Mayor Allen Owen is the Mayor of Missouri City, Texas. Mayor Owen is running for re-election in the May 2016 Mayoral Election for Missouri City, Texas. This year he's joined Houston Business Connections Magazine in celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the “JUNETEENTH” holiday. In case you don’t know, “JUNETEENTH” is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. This holiday commemorates African American freedom and places great emphasis on education and achievement. This edition highlights events taking place in Houston, Galveston, Missouri City, other parts of Texas, and beyond. It also highlights the upcoming Freedom Over Texas Event taking place on Saturday, July 4, 2015 at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, Texas. The Fourth of July, or Independence Day, is a federal holiday that celebrates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
