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Your OST/South Union mural just vanished. Why?

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Your mural just vanished. Seriously, it's gone.

So okay— I am still trying to wrap my head around this one, y’all. Imagine this: your community comes together, right? You pour your heart and soul into creating something beautiful, a mural that tells your story, right there in OST/South Union. Kids are involved, artists are involved, folks are feeling good about their neighborhood, about expressing their identity. You see it every day, a splash of color and culture on your way to Fiesta on Kirby or heading down to MacGregor Park. And then, one day, poof. Gone. Just like that. No warning, no explanation, nothing. Just a blank wall where your shared history used to be. You know what the wildest part is? No one seems to know *why* or *who* did it. How does something that big, something so meaningful to a community, just disappear without a trace?

This isn't just about paint on a wall; this is about respect, about community voice, about the feeling that your neighborhood matters. OST/South Union has so much heart, so much history, and for a mural to be erased like this, without any input from the very people who created it, it just feels like a slap in the face. It’s moments like these that make you wonder who really gets to decide what stays and what goes in our city. Houston doesn't have a culture? Oh, we do, and it's vibrant and alive, especially in places like OST/South Union. And it deserves to be seen. H-Town on the wire — no limits, no zoning, no excuses.

Ani and the crew are talking about this and more every morning; tune in live at mornings.live.

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