Sylvester Turner @SylvesterTurner
Edwards & I served together in the #txlege for more than two decades. During that time, he became like a brother to me. In 1979, he passed legislation to recognize the abolition of slavery in TX as an annual holiday, earning him the well-deserved nickname "Mr. Juneteenth." (2/5) https://t.co/Igec6Vz3Kq — PolitiTweet.org