Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Texas State Rep. Al Edwards speaks while watching election results on March 2, 2010, in Houston. (Photo by Nick de la ...

GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) -- If you've ever celebrated Juneteenth in Galveston, former state representative Al Edwards probably had something to do with it. He died on April 29th at the age of 83. "They ...

Al Edwards, the former Democratic Houston legislator who introduced the bill that made Juneteenth a state holiday and lost re-election nearly three decades later after infamously trying to restrict ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- An interview with Redick Edwards, the brother of former Texas lawmaker Al Edwards who is widely credited with making the Juneteenth holiday a reality. Ridick Edwards is ...

State Rep. Al Edwards has asked for a recount of votes in the primary election he lost by 10 votes on March 2. Edwards filed the paperwork and submitted a $4,400 deposit Monday morning at the Texas ...

State Rep. Al Edwards, D-Houston, isn’t making any apologies. Not for his “booty bill” that would have restricted sexually suggestive high school cheers, or for his proposed law to cut off drug ...

The Texas state representative, who died one year before Juneteenth became a federal holiday, dedicated his life and career to making it a reality. Though Juneteenth is now recognized across the ...