Houston to review public art collection

By John D. Harden and Rebecca Elliott
Updated 5:18 pm, Tuesday, August 15, 2017

Mayor Sylvester Turner has asked city staff to assess Houston's public art collection and recommend future steps in light of requests for the city to remove a downtown Confederate monument.

Turner did not commit Tuesday to removing the Spirit of the Confederacy statue or others, instead saying the city would evaluate the appropriateness of each monument in its inventory.

"No one wants to erase history, just try to provide the proper context for the things that we do have," Turner told City Council during public session.

The mayor's comments came as an online petition asking the city to remove the Spirit of the Confederacy from Sam Houston Park gained traction, drawing more than 440 supporters in two days – just shy of its goal of 500 ...

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