Source: Click2Houston.com/CNN.com

The city of Austin was named after Stephen F. Austin, who is referred to as the "Father of Texas." But a report recently released by the city's Equity Office raised the issue that Austin had been a staunch supporter of slavery. The issue noted by the city's Equity Office has raised the possibility of renaming the city. The report also recommended renaming several streets and removing markers related to the Confederacy. Austin's name was included in a list of the city's assets considered "not explicitly Confederate and/or Civil War related but were within the spirit of the resolution representing segregation, racism, and/or slavery." The Equity Office had put together the list to be considered for further input from City Council.