Houston Style Magazine Vol 31 No 27

Houston Style Magazine July 02 – July 08, 2020

Houston’s Premiere Weekly Publication, Since 1989

Volume 31 | Number 27

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Soul Of A Nation: Art In The Age Black Power

WHY YOU SHOULD

On View Through August 30

WANT TO VOTE

Jesse Jackson NCAA College Athletes Should Decide Whether To Take The Risk

By Jo-Carolyn Goode – Managing Editor Stylemagazine.com

#HarrisVotes #VoteEarly Houston Rockets Ready For The NBA Basketball Season Relaunch, July 31st

STAY SMART H WORK SAFE CORONAVIRUS – US NUMBERS: Cases: 2,810,646 Deaths: 131,172

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H.I.S.D.: Curbside Meal Sites To Close For Two Weeks

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Joint $65M Plan To House 5,000 Homeless

Chris Hollins Harris County Clerk Reaffirms Safety At The Voting Polls

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FREETestCOVID-19 Sites

Houston Week of June 29, 2020

Visit HoustonEmergency.org for current sites.

1. Griggs EC/PK/K School 801 Regional Park Dr., 77060 June 29-July 3, 2020 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

2. United Memorial Medical Center 510 W Tidwell Rd., 77091 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

3. Forest Brook Middle School 7525 Tidwell Rd., 77016 June 29-July 3, 2020 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

6. Askew Elementary School 11200 Wood Lodge Dr, 77077 June 30-July 2, 2020 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Appointment required through txcovidtest.org or 512-883-2400.

11. Butler Stadium 13755 S Main St, 77035 Until further notice 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (closed Sundays) Call 832-393-4220 for access code.

7. Southwest Multi-Service Center 6400 High Star Dr, 77074 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

12. Hobby Elementary School 4021 Woodmont Dr, 77045 June 29-July 2, 2020 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Appointment required through txcovidtest.org or 512-883-2400.

8. NRG Park Green Lot 1 Reliant Park, 77054 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Appointment required through txcovidtest.org or 512-883-2400.

4. Delmar Stadium 2020 Mangum Rd, 77092 Until further notice 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. (closed Sundays) Call 832-393-4220 for access code.

9. Cullen Middle School 6900 Scott St., 77021 June 29-July 3, 2020 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

5. Houston Community College Northeast Campus 555 Community College Dr, 77013 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Appointment required through txcovidtest.org or 512-883-2400.

10. Houston Community College Southeast Campus 6815 Rustic, St., 77087 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.

No appointment or symptoms needed.

13. Houston Community College - South Campus 1990 Airport Blvd, 77051 June 29-July 3, 2020 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.

Appointment required through txcovidtest.org or 512-883-2400.

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COMMENTARY

College Athletes Should Decide Wheather To Take The Risk

By Jesse Jackson, National Political Writer

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he NCAA has just ruled that mandatory football practices can begin in July, anticipating a full season of college football. This is nuts. The pandemic isn’t going away; it’s surging in more than 29 states, with seven reporting new records for cases in a day. States that opened early without adequate safeguards - Texas, Florida, Arizona - now face a spread of the pandemic that may soon exhaust the supply of hospital beds. Deaths are now over 125,000.

Increasing numbers of young people are contracting the disease, presumably because of the lack of social distancing, the scorn for masks that has accompanied the reopening in many states - and, of course, in the White House itself.

The experience of Texas and Florida and Arizona in reopening suggests that it may not even be safe to reopen college campuses with thousands of students gathering together in dorms, classes, parties and bars, much less begin practices on a football field.

In the so-called “voluntary workouts” that some schools began in June, dozens of players have already tested positive. UNLV suspending on-campus workouts when four athletes tested positive for the virus. Texas Tech reports 23 players have tested positive; Clemson reports 37 football players and 47 cases in all among athletes. And now the NCAA says it’s time to open mandatory workouts.

Football is a physical contact sport. The coronavirus is transmittable through respiratory droplets.

If an infected athlete wipes his nose or mouth between plays, or takes out his mouth guard, he has the virus on his hands that will be in repeated contact with other players. Does anyone doubt that the virus will spread like wildfire once mandatory camps and contact drills begin?

To discount this reality, we hear a lot of gibberish. The athletes will be tested regularly, we’re told, and isolated, traced and quarantined if they have the disease. How regularly? Well, daily would

be optimal - that is what wealthy professional teams are talking about doing - but few if any universities can afford that. So some will test weekly; some only if an athlete exhibits symptoms, even though young people are often asymptomatic. No wonder Ohio State University is forcing players and their parents to sign an “acknowledgment of risk waiver.”

The university is prepared to risk the lives of the players, but not open itself up to liability.

Don’t worry, we’re told, “college athletes in general are a young, healthy population in relation to the general public. They are usually well-equipped to fight off the infection physically unscathed.” Usually.

But we’re learning that even those who survive the virus are often scarred with weak lungs, or bad hearts.

The watchword, we’re told, is “flexibility.”

Second- and third-string players have to be ready to step in at any time. “This scenario,” one doctor wrote, would be analogous to spraining an ankle or pulling a hamstring during warmups and suddenly needing to sit out the next one to three games.”

No, a sprained ankle does not put a life at risk.

A pulled hamstring is painful, but not as lasting as a damaged lung or weakened heart. Sprained ankles and pulled hamstrings aren’t contagious. We’re not talking about “flexibility,” we’re talking about irresponsibility.

Many of the football players in Division One schools come from low-income families. Many depend on their scholarship to pay for their schooling. Now they are asked to risk their lives for their sport.

I believe that this college football season should be postponed. It can’t be played in a “bubble,” as Dr. Anthony Fauci suggests. And we’ve already got vivid proof of how vulnerable the players are to the virus.

But if the NCAA and the universities are intent on playing despite the risk - driven no doubt by the billions of dollars at risk if the season is called

off - they should at the very minimum give the players and their parents a real choice. Every player should be given the choice of whether to play or not, with their scholarship sustained no matter what decision they make. Every player and their families should be guaranteed free health care if they contract the virus.

No player should be extorted to put his or her life at risk in order to get the education that they have earned.

In this time of Black Lives Matter protests, the lives of these young athletes - black, white, brown and

yellow, male and female, must matter. If the NCAA isn’t responsible enough to suspend the season, it should at the very least require that every athlete be given a choice on whether to take the risk, without losing the scholarship that has been promised to them.

You can write to the Rev. Jesse Jackson in care of this newspaper or by email at jjackson@rainbowpush.org.

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HISD: Curbside Meals Site To Close For Two Weeks, Beginning July 3rd

Five Sites Strategically Located Across District To Remain Open

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By StyleMagazine.com – Newswire

he Houston Independent School District is temporarily closing most Curbside Summer Meals sites beginning Friday, July 3, due to guidance from public health officials and rising numbers of COVID-19 cases throughout the city.

Five strategically located sites offering both Curbside Summer Meals and the Houston Food Bank’s Coronavirus Food Assistance Program —

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which provides families with 30-pound boxes of produce — will remain open.

The five sites are Sam Houston Math Science and Technology Center, Revere Middle School, and Kashmere, Chavez, and Milby high schools.

To help close the gap at the remaining 37 sites, HISD will provide a six-day supply of meals — twice the normal amount — during distributions

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on Thursday, July 2. All sites will then undergo deep cleaning and sanitization as a precautionary measure before re-opening on Monday, July 20.

Families in need are encouraged to visit one of the district’s 42 sites

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this Thursday, July 2, or one of the five partner sites over the next two weeks.

A full list of distribution times and locations is available online at: www.HoustonISD.org/SummerMeals.

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WHY YOU SHOULD

WANT TO VOTE #Vote #HarrisVotes #EarlyVoting #July14

By Jo-Carolyn Goode – Managing Editor www.StyleMagazine.com

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eorge Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Elijah McClain, Sandra Bland, Trayvon Martin, just the mention of their names alone ought to be enough to make you want to vote. When there are areas of town populated by Black and Brown people that lack adequate places to grocery shop, obtain healthcare, and play in parks than other areas of town populated by mainly Caucasian ought to be enough to make you want to vote. When the leader of the free world doesn’t even try to hide his bigotry towards other ethnicities, the poor, or tries to dismantle everything his predecessor did ought to be enough to make you want to vote. The fact that you stand on the shoulders living the dream of those gone by who fought, bleed, and cried for you to have that right to vote ought to be enough to make you want to vote.

The Constitution of the United States of America, as defined on WhiteHouse.gov, is the supreme law of the United States. Drafted “to create a government with enough power to act on a national level, but without so much power that fundamental rights would be at risk.” When it came to voting rights in America the founding fathers described how we would vote but did not define who would vote and who would not vote.

That decision was left up to the states. However, this proved problematic for the states when electing Senators and those to the House of Representatives. The passage of the 17th amendment declared all senatorial elections would be done by a popular vote. The first popular vote, which is the result of all votes casted in a particular general election, occurred in 1914. Your vote counts in the popular vote since it is a winner takes all when it comes to electing senators.

However, the Electoral College elects the President of the United States. So when you vote for

the President and Vice President of the United States you are not actually electing them but are electing others known as electors to vote for them. Electors are selected by their states. There are over 500 electors in the Electoral College.

Before you think, your vote doesn’t count think again.

A MATTER OF SAFETY

COVID-19 has made voting different this year.

Polling locations have been equipped to make voting as-safe-as possible. All are required to wear masks upon entering. Hand sanitizer is provided to clean your hands before and after voting. Voters are given finger covering to have contactless voting. Voters are also given disinfectant wipes to wipe down machines before usage. Plus, if you vote early you will come in contact with less people. And curbside voting is available for those who maybe ill.

All poll workers are outfitted with PPEs and will be able to provide masks to voters who don’t have them. Voting machines are spaced six feet apart as well as markers are in place for when voters have to stand in line.

WHERE TO VOTE

The polls are open. Please wear your mask and bring proper identification. The Texas Secretary of the State has said that any registered and eligible voters may vote at any early voting location located in the county of residence. On Election Day any registered and eligible voters may vote at any voting location located in the county of residence since Harris, Fort Bend, and Brazoria counties participate in the Countywide Polling Place Program.

H Harris County – Early Voting H *Now-July 2, 2020 • 7am -7pm *July 5, 2020 • 10am-7pm *July 6-10, 2020 • 7am-7pm

H Harris County – ELECTION DAY H *July 14, 2020 • 7am – 7pm

H Fort Bend County – Early Voting H *Now - July 2, 2020 • 8am -7pm *July 5, 2020 • 12pm-5pm *July 6-10, 2020 • 7am-7pm

H Fort Bend County – ELECTION DAY H *July 14, 2020 • 7am – 7pm

H Brazoria County – Early Voting H *Now-July 2, 2020 • 8am -5pm *July 5, 2020 • 1pm-6pm *July 6-10, 2020 • 7am-7pm

H Brazoria County – ELECTION DAY H *July 14, 2020 • 7am – 7pm

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Harris County Clerk – Chris Hollins Reaffirms Voter Safety at The Polls All Polls Will Be Open During 10-Day Early Voting Period

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arris County recently entered the Level 1 threat level under the County›s new emergency response system due to a surge in confirmed cases of COVID-19.

All polling centers will remain open to perform the essential function of voting during the 10-day Early Voting Period and on Election Day. The County Clerk›s Office has put in place the S.A.F.E. Elections Plan to ensure that the health and safety of voters and poll workers are protected this election season.

For those that do not qualify to vote by mail, the County Clerk’s Office encourages voters to take advantage of the Early Voting Period from June 29 to July 10.Â

Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins Issued The Following Statement:

“Harris County has entered the “red-alert� threat level for COVID-19, and both Governor Abbott and Judge Lina Hidalgo are urging Texans to stay

home. This step to preserve the health of Texans is one that should be taken seriously. However, preserving your Chris Hollins right to vote is also critical, especially Harris County Clerk at a time when so many of us are pleading to have our voices heard. Thus, all 57 Early Voting polling sites across Harris County will remain open during the Early Voting period –– Monday, those who insist on voting indoors June 29 through Friday, July 10 –– and will be able to vote on designated on Election Day, Tuesday, July 14th.  machines that are further distanced

“The Harris County Clerk’s inside the polling location for their Office will continue to do everything and others’ safety; in our power to ensure the safety of • Providing finger covers to voters voters and poll workers during the July so voting machines can be used Primary runoffs. This includes: without physically touching the machines; • Enforcing social distancing by • Providing disinfectant wipes to maintaining 6 feet between voting voters to wipe down machines machines and 6 feet between voters before and after use. Poll workers standing in line; will also wipe down machines and • Placing hand sanitizing stations at other high-touch surfaces on a regeach location’s entrance for poll ular basis; workers and voters to use; • Ensuring that poll workers wear • Offering a face mask to every voter masks and face shields, and who doesn’t have their own. Those separating each judge’s from the who decline to wear a mask will be public with Plexiglass; encouraged to vote curbside, and • Creating a process to ensure that

voters can show their ID without physically handing the ID to poll workers, in order to minimize contact; and • Allowing voters who are experiencing symptoms of illness to vote curbside, without having to enter the polling center.

“Of course, the safest way to vote is to vote by mail. If you are eligible to vote by mail, our office must receive your application by July 2nd to send you a mail ballot. If you cannot vote by mail, the next safest way to cast your vote is to vote early and avoid long lines on Election Day.�

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To the registered voters of the County of Harris, Texas: Notice is hereby given that the polling places listed below will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on July 14, 2020 for voting in the Democratic Party and Republican Party Primary Runoff Elections to choose candidates who will represent each party in the November 2020 General Election.

For early voting by personal appearance, a voter may vote at any one of the following locations: July 14, 2020 Democratic Party and Republican Party Primary Runoff Elections Early Voting Schedule Early Voting Hours of Operation

June 29 - July 2: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ; July 5: 10:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ; July 6 - July 9: 7:00 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. ; July 10: 7:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.

Inside Loop 610 1. Downtown: 2. East End: 3. TSU (*): 4. Near TSU (*): 5. Near Town: 6. Moody Park: 7. Kashmere: 8. Southeast : 9. Palm Center (*): 10. Astrodome Area (*): 11. HCC West Loop: 12. Galleria (*): 13. The Heights:

Outside Loop 610 14. North: 15. Aldine: 16. 59 North (**): 17. Northeast Houston: 18. Galena Park: 19. Pasadena: 20. South Pasadena (*): 21. South Park (**): 22. Sunnyside: 23. South Houston: 24. Near Beltway 8: 25. SW. Houston: 26. Near West Side: 27. Hedwig Village (**): 28. Spring Branch: 29. Near HISD: 30. Victory Center: 31. Acres Homes:

Outside Beltway 8 Harris County Law Library - Conference Center 1019 Congress Avenue, Houston, 77002 Ripley House Neighborhood Center - Room 135 & The Café 4410 Navigation Boulevard, Houston, 77011 Texas Southern University - Recreation Center 3201 Wheeler Avenue, Houston, 77004 Saint Marys Catholic Church - Gym 3006 Rosedale Street, Houston, 77004 Metropolitan Multi-Service Center - MMSL AR 1 & 2, Gym 1475 West Gray Street, Houston, 77019 Moody Park Community Center - Meeting room 3725 Fulton Street, Houston, 77009 Kashmere Multi Service Center - Back Half of Auditorium 4802 Lockwood Drive, Houston, 77026 HCCS Southeast College, Learning Hub Bldg - Multipurpose 6815 Rustic Street, Houston, 77087 Shrine of The Black Madonna Cultural and Event Center 5309 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Houston, 77021 Holiday Inn Houston NRG Med Center Area 8111 Kirby Drive, Houston, 77054 HCC West Loop Campus - Auditorium 5601 West Loop South, Houston, 77081 Hampton Inn Galleria - Uptown 4500 Post Oak Parkway, Houston, 77027 Resurrection Metropolitan Community Church - Room 106 2025 West 11th Street, Houston, 77008

32. East Spring: 33. Humble: 34. Kingwood: 35. Atascocita: 36. Crosby: 37. Channelview (*):

38. Baytown (*): 39. Clear Lake: 40. Scarsdale: 41. Alief : 42. West Houston: 43. Bear Creek: 44. Far West : 45. Katy:

Hardy Senior Citizens Center - Auditorium 11901 West Hardy Road, Houston, 77076 BakerRipley East Aldine Campus - Reunion Hall Building 3000 Aldine Mail Route Road, Houston, 77039 Anclamars W Reception Hall A 10330 Eastex Freeway, Houston, 77093 Northeast Multi-Service Center - Auditorium 9720 Spaulding Street, Houston, 77016 Alvin D Baggett Community Center - Conference Room 2 1302 Keene Street, Galena Park, 77547 John Phelps Courthouse - Training Room 101 South Richey Street, Pasadena, 77506 BakerRipley Cleveland Ripley Neighborhood Center - Gym 720 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, 77504 J J Roberson Family Life Center - Gym 4810 Redbud, Houston, 77033 Sunnyside Multi Service Center - Hallway 9314 Cullen Boulevard, Houston, 77051 Hiram Clarke Multi Service Center - Auditorium 3810 West Fuqua Street, Houston, 77045 Raindrop Turkish House - Turkishtan Room 9301 West Bellfort Boulevard, Houston, 77031 Bayland Park Community Center - Auditorium 6400 Bissonnet Street (near Hillcroft), Houston, 77074 Tracy Gee Community Center - Art Room 1 and 2 3599 Westcenter Drive, Houston, 77042 (One block East of Sam Houston Tollway) First Congregational Church - Assembly Room 10840 Beinhorn Road, Houston, 77024 Trini Mendenhall Community Center - Large Auditorium 1414 Wirt Road, Houston, 77055 The Grand Tuscany Hotel - The Regency 12801 Northwest Freeway, Houston, 77040 Lone Star College - Victory Center - VC 102 and VC120 4141 Victory Drive, Houston, 77088 Acres Homes Multi Service Center - Auditorium 6719 West Montgomery Road, Houston, 77091

46. North Katy: 47. Jersey Village: 48. South Cypress:

49. Huffmeister (**): 50. Cypress: 51. Northwest: 52. Fallbrook: 53. North I-45: 54. Spring:

55. North Spring (**) 56. Tomball: 57. Far North:

Big Stone Lodge - Grand Hall 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring, 77373 Humble Civic Center - Ballrooms 2 & 3 8233 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble, 77338 Kingwood Community Center - Half Auditorium 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood, 77345 Atascocita Branch Library - Meeting Room 19520 Pinehurst Trail Drive, Humble, 77346 Crosby Branch Library - Meeting Room 135 Hare Road, Crosby, 77532 Martin Flukinger Community Center 16003 Lorenzo Street, Channelview, 77530 Lee College - Gymnasium 200 Lee Drive, Baytown, TX 77520 Freeman Branch Library - Large Meeting Room 16616 Diana Lane, Houston, 77062 Harris County Scarsdale Annex - Room D 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard, Houston, 77089 Alief ISD Administration Building - Room 750 4250 Cook Road, Houston, 77072 (Entrance on High Star - South Entrance) Nottingham Park - Meeting Room 926 Country Place Drive, Houston, 77079 Encourager Church - Gymnasium 10950 Katy Freeway, Houston, 77043 Harris County MUD 81 Building 805 Hidden Canyon Road, Katy, 77450 Katy Branch Library - Meeting Room 5414 Franz Road, Katy, 77493 Lone Star College - Cypress Center - Room 105, 106, 107 19710 Clay Road, Katy, 77449 City of Jersey Village - Conference Room 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village, 77040 Richard & Meg Weekley Community Center - Room 300 8440 Greenhouse Road, Cypress, 77433 Holiday Inn Express and Suites Houston NW - Meeting Room 10520 Huffmeister, Houston, 77065 Juergen’s Hall Community Center - Dance Hall 26026 Hempstead Highway, Cypress, 77429 Prairie View A&M University - Northwest - Room 107 9449 Grant Road, Houston, 77070 Fallbrook Church - Foyer 12512 Walters Road, Houston, 77014 Hosanna Lutheran Church - Fellowship Hall Room 5 16526 Ella Boulevard, Houston, 77090 HCPL Barbara Bush Branch - Multi-Purpose Room 6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring, 77379 Revival House Church - Multi-Purpose Room 2560 Old Louetta Loop, Spring, 77388 Tomball Public Works Building - Training Room 501B James Street, Tomball, 77375 Lone Star College - Creekside Center - Room 116 8747 West New Harmony Trail, Tomball, 77375

(*) Indicates change of location (**) Indicates new location

Vote By Mail Guidance There are four ways to qualify for a ballot by mail:  If you are 65 years of age or older on Election Day;  If you are away from the county of residence on Election Day (July 14) and during the Early Voting period (June 29 – July 10);  If you are confined in jail, but otherwise eligible to vote; or  If you are sick or disabled.

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How to apply for a ballot by mail: Print your application at HarrisVotes.com or contact our office at 713.755.3150 to request one  Fill out all the required fields and sign your application  Double check your application before sealing your envelope  Mail your application to: Harris County Clerk (attn.: Election Division), P.O. Box 1148, Houston, TX 77251-1148 The Last Day to apply for ballot by mail for the July 14, 2020 Elections: July 2, 2020 (received, not postmarked) 

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ELECTION DAY POLLS — All Election Day polling locations are open to all eligible voters in Harris County.

CHRIS HOLLINS, Harris County Clerk — www.HarrisVotes.com Location 001. Acres Homes Multi Service Center, Auditorium - 6719 West Montgomery Road, Houston 002. Alief ISD Administration Building, Room 750 4250 Cook Road, Houston 003. Alvin D Baggett Community Center, Conference Room 2 - 1302 Keene Street, Galena Park 004. Anclamars W Reception Hall, Hall A - 10330 Eastex Freeway, Houston 005. Atascocita High School, Cafeteria - 13300 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble 006. Ault Elementary School, Cafeteria - 21010 Maple Village Drive, Cypress 007. Baker Ripley Cleveland Ripley Neighborhood Center, Gym - 720 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena 008. BakerRipley East Aldine Campus, Welcome Center - 3000 Aldine Mail Route Road, Houston 009. Bayland Park Community Center, Early Voting Annex - 6400 Bissonnet Street, Houston 010. Big Stone Lodge, Grand Hall - 709 Riley Fuzzel Road, Spring 011. Black Elementary School, Cafeteria - 14155 Grant Road, Cypress 012. Bunker Hill Elementary School, Gym - 11950 Taylorcrest, Houston 013. Burbank Middle School, Gym - 315 Berry Road, Houston 014. Charlton Park Recreation Center, Main Room 8200 Park Place Boulevard, Houston 015. City Jersey Village Municipal Government Center, Civic Center Auditorium - 16327 Lakeview Drive, Jersey Village 016. City of Bellaire Civic Center, Meeting Room 7008 South Rice Avenue, Bellaire 017. Clear Lake Recreation Center Pavilion, Pavilion - 16511 Diana Lane, Houston 018. Coady Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall - 5606 Wade Road, Baytown 019. County Attorney Conference Center, Conference Room - 1019 Congress Avenue, Houston 020. Crowne Plaza Houston Galleria Area, Cypress Room - 7611 Katy Freeway, Houston 021. Deer Park Community Center, Room 6 - 610 East San Augustine Street, Deer Park 022. Deussen Park Senior Center, Auditorium 12303 Sonnier Street, Houston 023. Encourager Church, Gym - 10950 Katy Freeway, Houston 024. Fall Creek Elementary School, Cafeteria 14435 Mesa Drive, Humble 025. Fallbrook Church, Foyer - 12512 Walters Road, Houston 026. Field Elementary School, Gym/Multipurpose/ Cafeteria - 703 East 17th Street, Houston 027. First Congregational Church, Assembly Room 10840 Beinhorn Road, Houston 028. Frank Elementary School, Gym - 9225 Crescent Clover Drive, Spring 029. GW Robinson Elementary School, Gym - 451 Kirby Drive, Seabrook 030. Hardy Street Senior Citizens Center, Auditorium - 11901 West Hardy Road, Houston 031. Harris County MUD 81 Building, Great Room 805 Hidden Canyon Road, Katy 032. Harris County Scarsdale Annex, Room D 10851 Scarsdale Boulevard, Houston 033. Harvest Time Church Community Center, Library - 17770 Imperial Valley Drive, Houston 034. HCC Southeast College Learning Hub Building, Multipurpose Room - 6815 Rustic Street, Houston 035. HCC West Loop South, Auditorium - 5601 West Loop S, Houston 036. HCPL Barbara Bush Branch, Multi-Purpose Room - 6817 Cypresswood Drive, Spring 037. Heritage Park Baptist Church, Fellowship Hall - 2732 FM 528 Road, Webster 038. Hiram Clarke Multi Service Center, Auditorium - 3810 West Fuqua Street, Houston

Location 039. Hockley Community Center, Room A - 28515 Old Washington Road, Hockley 040. Hogg Middle School, Gym - 1100 Merrill Street, Houston 041. Holiday Inn Express and Suites Houston NW Hwy 290 Cypress, Meeting Room - 10520 Huffmeister Road, Houston 042. Holiday Inn Houston NRG Med Center Area, Meeting Room - 8111 Kirby Drive, Houston 043. Hosanna Lutheran Church, Fellowship Hall Room 5 - 16526 Ella Boulevard, Houston 044. Houston Community College Alief Center, Room 157 - 13803 Bissonnet Street, Houston 045. Humble Civic Center, Ballrooms 2 and 3 - 8233 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble 046. Humble Middle School, Cafeteria - 11207 Will Clayton Parkway, Humble 047. Iglesia Bautista Libre, Fellowship Hall - 10331 Veterans Memorial Drive, Houston 048. J J Roberson Family Life Center, Gym - 4810 Red Bud Street, Houston 049. Jacinto City Town Center Community Center, Large Room - 1025 Oates Road, Jacinto City 050. James DeAnda Elementary School, Gym/ Multipurpose/Cafeteria - 7980 Almeda Genoa Road, Houston 051. Jennie Reid Elementary School, Cafeteria 10001 West Fairmont Parkway, Laporte 052. John Knox Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall - 2525 Gessner Road, Houston 053. John Phelps Courthouse, Training Room - 101 South Richey Street, Pasadena 054. Juergens Hall Community Center, Dance Hall 26026 Hempstead Highway, Cypress 055. Kaiser Elementary School, Cafeteria - 13430 Bammel North Houston Road, Houston 056. Kashmere MultiService Center, Back half of auditorium - 4802 Lockwood Drive, Houston 057. Katy City Hall, Council Chambers - 901 Avenue C, Katy 058. Kingwood Community Center, Half Auditorium - 4102 Rustic Woods Drive, Kingwood 059. Knights of Columbus Hall Council 5077, Ballroom - 5309 Oates Road, Houston 060. Lansdale Park Community Center, Main Room 8201 Roos Road, Houston 061. Lee College Gymnasium, Gym - 200 Lee Drive, Baytown 062. Lone Star College Creekside, Room 116 - 8747 West New Harmony Trail, Tomball 063. Lone Star College Cypress Center, Rooms 105 106 107 - 19710 Clay Road, Katy 064. Lone Star College Victory Center, VC102 and VC 120 - 4141 Victory Drive, Houston 065. Mandarin Immersion Magnet School, Gym 5445 W Alabama Street, Houston 066. Martin Flukinger Community Center, Assembly Hall - 16003 Lorenzo Street, Channelview 067. Memorial Elementary School, Gym/ Multipurpose/Cafeteria - 6401 Arnot Street, Houston 068. Metropolitan MultiService Center, Gymnasium 1475 West Gray Street, Houston 069. Mickey Leland College Preparatory Academy for Young Men, Gym - 1700 Gregg Street, Houston 070. Mildred Jenkins Elementary School, Gym 4615 Reynaldo Drive, Spring 071. Moody Park Community Center, Main MultiPurpose Room - 3725 Fulton Street, Houston 072. Morton Ranch High School, 9th Grade Cafeteria - 21000 Franz Road, Katy 073. Neighborhood Centers Inc Ripley House Campus, Room 135 and Room 143 - 4410 Navigation Boulevard, Houston 074. Newport Elementary School, Gym - 430 North Diamondhead Boulevard, Crosby 075. Northeast Multi Service Center, Auditorium 9720 Spaulding Street, Houston

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NRG Energy Supports Houston Area Urban League Toward Combatting Racial Inequities, Injustice and Related Violence

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Judson Robinson, III – HAUL President and CEO

Mauricio Gutierrez – NRG President and CEO

n June 30th, the Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) announced that it will be the recipient of a $25,000 donation from NRG Energy, parent company to Reliant and part of a $1 million donation toward organizations and initiatives such as HAUL that combat racial inequalities, injustice and related violence.

“Today, our communities are overwhelmed with grief. We are heartsick over the inhumanity we have witnessed in the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor,” said Judson Robinson III, President and CEO. “For more than half a century, the Houston Area Urban League has been a voice for the poor and disadvantaged, empowering this sector with economic development, leadership, humanitarianism, community service and a steadfast commitment to developing our youth. With the support of partners like NRG, we will continue to be successful in these endeavors,” added Robinson.

“When facing racism and brutality, silence is not an option, it’s a call to action,” said Mauricio Gutierrez, President & CEO, NRG Energy.

“NRG stands with our communities to improve racial equity where we live and work. We are honored to support Houston Area Urban League’s initiatives aimed at advancing civil rights and workforce development.”

NRG is making an initial donation of $25,000 to the Houston Area

Urban League to support: · A Case Manager Specialist to lead Civil Rights assistance, policy, and community initiatives and communications. · Workforce Development Services: Designed to help families become economically stable, teaching techniques for job search, application, interview, and employment retention which will also include recruitment and job placement assistance. · Workforce Training: To provide clients certified occupational and soft skills training designed to remove employment barriers to earning livable wages.

The Houston Area Urban League (HAUL) was organized in the Houston community at a pivotal time (1968). While civil rights issues were being addressed nationally, it became a goal for business and community leaders in Houston to address those issues locally. The impetus for this goal was the awareness by those leaders that education, employment and training were essential to the economic survival of African American families.

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HOUSTON, HARRIS COUNTY AND COALITION FOR THE HOMELESS ANNOUNCE JOINT PLAN TO HOUSE 5,000 PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS Coordinated Permanent Housing Initiative Will Limit The Spread of COVID-19

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he City of Houston, Harris County, and the Coalition for the Homeless today announced a joint, $65-million plan to house 5,000 people experiencing homelessness over the next two years to limit the spread of COVID-19.

The Community-wide COVID-19 Housing Program (CCHP) represents an unprecedented coordinated effort on the part of the City and the County to address homelessness in the region.

Due to underlying health conditions and a lack of access to facilities, people experiencing homelessness are more susceptible to the novel coronavirus and are at higher risk of experiencing severe symptoms.

The CCHP will permanently house people who are currently experiencing literal homelessness (e.g., living in shelters, encampments or on the streets) as well as those who may fall into homelessness as a result of the economic effects of the coronavirus.

“This program is vital to protect the health of at-risk, homeless individuals, prevent potential communal spread to other populations, and assist those forced into homelessness

by COVID-19,” said Mayor Sylvester Turner. “This crisis response program will also have a major long-term impact, permanently housing 5,000 individuals experiencing homelessness and significantly reducing our homeless population to record lows. Homelessness knows no geographical boundaries.

I am grateful for the County’s partnership, for this is truly a watershed opportunity that will benefit all who call Houston and Harris County home.”

The City of Houston has dedicated $29 million and Harris County has allocated $18 million to this groundbreaking endeavor. The City and County are utilizing a variety of federal funds, including significant funding from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

“Together, we are making the single largest investment in addressing chronic homelessness in our region’s history,” said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo. “Meaningful change happens when we work together to think outside the box, shift paradigms and invest in innovative solutions. This is the beginning of a new approach here

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• Diversion: A program to help ap-

proximately 2,000 people maintain or regain housing so that they do not have to enter emergency shelter.

Assistance may be financial (i.e., up to three months’ rent) or may include family mediation or creative problem-solving.

• Rapid rehousing: Short-term (up to 12 months’) rental assistance and light services for those who do not require intensive case management, for approximately 1,700 newly homeless people.

• A “bridge” to permanent supportJudge Lina Hidalgo, Mayor Sylvester Turner, Harris County Commissioners ive housing (PSH): Housing for Rodney Ellis and Commissioner Adrian Garcia and Mike Nichols approximately 1,000 people currently experiencing chronic homein Harris County and it’s going to take economic crisis could push even more lessness — including those living continued effort from all of us. I look people who were already struggling unsheltered and/or in encampments forward to applying solutions that are before the pandemic deeper into pov— while they await a PSH unit. compassionate, that work, and that save erty and possibly homelessness. I am taxpayer dollars in the long term.” proud that this collaboration will help The CCHP also involves ex “I made a commitment early us address this challenge by providing panding homeless outreach to those in my administration to address the is- stable housing for 5,000 individuals and living unsheltered outside of Houssue of homelessness in Harris County, families over the next two years. Caring ton’s urban core; mental health case and for that reason I am grateful to the for those most in need makes our entire management for high-risk individuals; Coalition for the Homeless, the partner community healthier and safer.” and additional support for emergency agencies of The Way Home, my fellow The Coalition for the Homeless shelters, including those for survivors members of Commissioners Court who helped to coordinate the planning efforts of domestic violence, to help them voted in favor of the funding, and the and will lead the implementation of the implement CDC health and safety recCity of Houston for their financial com- CCHP, expected to begin in August. The ommendations. mitment,” said Harris County Precinct nonprofit Coalition for the Homeless is This ambitious program will 2 Commissioner Adrian Garcia, who the lead agency to the local homeless also require private philanthropic supbrought the funding request before the response system The Way Home. port in strategic areas where public county court on June 30, where it was “We are so appreciative that funding cannot be used and that will approved unanimously. “Our combined the City and the County have decided keep people successful in housing over investment will dramatically reduce to join forces in this effort,” said Mike the long term. Local property managers chronic homelessness in the City of Nichols, president & CEO of the Co- will also have a key role to play in solvHouston and throughout Harris Coun- alition. “We will continue to work with ing homelessness. ty, and I am confident it will become a them on implementation and to secure

The 2020 Point-in-Time model for others to emulate. Now more the remaining funds. Together with the than ever, with the current COVID-19 service providers of The Way Home, Homeless Count & Survey, the results crisis putting so many people’s living we will build a healthier, more resilient of which the Coalition released June situations at an increased risk, having community and make tangible progress 23, found approximately 3,700 people access to stable housing options is vital toward our goal of making homelessness for the entire community’s health.” in our region rare, brief, and non-recur- experiencing literal homelessness in Harris County, including approxi “During this unprecedented ring.” time, taking care of the most vulnera- The CCHP will include several mately 2,200 sheltered and 1,500 unble among us must be a priority,” said forms of intervention depending on insheltered. The night of record for the Harris County Precinct 1 Commis- dividuals’ level of need, including the 2020 Homeless Count was January 27, sioner Rodney Ellis. “The continuing following: 2020; the Count represents the number

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BLK – The Largest Dating App For Black Singles – Features “Educate An Ally’ Inspiring Dialogue Through Online Social Movement

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LK, the largest dating app for Black singles, launched a new in-app engagement entitled #BLKVoices to create a space for users to sound-off and express their views on timely social and cultural topics. In support of and inspired by the Black Lives Matter movement that spurred a global call for action, the first #BLKVoices initiative, Educate An Ally, will prompt users to share their thoughts on how non-Black allies can help the Black community in the continued fight for racial equality and justice.

“At BLK, it’s not about ‘standing in solidarity’ with the Black community, because we are inherently

part of the Black community. We have been standing, marching, and living unapologetically in our melanin, and now it’s time for non-Black allies to educate themselves and show up for the Black community,” expressed Jonathan Kirkland, Director of Brand Marketing for BLK. With over 3 million downloads, BLK is committed to getting the voices of its users heard beyond familiar circles, extending its platform as a place to encourage education and dialogue with broader audiences around the topics of racism and discrimination. BLK will work with media outlets and partners to amplify the Educate an Ally responses.

Leading up to the #BLKVoices launch, the app has also donated to several national and local organizations as well as shared and promoted links to resources related to mental health, local activism, bail relief for protestors, and legal and legislative organizations.

With the current COVID-19 pandemic exacerbating the higher levels of stress Black Americans experience as a result of discrimination, BLK understands that it’s more important than ever to provide easily accessible tools that can help address the community’s needs. #BLKVoices is driven by BLK’s overall mission to create a community that spotlights the Black

experience while nurturing and uplifting Black people with love.

– LOVE, BLK. ABOUT BLK: BLK was introduced in August 2017 and is currently the leading dating and lifestyle app for Black singles. With a goal of helping users find love at its core, BLK has built a community and space where Black love in all its forms and expressions can happen every day. BLK’s mission is simple: bring Black people together to spark meaningful connections.

Soul Of A Nation: Art In The Age of Black Power New Exhibition At The Museum For Fine Arts Exhibition Runs Through August 30th

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eginning today, Saturday, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, presents Soul of a Nation: Art in the Age of Black Power, featuring work by more than 60 Black artists and exploring what it meant to be a Black artist in America during two revolutionary decades, from the 1960s to the early 1980s. In thematic sections, Soul of a Nation showcases artists from across the United States, with an emphasis on groups in New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles; a special focus on artist Betye Saar; and a dedicated section on Houston artists. The exhibition, organized by Tate Modern in London, was slated to open in Houston in April but was delayed because of the pandemic

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lockdown at the previous venue in San Francisco, the de Young Museum. Soul of a Nation will be on view at the MFAH through August 30 as the final presentation of a three-year tour, accompanied by a roster

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(Girlfriends Times Two), 1983/2009, c-print in 40 parts, edition of 8 + 1 AP, courtesy of Alexander Gray Associates, New York. © Lorraine O’Grady / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY of online programs and films.

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oil and tempera on panel, the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Mandell. © 2020 John T. Biggers Estate / Licensed by VAGA at Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY, Estate Represented by Michael Rosenfeld Gallery

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Texas’ Rising Daytime Talk Show Host – Tamron Hall To Start Second Season With Former ‘Oprah’ Staffers

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o be the best, one must have the best. Everyone knows the queen of talk is Ms. O, Oprah Winfrey, whose show ran nationally for 25 seasons and still reigns as one of the highest ranking daytime talk shows to date. Although Winfrey produced and hosted her show, she had a superb team that was helping her to take that show to the top. The Oprah Winfrey Show lasted aired in 2011 and even though members of her team found work after they left the show they have always kept their options open.

Since Winfrey’s leaving from the daytime talk airwaves others have emerged like Tamron Hall. The national broadcast journalist turned talk show host has her own syndicated daytime talk show, Tamron Hall. It debuted in the fall of 2019 with executive producer Bill Geddie. Despite the rumored negative tension of not seeing eye-toe-eye

between Hall and Geddie, the show was picked up for a second season but with some major changes.

Opportunity knocked on Hall’s door in the form of Candi Carter, former producer of the Oprah Winfrey Show.

Carter was immediately scooped and a deal was sign for her to be the new executive producer of Tamron Hall for the second season. And she was not the only alum going from Ms. O to Ms. H. Another former Winfrey show producer Kristin Graham came aboard. Following those two big hires came three other producers and two other hires are pending.

“They’ve hired several Oprah alum to build her second season,” an insider said. Another added, “Their initial executive producer didn’t have the Rolodex to assemble a ‘dream team,’ and that’s what Candi is doing.”

Carter’s first show that she produced was at the start of the lockdown

to COVID-19. Just like with the Oprah Winfrey Show that had killer ratings, Hall’s ratings began to rise with Carter in the helm. Once Carter settled in her new with Hall, the pair teamed up and started cleaning house. Anyone who was hired by Geddie was given the axe.

Hall and Carter set up calls to inform 18 staffers that they no longer had a job.

“It was a bloodbath. Candi and Tamron purged,” said an unidentified source.

Another source said, “Everybody on the staff knew that when the season wrapped, there would be conversations [about next season]. They looked at their staff and there were people who were hired by Bill who weren’t cutting it, and weren’t doing the work or had the skills.”

Now with their new formed team Hall is ready to start her second season of the Tamron Hall Show with real fire power.

You can watch Tamron Hall on local ABC-13 In Houston. For More Info visit: www.TamronHall.com

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Mayor Tuner Encourages Businesses To Hold Each Other Accountable For Public Heath During Our COVID-19 Pandemic

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n Friday, June 26, Gov. Abbott issued an executive order limiting certain businesses and services as part of the state’s effort to contain the spread of COVID-19. Governor Abbott Takes Executive Action to Contain Spread Of COVID-19. The decision was made as a result of the rising number of people testing positive for the virus and

increasing hospitalizations.

All bars and similar establishments that receive more than 51 percent of their gross receipts from the sale of alcoholic beverages were required to close by noon on Friday, June 26. Restaurants could remain open for dine-in service, but at a capacity not to exceed 50 percent total of listed

US REP. Lizzie Fletcher Votes To Pass Critical Infrastructure Legislation Fletcher’s Bipartisan Amendments Pass U.S. House

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his week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), a member of the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, voted to pass H.R. 2, the Moving Forward Act, legislation to rebuild America’s infrastructure. Congresswoman Fletcher secured several bipartisan amendments in this bill to improve infrastructure resiliency, expand federal support for natural gas and propane as alternative fuels, and ensure high-speed rail projects, like the Texas high-speed train project, can secure the funding they need.

The Moving Forward Act delivers a comprehensive plan to improve the country’s roads, bridges, and transit systems; support American manufacturing; invest in the postal service; and more. The legislation passed the House of Representatives with bipartisan support, 233-188.

“Houstonians know the value of resilient infrastructure and have called on Congress to create forward-looking solutions to improve our community’s infrastructure needs,” said Congresswoman Fletcher. “I was glad to work

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During the current public health crisis, it is important that all businesses stay accountable to prevent the spread of the virus.

After receiving multiple complaints, the Houston Fire Marshal visited the three bars over the weekend and referred each to the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission. The TABC is responsible for issuing alcohol permits.

O n M o n d a y, J u n e 3 0 , Mayor Sylvester Turner named three local establishments to the Wall of Accountability. They are:

A factsheet on the Moving Forward Act can be viewed here: www.LizzieFletcher.com

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he NBA is preparing to resume its 2019-20 season at the end of this month with 22-teams playing eight games for seeding purposes for the playoffs. Those games are scheduled to take place at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney Resort in Florida.

One team that will be in attendance is the Houston Rockets who is looking to get back into the swing of things after having clinched a playoff spot for the eighth straight year in a row pre-coronavirus global pandemic that halted the season back in March.

Houston is currently tied for the No. 5 spot in the Western Conference and will use the eight games to try and move up in the standings.

“You’re going to have to beat the best teams,” said Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni during a Zoom conference call on Wednesday with the media. “Doesn’t matter what order you play them in, since there’s not going to be home-court advantage. Those eight games, I’ll treat them like, ‘Yeah, I want to win all eight,’ but I’m not going to do

that by playing guys too many minutes.”

The Rockets superstars have taken full advantage of their time away from the court as NBA leading scorer James Harden (34.4 ppg) put himself on a strict workout regiment, and Russell Westbrook followed suit by putting himself through strenuous workouts in the smoldering heat in California.

“He’ll be ready,” Coach D’Antoni said when asked about Harden. “I have no doubt. Not having three months of wear and tear on his body is going to help.”

Houston will also benefit from having its number one reserve player, Eric Gordon, back at full strength once play resumes. Gordon had sat out 22 games during November and December after having surgery on his knee during the season. He averaged double digits in scoring over the last six games played before the season was halted while his minutes on the court increased.

“I am happy that I am back to full health,” said Gordon via Zoom.

“When you are having surgery during the season, it is always tough. But now

I am back to myself.”

The Rockets will participate in three scrimmage games before the regular season resumes against the Dallas Mavericks on July 31st. That is more than enough preparation time for the leagues second highest scoring team at 118.1 points per game.

“We will use scrimmages and those eight games to get ready for the playoffs,” said coach D’Antoni. “We have as good a chance to win this as anybody. At the end of the day it’s gonna come down to big players making big

plays. We have two of the best if not more. We can make the big plays in big moments. We can beat anybody there, without doubt.”

That is just the type of confidence that runs rampant throughout the Houston Rockets organization and that will be the attitude going into the final three months of the season.

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