Bob Lanier, Ex-Mayor of Houston, Dies at 89 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Mr. Lanier was first elected in 1991 on a promise to reduce the city’s crime rate, which proceeded to plunge in the first of his three terms. December 24, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1CywJkU http://nyti.ms/1vazhNc The New York Times U.S. Deaths (Obituaries)

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS via NYT / Eethg. Corps. Inc. / Terrence Herschel G. U.S. http://nyti.ms/1CywJkU Bob Lanier, Ex-Mayor of Houston, Dies at 89 December 24, 2014 at 12:00AM http://nyti.ms/1vazhNc The New York Times