Texas Street To Be Named After Sandra Bland

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PRAIRIE VIEW (CBSDFW.COM) - Cheers filled a small city council meeting in South Texas Tuesday night where members voted to change the name of a street to "Sandra Bland Parkway."

The decision came hours after a "walk of solidarity" through the city of Prairie View.

The road into Prairie View A&M,where Bland attended school, will be named in her honor.

Bland was arrested after a controversial traffic stop in Waller County outside of Houston in July.

Three days later she committed suicide in her jail cell.

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