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Tyler in the 2000s3 cards: 2 firsts and 1 claimed first

  1. JoAnn Hampton, in her words the first Black woman commissionerPrecinct 4, from January 1, 2003.Claimed first per JoAnn HamptonJanuary 1, 2003Civic and government
  2. Barbara Bass, Tyler’s first woman mayorIn May 2008 Barbara Bass won the Tyler mayor’s race with a little more than 60 percent of the vote, making her the city’s first woman mayor.FirstMay 2008Civic and government
  3. Heritage Neighborhood No. 1, Tyler’s first local historic overlay18 properties at College Avenue and Lindsey Lane.FirstDecember 11, 2009Town and land