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Optometric Association Offers Free Lyft Rides to Eye Exams

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Under the partnership, a free round-trip ride, up to a $25 fare, will be offered in 10 cities: Charleston, Chicago, Dallas, Houston, Indianapolis, Memphis, Miami, New York City, St. And to promote better vision care, AOA is teaming with the ride-hailing service Lyft to get more people to their nearest optometrist for an eye exam.

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Following Harvey, Meetings Change Course to Give Back

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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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If You’re Looking for a Job, Look Inland, Lists Say

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The largest cities to get a nod on the company’s list were Houston (ninth place) and San Antonio (fourth place), and while the nonprofit hub of Washington, DC, was in the top 20 (at number 16), its position was hurt by the District’s high cost of living.

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Minding mental illness: Solving community conflict that involves psychological disorders

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Burton is an attorney with Roberts Markel Weinberg Butler Hailey in Dallas. Hicks is an attorney with the firm’s Houston office and serves on the Community Association Managers International Certification Board of Commissioners. . Over 50% of us will be diagnosed with a mental illness or disorder at some point in our lives. .

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New Campaign Celebrates the People, Experiences of Texas

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It is sponsored by partner companies and members Visit Houston, Visit San Antonio, Discover Denton, Port Royal Resort, and the Arlington Convention & Visitors Bureau. Once they visited, they saw beyond the ‘Dallas’ estate and embraced the open spaces, cuisine, music, sports, the arts, and an outdoors offering something to everyone.

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Local Media Association Brings Accelerator Program to Publishers of Color

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Five big-city papers— The Atlanta Voice , The Dallas Weekly , New York Amsterdam News , Houston Defender , and The Washington Informer —are pilot papers in the initiative. Last week, it announced the first standalone project in its Accelerate Local initiative: a “digital transformation lab” for African-American newspapers.

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Agency 21 acquires NYC-based art market, merges & rebrands as A21

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With offices in Miami and New York alongside satellite teams in Houston, Dallas, and Atlanta, A21 has amassed a remarkable portfolio of clients and events from coast to coast in 27 markets. Since its establishment 16 years ago, A21 has become a fully integrated marketing company made for the fast-paced and challenging 21st century.