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'You make Texas proud': Abbott wishes Ms. Wheelchair Texas luck in national competition
By Bob Pepalis | Jul 13, 2021
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott played host to Ms. Wheelchair Texas USA 2021 Whitney Lavender at the Capitol in Austin on July 8, a week before she represents the state in the national competition.
Turner pays tribute to Edwards, father of Juneteenth, for ‘job well done’
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 22, 2021
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner remembered the late Al Edwards, the man considered the father of Juneteenth in Texas, his former legislative colleague and friend, as it became a national holiday.
Abbott: Antisemitism 'has no place in Texas'
By Bob Pepalis | Jun 21, 2021
Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill creating the Texas Holocaust, Genocide and Antisemitism Advisory Commission to develop ways to fight antisemitism into law on June 16.