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Raising spirits: How a Texas community is engaging residents during COVID-19

Ungrated

Community associations are developing innovative ways to increase community spirit while observing social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic. Residents have donated money, food, snacks, and water to staff at hospitals and clinics in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, says Page Austin, Harvest’s lifestyle manager.

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Texas’ High-Tech Sector Is Open For Business — Let’s Keep It That Way

InternetAssociation

Our state is home to more than 17,600 technology firms that employ nearly 204,000 workers , and last year the Austin-Round Rock metro area and Dallas claimed the top two spots as the strongest hubs for tech jobs in the country. Threatening this ecosystem of technological innovation, however, is Texas House Bill 20.

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ASAE Joins Business, Hospitality Groups to Oppose Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’

Associations Now

Saying that a bill introduced in Austin last week would discriminate against the LGBT community and hurt business in Texas, ASAE and others in the hospitality, meetings, and association industries announced a joint campaign to oppose it. ASAE opposes any legislation that permits or even gives the appearance of tolerating discrimination.

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Groups Denounce Texas Bill as Discriminatory Ahead of Special Session

Associations Now

According to Texas Welcomes All, the state has already lost $66 million in revenue due to cancellation of events that were to have been held in Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Dallas, and Arlington.

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