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SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Hurricane Harvey severely affected residents and businesses in Houston and other areas of southeast Texas. In the meetings sector, convention centers in Houston and Dallas, along with Austin, have been turned into shelters , and numerous hotel brands have also offered lodging and monetary support to those affected.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Grassroots organizations such as Mutual Aid Houston and Austin Mutual Aid utilized apps such as Venmo and Cashapp to get money to Texans within minutes. In addition to industry-driven initiatives, crowdfunding through internet platforms allowed for mutual aid to reach thousands of Texans in need at unprecedented rates.

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JULY 17, 2017

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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MARCH 7, 2017

A revised version of SB 6 was finalized Monday evening after negotiations aiming to improve support for the bill among committee members, according to the Houston Chronicle. The chambers of congress in Austin, South Padre Island, and El Paso, among other cities, also signed.

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MARCH 2, 2016

The CVBs of Dallas, Houston, and Austin already made this transition and have been able to grow their budgets by double digits, Matej said. “The more money we can spend on making sure San Antonio is visible within the state, nationally, and internationally, the better competitive advantage that we certainly will have.”.

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MAY 6, 2013

A New Front As the NRA met in Houston, another major gun-related development took place over the weekend in nearby Austin, Texas: The pro-liberty group Distributed Defense, which has been working to build a gun using 3-D printing techniques, successfully tested a gun created almost entirely with a 3-D printer.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2017

By Lindsay Austin Louie. Another Listen for Good grantee is ECHOS, a nonprofit in Houston TX that provides 1:1 application assistance to low-income individuals so they and their families can access critical medical and social services such as food stamps or Medicaid. New Research and a Welcome Surprise from Foundation CEOs.

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