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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — “A gladiator and a fighter” is how Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner remembered Congressman John Lewis of Georgia, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 80. He was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer last year. Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said she had spoken to her colleague earlier this week. “He was strong, he was committed. …

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