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Dallas native | @Mizzou alumna | Believer ✝ | Wife | Mommy | Emmy-winning Anchor at @abc13houston | @houstonabj VP of Broadcast | 📧: Erica.L.Simon@abc.com
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Galveston family uncovers its roots to a formerly enslaved boy at the time of Emancipation Original

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By Erica Simon Verified
| KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) Verified
ByErica Simon Wednesday, June 17, 2026 3:27AM GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Galveston was the place to be in the mid-1800s. It was a booming port city rich in trade and exports. It was even dubbed the "Wall Street of the Southwest." Perhaps that's why fur trader and merchant Michel Mernard, who was born near Montreal, Canada, wanted in on the action. In 1836, Menard negotiated for more than 4,000 acres of land here.
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Texas City Museum welcomes new piece of Black cowboy history

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By Erica Simon Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Texas City Museum welcomes new piece of Black cowboy history Thomas Caldwell, a former slave turned cowboy, left a lasting legacy in Texas City with his saddle and branding iron now on display at The Texas City Museum. Caldwell's great-grandson, Joel Clouser, shared the story of how his ancestor was given as a wedding gift and later became a skilled cowboy after the Civil War ended.
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Texas Southern's Dr. Zuri Dale helped vaccinate 40,000 in the pandemic, now she's innovating beauty

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By Erica Simon Verified
| KTRK-TV (Houston, TX) Verified
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- All throughout March, we've been highlighting leading ladies doing work in their communities as part of Women's History Month. Dr. Zuri Dale at Texas Southern University is a double threat. "STEM is just so fun. I have always known I was going to be a woman in the sciences," she said with a smile. When Dale was in 9th grade at Barbara Jordan High School, a science project turned into an invite to do research after school at Texas Southern University.
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