The city of Houston is teaming up with two annual parades to host the Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Parade on Monday.

The two competing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day parades will join together for the first time for this year's MLK Day!

Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the holiday honoring the life and birthday of the American civil rights leader, is this month. Here's what to know.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston will host the first MLK Unity Parade honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday, Jan. 19, 2026, at 10 a.m. It will be free and open to the public. The unified parade marks a departure from past years, where ...

Joseph Gomes was 12 when he heard the news of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s assassination. In the years since, he said he’s worried whether younger generations believe King’s vision of a just world died with him. So on Monday, Gomes, 62, and his ...