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The Texas State Chamber Praises Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature for Winning Its 11th Governor’s Cup

As the Texas State Chamber, TAB released the following statement praising Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Legislature for winning Site Selection Magazine's Governor's Cup for an astounding 11th year in a row.

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Customers pull their cash from NYCB, but no bank run

Customers of New York Community Bank (NYCB) pulled $6 billion worth of deposits between February 5 and March 5, leaving the bank’s deposit base 7% lower, at $77 billion.

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5 Things for Tuesday, March 7, 2017: Health Care, Immigration, North Korea

Here's what you need to know to Get Up to Speed and Out the Door

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"Carmen Herrera: Estructuras Monumentales" in Buffalo Bayou Park

Buffalo Bayou Partnership (BBP) is pleased to announce Estructuras Monumentales, a major exhibition of outdoor sculptures by 105-year-old artist Carmen Herrera (b. 1915, Havana, Cuba). Featuring four newly-created sculptures that were first envisioned nearly five decades ago, Estructuras Monumentales is Herrera’s first public art exhibition in Houston and only the second time that these large scale works have been presented globally. Organized in partnership with the New York City-based non-profit Public Art Fund, Estructuras Monumentales was first presented at Manhattan's City Hall Park in 2019. This major survey exhibition offers Houston audiences a powerful and reflective experience that celebrates the full breadth of Herrera’s work in three dimensions.

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Barack Obama and Michelle Obama Portraits Unveiled at National Portrait Gallery

With the unveiling Monday at the National Portrait Gallery in Washington D.C. of the official presidential likenesses of Barack Obama and the former first lady, Michelle Obama, this city of myriad monuments gets a couple of new ones, each radiating, in its different way, gravitas (his) and glam (hers).

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He donated blood every week for 60 years and saved the lives of 2.4 million babies

Most people, when they retire, get a gold watch. James Harrison deserves so much more than that. Harrison, known as the "Man With the Golden Arm," has donated blood nearly every week for 60 years. After all those donations, the 81-year-old Australian man "retired" Friday. The occasion marked the end of a monumental chapter.

The 35th Annual Miss Black USA™ Pageant Postponed Until February 2021

In lieu of Covid-19 and per the recommendation of the CDC this year's pageant has been postponed until February 2021

The Miss Black USA pageant has officially announced that its annual pageant will be postponed until February 2021. Th Pageant will take place in the US capital, Washington DC. To address the spread of the virus, we made the difficult decision to comply with The Center of Disease Control recommendations by postponing the official 35th Miss Black USA pageant.

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Woman Entrepreneur Makes History After Raising $1 Million For Her Legal Tech Startup

Kristina Jones has worked hard to overcome enormous odds to became the 14th African American female founder to ever raise $1 million for her tech startup. Her San Francisco-based company, Court Buddy, is a patent-pending service that matches people with attorneys based on their budget. It's a win/win for small firm lawyers and for clients with limited budgets.

SVB Reinforces Commitment to Inclusion in the Innovation Economy; Hires Tosh Ernest as Head of Access to Innovation

Accomplished corporate diversity expert will lead SVB's efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion in the innovation sector

SVB, the financial partner of the innovation economy and parent of Silicon Valley Bank, today announced Tosh Ernest has been named Head of Access to Innovation, SVB's signature initiative to advance women, Black and Latinx individuals to positions of influence in the innovation economy.

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HubSpot Invests $7.5 Million in Support of Minority Depository Institutions to Foster Economic Opportunities for Black Businesses, Families, and Communities

$7.5 million investment will support M&F Bank and The Harbor Bank of Maryland through J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Empower share class

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Harris Health Approves $2.5 Billion Bond Request

The Harris Health System Board of Trustees unanimously approved a request to the Harris County Commissioners Court to order a bond election for an estimated $2.5 billion. This request is to finance the rebuilding and upgrading of Harris Health’s facilities, which are quickly reaching their end of use and have been operating at near-full capacity for years. If passed in the November 2023 ballot, this bond referendum will provide much-needed investment for the public safety net.

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St. Luke’s United Methodist Church holds ceremonial groundbreaking for a new Woodshop facility adjacent to its Westheimer campus

St. Luke’s United Methodist Church broke ground August 2 for construction of a new, modernized Woodshop, to be located at 2614 Edloe Street, directly across the street from the main church campus. A ceremonial “turning of the dirt” took place with the volunteers who make up this storied ministry, along with other church members and St. Luke’s staff.

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Nine West files for bankruptcy

- Nine West Holdings, which owns the Nine West and Anne Klein brands, has filed for bankruptcy. Friday's chapter 11 filing shows that the company owes more than $1 billion.

New memoir follows the lives of an American family in South America during the 1960s

Ginny Tschanz announces the publication of ‘Under the Condor’s Wing’

The adventures of an American family in South America are recounted through their letters written during the 1960s in the new memoir “Under the Condor’s Wing: A Memoir of South America” (published by Lulu) by Ginny Tschanz. The memoir is the portrait of a marriage in which husband and wife adapt differently to extreme changes in culture, language and geography.

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Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Slams GOP Tax Scam’s Attack on Students, Graduates and Teachers

Jackson Lee: “The American people deserve real tax reform that puts the middle class first, not the insulting rip-off that Republicans are pushing in the GOP Tax Scam.”

Boy dies in crash on way to school in; officials say weather a factor

A boy died in a crash that occurred while he was on his way to school in Camas Tuesday morning, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office.

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The Community Artist Collective Trio

The Community Artists’ Collective welcomes the new year with “Wisdom and Hope,” the creative offerings of local artists Hardy Allen, Daniel Tesfai, and Zymora Eikner. The exhibition opens January 21, and a reception will be on Saturday, January 22, from 3 to 5 p.m. at The Collective, 4101 San Jacinto, Suite 116. The exhibition continues through February 26.

Nigerian police arrested 65 women in a raid. Some of the women say officers raped them

In a sparsely decorated room in Nigeria's capital city of Abuja, seven women are seated in a row, their backs turned to the assembled media to remain anonymous.

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Trump's Jerusalem Decision Promises Upheaval

President Donald Trump's fragile political standing among American voters may be about to cause dangerous reverberations in the Middle East.

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Jackson, Mississippi, residents told to shower with mouths closed as water treatment plant repairs continue on Day 4 of water shortage

As Mississippi's capital city entered a fourth day Thursday with little or no water flowing from faucets, authorities are scrambling to get a failing water treatment plant plagued by decades of deferred maintenance back online.