Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner
Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner to Receive the 2025 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
For the first time ever, siblings will receive ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League’s) Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award. ADL’s Southwest Region will recognize Macey Reasoner Stokes of Baker Botts L.L.P., and her brother Barrett H. Reasoner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, with the award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon April 1, 2025 at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 LamarEl Pasoans Gather to Remember Walmart Shooting, Move Forward with Purpose
A diverse audience of El Pasoans gathered at their city’s Plaza Theatre August 1 to remember the victims of a mass shooting at an El Paso Walmart on August 3, 2019 that left 23 dead and 22 wounded. “Remembering August 3: Memory, Trauma & Extremism,” brought people from all walks of life, each one affected by what happened on thatThree Educators Receive 2024 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award
ADL Southwest recognized three Houston-area educators with the 2024 Walter Kase Educator Excellence Award at its May 22 board meeting. Recipients included Tanglewood Middle School Theater Director Nikki Andrews, Meyerland Performing and Visual Arts Middle School Counselor Donna Bolden, and Rhodes School for the Performing Arts Counselor LaTonya White. They were selected based on their years of service as aAntisemitic Incidents Increase 45% in Southern Region of Texas in 2023
Driven in part by a massive spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza, the Jewish community in south Texas and the United States experienced an unprecedented increase in antisemitic incidents. ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released the 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents today and the data is staggering. ADL Southwest recordedColleges are Failing to Fight Antisemitism on Their Campuses
In a time of incredible volatility on college campuses, ADL’s Campus Antisemitism Report CardTM is a new comprehensive tool that evaluates antisemitism on college and university campuses. Find out how schools are responding to and combatting antisemitism and protecting Jewish students.NEWS
Antisemitic Incidents Increase 45% in Southern Region of Texas in 2023
Driven in part by a massive spike in antisemitic incidents after the Oct. 7 massacre in Israel and the ongoing war in Gaza, the Jewish community in south Texas and the United States experienced an unprecedented increase in antisemitic incidents. ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) released the 2023 Audit of Antisemitic Incidents today and the data is staggering. ADL Southwest recorded
Coalition for Mutual Respect Statement Regarding Firebombing of Huyen Trang Buddhist Meditation Centre in New Caney, Texas
The Coalition for Mutual Respect (CMR) was established by the ADL nearly 30 years ago with founding members the Reverend William A. Lawson, the late Archbishop Joseph A. Fiorenza and Rabbi Samuel E. Karff, of blessed memory, along with community leaders, including the late Jack Blanton and Richard Johnson. The CMR has grown and currently consists of 38 spiritual and
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ADL Donor Spotlight: Southwest Region Rock Star George Stark
George Stark has been a distinguished member of ADL’s board and a dedicated donor to ADL for many years. We asked him to tell us about himself, because we figured there was a lot about him we didn’t know, and boy, was there! This is just part of George’s story, as told to us by him. I was born in
Siblings Macey Reasoner Stokes and Barrett H. Reasoner to Receive the 2025 Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award
For the first time ever, siblings will receive ADL’s (Anti-Defamation League’s) Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award. ADL’s Southwest Region will recognize Macey Reasoner Stokes of Baker Botts L.L.P., and her brother Barrett H. Reasoner of Gibbs & Bruns LLP, with the award at the Karen H. Susman Jurisprudence Award Luncheon April 1, 2025 at the Hilton Americas Houston, 1600 Lamar