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Introducing the Chat GPTaco
Velvet Taco Breaks Taco Barriers and Uses AI to Create the Ultimate Taco
Velvet Taco introduces the newest installment of the brand’s Weekly Taco Feature (WTF), the Chat GPTaco. This is among the first AI generated menu items for a fast casual restaurant, sparking innovation and unique flavor combinations using Chat GPT and Chef Venecia Willis’ creative input. Velvet Taco first brought their diverse, globally inspired tacos to the city of Dallas in 2011. Since then, the brand has continued to break taco barriers with their scratch made tacos and added over 40 locations across the U.S. with plans to continue growing through the foreseeable future.
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Houston's exceptional The Guide to Good Divorce program announces its 2024 seminar schedule
Workshop has helped hundreds of women navigate divorce and starting over
The Guide to Good Divorce℠ program today announced its 2024 seminar schedule. The unique and popular seminars are designed to help women transition through the divorce process legally, financially, and spiritually to a happier, healthier post-divorce life.
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Commissioner Vincent Morales to Host Mobility and Parks Bond Information Session
Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Commissioner Vincent Morales invite the public to attend an informative session on the upcoming historic bond propositions. The information session will take place on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy, TX 77494.
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Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Commissioner Vincent Morales to Host Mobility and Parks Bond Information Session
Fort Bend County Judge KP George and Fort Bend County Precinct 1 Commissioner Vincent Morales invite the public to attend an informative session on the upcoming historic bond propositions. The information session will take place on Thursday, September 14, 2023, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Cinco Ranch Branch Library, 2620 Commercial Center Blvd, Katy, TX 77494.
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Search Continues for Missing Plane in Ohio
Another day of combing Lake Erie turned up empty Tuesday in a search for a small plane authorities believe crashed after taking off from a Cleveland airport.
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The Commissioner’s Black Tie Party
Photography by Vicky Pink - On Friday, December 13, 2013, Houston Style Magazine was on …
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B-CU's Aquatic Research Laboratory in the College of Science, Engineering, and Mathematics Celebrates International Day of Women and Girls in Science
On Tuesday, February, 11, 2020 women around the globe celebrated science via social media platforms, laboratories, field and research sites, including at Bethune-Cookman University.
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Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis’ Statement on Commissioners Cagle and Ramsey’s walking out on Tuesday’s Commissioners Court
Today, Republican Harris County Commissioners Ramsey and Cagle skipped Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting, preventing the Democratic majority from adopting a tax rate and budget that best serves Harris County. In response, Commissioner Ellis issued the following statement:
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Hundreds are still trapped from Florence's flooding, and 'the worst is still yet to come'
Florence's merciless deluge has already killed 18, trapped hundreds and made parts of North and South Carolina impassable -- and authorities say the worst flooding is yet to come.
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Texas Gunman Killed His Grandmother-in-law And 25 Others at Church
The gunman behind the Texas church massacre killed his grandmother-in-law during the attack, multiple friends of the woman told CNN.
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Who to Watch in 2019
Houstonians won’t soon forget 2018. It was the year of surprise upsets as a number Democrats unseated long term Republicans resulting in the first Latina and woman Harris County Judge, Lina Hidalgo; County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, first African American mayor of Missouri City, Yolanda Ford; Fort Bend County’s first African American district attorney, Brian Middleton, first Latina in Congress, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia; and the Black girl magic of 19 female judges
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Event helps parents of children lost to violence
An event in downtown Sunday aimed to lend a helping hand to those who've experienced tragedy. At the Hall of Justice building in downtown Louisville an organization called the Mothers of Murdered Sons and Daughters (MOMS) meant to show parents, who lost a child to violence, will always have support throughout their grieving process.
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How Group Identities Fuel Inequality
How we relate to social groups, members of our own and others, influences how inequality arises and persists. That’s according to a Duke professor and pioneer in stratification economics, which combines sociology, social psychology, history, and economics to deepen understanding of persistent racial and ethnic disparities.
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LEROI: Living in Color On view Friday, November 11, 2022 – Sunday, March 26, 2023
Internationally acclaimed artist LeRoi Johnson’s retrospective exhibition encompasses a transformative new approach to community collaboration
Bold, bright colors, a spirit of community connection, and cultural exchange are all central to the work of renowned artist LeRoi Callwell Johnson. Incorporating a vibrant span of influences from personal experiences, and African, Caribbean, and South American cultures, Johnson’s paintings have been exhibited and recognized in major art centers across the United States and around the world. Now, on November 11, the Burchfield Penney Art Center at SUNY Buffalo State will present LEROI: Living in Color, the artist’s first museum retrospective. Over 70 pieces of Johnson’s artwork will be on display in what he defines as the most significant exhibition of his 50-year career.
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Governor Abbott Announces FEMA Approval For Federal Emergency Declaration Following Hurricane Hanna Landfall In Texas
Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Trump have granted a Federal Emergency Declaration request for Public Assistance Category B (Emergency Protective Measures). Specifically, FEMA is authorized to provide emergency protective measures (Category B), limited to direct Federal assistance and reimbursement for mass care including evacuation and shelter support at 75 percent federal funding. The Governor submitted this request yesterday as Hurricane Hanna approached Texas.
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Anthony Pinn, the Agnes Cullen Arnold Professor of Humanities and professor of religion, will serve as founding director of CAAAS. (Photo by Tommy LaVergne/Rice University)
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Governor Abbott Lauds Lone Star State’s Jobs Surge
Governor Greg Abbott today issued a statement following the Texas Workforce Commission’s (TWC) release of June employment numbers showing continued economic expansion as Texas employers added 55,800 jobs over the month, marking job growth in 13 of the last 14 months, as the unemployment rate dropped to 6.5 percent as more Texans jumped back into the job market.
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Gay Singaporean man can adopt son born via surrogacy, court rules
A gay Singaporean doctor has won the right to adopt a child he fathered in the United States through a surrogate, in a landmark ruling for the socially conservative country.
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1 killed, 2 injured in a grocery shooting in West Hempstead, New York, police say
A shooting at a Long Island grocery store Tuesday left one employee dead and two other people wounded, and investigators are looking for the shooter, police said.
