{"id":354827,"date":"2026-06-29T20:53:12","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354827\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T20:53:12","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T20:53:12","slug":"metro-announces-new-rail-station-named-after-joe-ramirez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/354827\/","title":{"rendered":"METRO announces new rail station named after Joe Ramirez"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThe city of Houston officially renamed the former Cesar Chavez Boulevard to Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard on June 26.<\/p>\n<p>The gist<\/p>\n<p>To align with the new street name, METRO announced that it changed the Cesar Chavez\/67th Street METRORail station to the Joe E. Ramirez METRORail station.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aligning with the city&#8217;s update ensures clarity for our riders and reinforces our connection to the communities we serve,&#8221; said METRO board Chair Elizabeth Gonzalez Brock.<\/p>\n<p>How we got here<\/p>\n<p>Houston City Council unanimously approved the change of the street name in May after labor leader and United Farm Workers co-founder Chavez was accused of sexual assault and abuse by several union affiliates, including co-founder Dolores Huerta.<\/p>\n<p>In April, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia appeared before City Council in support of a street name change.<\/p>\n<p>Council unanimously approved the change to Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard in May, and on June 26, the street officially changed during a special ceremony.<\/p>\n<p>The history<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itga.org\/index.php\/joe-e-ramirez\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Joe \u201cChaco\u201d Ramirez<\/a> was a Houston native, Korean veteran and community leader.<\/p>\n<p>He enlisted in the U.S. Army at 18 and was deployed to Korea, where he was shot multiple times and held as a prisoner of war for nearly three years before returning home to Houston, according to the city. After his military service, he dedicated decades to serving his community as a respected advocate for veterans and neighbors alike, known for his humility and commitment to others.<\/p>\n<p>During the name change ceremony, Mayor John Whitmire said it was a great opportunity to recognize a community member who has been known for years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow, all of Houston knows the sacrifice of Joe Ramirez, \u2018Chaco,\u2019\u201d Whitmire said. \u201cWe have so much to be proud of today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>One more thing<\/p>\n<p>METRO said it will update and install new signage to reflect the changes. It will also update maps, schedules and digital customer information systems to reflect the new names.<\/p>\n<p>Officials also encouraged riders to familiarize themselves with the new station name as part of their regular commute.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&gt;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The city of Houston officially renamed the former Cesar Chavez Boulevard to Joe E. Ramirez Boulevard on June&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":354828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[126238,56,4626,58,57,126236,126237,4476,5761],"class_list":["post-354827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-cesar-chavez-street-renaming","tag-houston","tag-houston-city-council","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news","tag-joe-e-ramirez-blvd","tag-joe-ramirez","tag-mayor-john-whitmire","tag-metro"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=354827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/354827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/354828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=354827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=354827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=354827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}