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But the plaques have fallen into disrepair since being installed in 2003. Now, Capital Metro wants to redo the bus stop to honor the area's African-American legacy.Creola Shaw-Burns is a fifth-generation Austinite. She owns Shaw’s Garage, located on East 12th, and is an active member of the East 12th Street Merchants Association. She said she was excited when Cap Metro reached out to the association last November to ask for help on the bus stop redesign.   “I want to make that sure my children … I want them to know that there’s a history,” she said. “I want them to know that African-Americans were pushed to this area of town in the 1920s.” The redesigned bus stop will feature historical photos of East Austin pulled from the archives of the Austin History Center. So far, Shaw-Burns has helped Cap Metro host two public meetings to solicit opinions on which photos to include. The second meeting was held last night at Huston-Tillotson University.  “Please understand a lot of work has already gone into it, but we’re not married to it. We’ll take any suggestions,” Shaw-Burns said. One suggestion shared by most attendees: the Harlem Theater, a historic movie theater once located at the corner of 12th and Salina streets. East Austin residents had some personal requests, too. Another member of the merchants association, Stuart King is a fourth-generation Austinite. His family’s business, King Tears Mortuary, has been located on East 12th since 1954.  “I would like to see a picture of Tears Funeral Home on Sixth Street with the horse and buggy," he said. "I'd like to see his location on 12th Street." Barbara Daniels, a longtime East Austinite, asked for a map to be included to make the locations of bygone East 12th Street businesses more identifiable. “Is there any way you thought of that when people look at the photos they can association it with where the property is located?&...

As state investigators, city police, a litany of state and federal agencies, plus private attorneys, tackle the legal and civil logistics of the failures of Perry Funeral Home and the Cantrell Funeral Home on Mack to properly dispose of remains, families are looking for answers. The remains include fetuses, stillborn and live born infants, police said. A number of volunteer-based community organizations and funeral homes have stepped up to help — whether it's to provide resources for emotional support, a promise to help cover burial or cremation costs when matches are made, or a hotline to call for more information.  Covering burial or cremation costs  Angie Winton, president of Metro Detroit Share, said a group of five volunteer-based organizations dedicated to helping families cope with stillbirths or sudden infant deaths, have formed the Southeast Michigan Perinatal & Infant Loss Coalition and want to connect with families affected by the discoveries made at the Cantrell and Perry funeral homes.  ...