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Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier dies at 89

By Jayme Fraser

Houston Chronicle
Former Houston mayor Bob Lanier talks to the media outside the courthouse in Houston in May 2006. Lanier died Saturday at age 89.
Former Houston mayor Bob Lanier talks to the media outside the courthouse in Houston in May 2006. Lanier died Saturday at age 89. PAT SULLIVAN Associated Press archives
HOUSTON

Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier, who rose from poverty to prominence as a lawyer, developer and popular urban leader, died Saturday afternoon. He was 89.

Dave Walden, Lanier’s former chief of staff, confirmed the death.

Lanier served as Houston’s 50th mayor from 1992 through 1998, leaving office because of term limits. Public officials and business leaders turned to him for advice for the rest of his life, and Lanier appeared regularly at public policy conferences.

Read more of the Houston Chronicle’s story here.

This story was originally published December 20, 2014 at 8:55 PM with the headline "Former Houston Mayor Bob Lanier dies at 89."

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