{"id":15098476,"date":"2026-04-04T09:04:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T13:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/houston-removes-spring-holiday-post-after-backlash\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T10:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T14:00:20","slug":"houston-removes-spring-holiday-post-after-backlash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/houston-removes-spring-holiday-post-after-backlash\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Removes &#039;Spring Holiday&#039; Post After Backlash"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/not-wordpress\/2026\/04\/69d0963d3af21.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>The City of Houston, led by Democratic Mayor John Whitmire, removed a social media post announcing that city offices would be closed for a &#8216;Spring Holiday&#8217; on Good Friday after facing backlash from residents who felt the holiday was being improperly characterized.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/nationaltoday.com\/us\/mn\/houston-mn\/news\/2026\/04\/04\/houston-removes-spring-holiday-post-after-backlash\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 World \u2013 Houston \u2013 rss.app2<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The City of Houston, led by Democratic Mayor John Whitmire, removed a social media post announcing that city offices would be closed for a &#8216;Spring Holiday&#8217; 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