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Texas county official suspect in defacing old ‘Negroes’ sign

| January 2, 2021 12:12 AM

WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — Controversy over a segregation-era “Negroes” sign in a Texas courthouse has taken an unusual turn after a top county official was identified as a suspect in a criminal investigation into the historical sign being vandalized.

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