HOUSTON-Houston's mayor is hoping the city's ongoing feud between dueling parades honoring Martin Luther King Jr. will soon be over.
The Houston Chronicle reports Mayor Sylvester Turner has backed a 40-year-old parade by the Black Heritage Society as the city's official event honoring the slain civil rights leader.
The downtown parade first began in 1978.
A dueling event by the MLK parade foundation was first held in 1995. Since then, organizers for both parades have accused each other of profiteering on parade proceeds.