WACO, Texas (KWTX) - McLennan County officials on Tuesday dedicated a historical marker honoring Shepherd “Shep” Mullens, the county’s first Black county commissioner who also served in the Texas House of Representatives.

Members of the McLennan County Commissioners Court, the McLennan County Historical Commission and others gathered on the courthouse lawn for the unveiling of the Texas Historical Commission marker approved by the 88 th Texas Legislature.

The marker is among others established under Senate Bill 667, also known as the Texas Black Reconstruction Legislators Recognition Act, and authored by State Sen. Royce West. The legislation directed the Texas Historical Commission to honor Blacks who served in the Texas Legislature between 1870 and 1875 during post-Civil War recon

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