Houston city council approved the name change for a street to honor the legacy of a businessman who gave much to the Fifth Ward Community.

The name Calles Street will now be Carroll Oliver Way. It's fitting we change the street to a man's name who changed the neighborhood," said Councilman Jerry Davis, who was instrumental in renaming the street.

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He started student scholarships and helped single moms who were struggling with children and giving those people a second job and a second chance," she said. "It was such an honor to give him that chance today."