HERO HUB: The Latest on Efforts to Save Houston's Equal Rights Ordinance

October 16, 2015

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Houston Equal Rights Ordinance ensures that a broad range of hardworking Houstonians – regardless of race, age, gender, orientation, pregnancy, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or military status – has the opportunity to earn a living, take care of their families, have housing, and be served by businesses and government, without fear of discrimination. Learn more at Houston Unites.[/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_3"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]Latest From Houston Unites:[jp-rss-feed url='http://houstonunites.org/feed/'] [/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][et_pb_row admin_label="row" make_fullwidth="off" use_custom_width="off" width_unit="on" use_custom_gutter="off" custom_padding="0px|" padding_mobile="off" allow_player_pause="off" parallax="off" parallax_method="off" make_equal="off" column_padding_mobile="on"][et_pb_column type="2_3"][et_pb_video_slider admin_label="Video Slider" show_image_overlay="hide" show_arrows="on" show_thumbnails="on" controls_color="light"] [et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="mayor" src="https://youtu.be/6KH8dOBsurs" background_layout="dark" /][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="houston" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIvuNm0XB_0" background_layout="dark"] [/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="houston2" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSagusy_3f0" background_layout="dark"] [/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="moms" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0-2mFUby8A" background_layout="dark"] [/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="faith" src="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2q5appawqQU" background_layout="dark"] [/et_pb_video_slider_item][et_pb_video_slider_item admin_title="neighbors" src="https://youtu.be/CH-kCTfDuME" background_layout="dark"] [/et_pb_video_slider_item] [/et_pb_video_slider][/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type="1_3"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" background_layout="light" text_orientation="left" use_border_color="off" border_color="#ffffff" border_style="solid"]Latest From¬†Equality Texas:[jp-rss-feed url='http://equalitytexas.org/feed/']Texans all over the state have been talking to their friends and family and are engaged in phone banking to preserve equality and fairness in Houston. Federation member Equality Texas is a lead partner in the efforts. Stay tuned for more updates![/et_pb_text][/et_pb_column][/et_pb_row][/et_pb_section]

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