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It’s CENSUS DAY!
All MCTX Residents Urged to Participate In 2020 Census Survey; www.2020census.gov
It’s Census Day 2020 and we’re asking the community to do its part in shaping the future of the “Show Me City”. Residents now have an opportunity to participate in the nationwide program that only takes place once every 10 years as required by the U.S. Constitution.
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Netflix making series about Tejano singer Selena
The story of late Tejano singer Selena is coming to Netflix.
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Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI software
A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency's novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants.
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There Is NO Place For Hate
Representative Gene Wu Responds To Hate Crimes Against Asian American Communities
State Representative Gene Wu responds to hate crimes against Asian American communities. There have been nearly 3,800 instanc- es of discrimination reported against Asian Americans in the past year and many more are not being reported. The Mexican American Legislative Caucus stands with Representative Wu in sup- port of HCR 66 Condemning Violence and Hate Against Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) in Texas.
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DEA documents reveal elaborate undercover drug sting that nabbed two police officers accused of protecting cocaine transport
Court documents are revealing new details about the undercover drug sting that nabbed two South Florida police officers and three others.
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Angelina Jolie Opens Up About Family After Split with Brad Pitt
A new project about family and loss has led Angelina Jolie to talk about her own.
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African-American Student Attending Spelman College Wins $25K Scholarship to Study For a Semester at the University of Oxford in England
Kyana Washington of Manvel, TX, an English major from Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, has been selected as the English in Action 2018-2019 Luard Morse Scholarship recipient, a program of The English-Speaking Union. Christopher Broadwell, Executive Director of the English-Speaking Union, announced the winner, noting that Ms. Washington will receive $25,000 toward a semester of study at a university of her choosing in the United Kingdom during the 2018-2019 academic year.
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TUTS Introduces A Powerhouse Cast for Their Brand-New Musical
Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) is excited to introduce the cast of the brand-new musical, The Secret of My Success.
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Biden and Macron affirm commitment to Ukraine but diverge on willingness to speak with Putin
US President Joe Biden and French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday demonstrated a united front in addressing the ongoing war in Ukraine but offered divergent answers over their willingness to speak with Russian President Vladimir Putin, relaying that they spent much their recent meeting discussing the invasion.
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Meghan Markle wears Givenchy wedding dress to marry Prince Harry
Meghan, the Duchess Sussex, chose a modest white bridal gown designed by Givenchy's Clare Waight Keller for her wedding to Britain's Prince Harry at St George's Chapel in Windsor.
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UK took its 'eye off the ball' on Russian meddling, long-awaited report finds
The UK took its "eye off the ball" in relation to Russia's attempts to meddle in British politics and deliberately "glossed over" allegations of a Kremlin-sponsored influence campaign during the Brexit referendum, an influential group of UK lawmakers say.
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Three-time Indy 500 winner Bobby Unser dies at 87
Bobby Unser, winner of the 1968, 1975 and 1981 Indianapolis 500s, passed away Sunday at the age of 87 at his New Mexico home.
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Voting is Underway for the 2018 Home Depot Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program
For the ninth consecutive year, The Home Depot is continuing to give back to our nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and today announced that voting has begun for the 2018 Retool Your School Campus Improvement Grant Program. Since 2010, the program has awarded more than 1.8 million dollars in grant money to our nation’s HBCUs to make sustainable improvements.
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Beyonce
Artist, Businesswoman, Perfectionist – The One Woman Powerhouse That Is Beyoncé Rocks Custom Crystal Thong In British Vogue, December 2020
You know you are a queen when British Vogue has three covers just to capture your essence and you can call the shots on the way the photo shoot happen.
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'Shang-Chi' masters the art of the Marvel origin story
"Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings" conjures a slick addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one that owes less to the comics than most of its predecessors. The movie not only strikes a welcome blow for inclusion with its predominantly Asian cast, but deftly juggles epic world building with lighter comedy in a way that should appeal to audiences, depending on how many can be lured back to theaters at this moment.
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Where to Enjoy World Art Day in Texas this Friday, April 15
Located across 64 acres in the Texas Hill Country in Dripping Springs, one will find Dreamland, the outdoor entertainment, recreation, and arts venue where folks can find a variety of art pieces. The art program, led by Artistic Director Gareth Maguire, is the focus at Dreamland. There is an impressive array of awe-inspiring sculptures and murals from artists from all over the world. Each is carefully placed throughout the property that also boasts mini-golf, pickleball courts, disc golf, the splash pad, a beer garden, a film and concert screening area that showcases regional musicians weekly, and more.
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Broadway-Bound and Award-winning Titles Highlight Theatre Under the Stars 2017-18 Season
Building upon the artistic acclaim of the of 2016-17 Season and reaffirming the commitment to bring “more theatre to more people”, Theatre Under The Stars (TUTS) announced today a dynamic 2017-18 Season; celebrating the prismatic and perennial impact of musical theatre.
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AKA Supports Hidden Figures
Photography by Vicky Pink - There was a flood of pink and green at AMC …
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'Making a Murderer' police officer is suing Netflix and the filmmakers for defamation
A retired Wisconsin police officer involved in the investigation of the murder at the center of the popular Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer" is suing its creators and the streaming service.
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What Does It Mean To Thrive?
During my short journey in life thus far I have been fascinated with the process to become successful. Constantly reading stories and watching documentaries of successful people from musicians, entrepreneurs, athletes, to famous authors and actors. I even took the obsession farther by watching animal planet every night to see the process of a successful hunt for animals. Every day in high school when the day was over I had to rush to the bus stop to catch the city bus home and I always saw this particular father pick up his son in the most expensive looking car I’ve ever seen. One day I missed the bus purposely just to ask him how he got that vehicle. What did he do? He simply said: “thrive for greatness and never look back”. That perplexed me for a long time because I never could grasp the meaning on how to thrive.
