cut the price of electricity. He raised taxes twice, to save schools, building roads and to provide services to people. He also raised the...
Born in Cameron, Texas, Drayton McLane Jr., followed his father's footsteps in learning various aspects of the wholesale grocery business. Having an MBA in marketing, he moved into management and became the CEO and Chairman of the McLane Company in...
