POLITICSJul 28 · 22:30 UTCHOUSTON PUBLIC MEDIAAdam Zuvanich

Houston’s decades-old program awarding city contracts to minority-owned businesses is ruled unconstitutional

A U.S. judge ruled Houston's program awarding city contracts to minority-owned businesses unconstitutional, siding with a white couple who claimed their landscaping businesses faced racial discrimination. The case was filed in 2023.

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