Fort Hood renamed after first Hispanic four-star general, dropping Confederate name.

Fort Hood, a US Army base in Texas plagued by a series of tragedies, will be renamed Fort Cavazos after the Army's first Hispanic four-star general, Gen. Richard Edward Cavazos. The renaming is part of an effort to remove Confederate names from military bases. The change comes at a time when the military is confronting racial injustice and domestic extremism within its ranks. The base was named after a Confederate general and has been the site of several suicides, homicides, and fatal accidents.