Reynolds attended Monday’s council meeting to give his support for renaming the street to Ruben Davis Drive.Celebrating and Honoring my friend & longtime Constable for Ft. Bend Precinct 2 Ruben Davis, Jr. A fighter for all. pic.twitter.com/ZcCZr1M7Ng
— Sheila Jackson-Lee (@JacksonLeeTX18) October 29, 2016
Wyatt opposed the idea. He stated similar concerns during the resolution’s first reading Nov. 7. “Even though Ruben was all those things that everybody probably said, Ruben did not perform a service to Missouri City,” Wyatt said. “He may have performed a service to individuals, but he didn't enforce traffic or do anything like that in the city.” Wyatt said he wanted to see a street naming policy put in place first. He also said Davis had previously threatened to sue the city over a dispute regarding one of Davis’ campaigns for re-election. Wyatt did not say when the lawsuit was threatened. Some in attendance criticized Wyatt for his resistance. Residents, including Cynthia Bennett and Rosalind Cash, spoke in favor of the renaming, saying Davis had been helpful and well-liked in the community. The city proposed renaming Orchard Street to Ruben Davis Drive.[/caption] “What you need to do is not say, ‘What has be done?’ It’s, ‘What hasn’t he done?’” Bennett said. “No matter what I have to do, I’m never going to give up this cause.” Mary Ross, who has a Fresno address, said she considered herself connected to Missouri City and Fort Bend County Precinct 2. “[Ruben] is one of the very few elected officials that I’ve grown to know who can disagree with you professionally or politically—have some big disagreements—but if I need something he’s the first one there,” Ross said..@ronereynolds now speaks in favor of renaming Orchard St. to Ruben Davis Drive. "When it came to @MissouriCityTX , Ruben Davis was there."
— Community Impact SLM (@impactnews_slm) November 22, 2016