The research center, which has been in the works for years, will house Latino archives and be completed by 2026.
The Hispanic History Research Center , designed to house the Houston Public Library 's Latino archives, is expected to be completed by 2026.The Hispanic History Research Center in Houston has been in the works for years, but now, significant signs of progress are developing.
More than 200 people got to talk with city leaders over the weekend about their ideas for a center that hosts the archives, community, and resource rooms, as well as exhibits unearthing Hispanic history in Houston. Voters approved funding for the center in 2017, but community activists said they had a hard time getting information about progress for years after that.Hispanic Heritage Month: Latina-owned publishing company providing bilingual books in Texas schools
The council members are also working together with the support of state leaders to digitize the archives and make them accessible to everyone at the new center.
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