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Governor Abbott Announces Extension For FEMA Individual Assistance Registration Period

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Governor Greg Abbott today announced that at the request of the Texas Division of Emergency Management, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has extended the Individual Assistance registration period for Texans impacted by the winter storm. Individuals who live in qualifying counties now have until May 20, 2021 to submit damages and make claims to FEMA.

“Thank you to FEMA for granting this registration period extension for Individual Assistance to counties severely impacted by the winter storm,” said Governor Abbott. “I encourage Texans in the qualifying counties to apply for this assistance to help repair any lasting damages from the storm.”

The Governor originally requested Individual Assistance for all 254 Texas counties on February 18th. On February 20th, the White House partially approved Texas’ request for a Major Disaster Declaration. The partial approval included Individual Assistance in 77 counties and for Public Assistance (Emergency Protective Measures Only) in all 254 counties. Later in February, the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) re-requested — and FEMA approved — an additional 31 counties to be added to the President’s Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance. On February 26th, FEMA approved an additional 18 counties for Individual Assistance. TDEM continues working closely with local officials to conduct damage assessments and is providing those damage totals from across the state to FEMA for their determination on further county add-ons for both federal Individual Assistance and additional categories of Public Assistance.

Texans in the 126 counties that qualify for Individual Assistance can apply at https://www.disasterassistance.gov/.

Source: gov.texas.gov

Governor Abbott Urges President Biden, Vice President Harris To Designate Mexican Drug Cartels As Foreign Terrorist Organizations

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Governor Greg Abbott today sent a letter to President Joe Biden and Vice President and Border Czar Kamala Harris encouraging the federal government to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations. The Governor included a background document detailing how these drug cartels clearly meet the three-part test required for the designation.

“As Governor of Texas, I urge you to take immediate action to combat the dangerous and deadly Mexican drug cartels,” reads the Governor’s letter. “These cartels bring terror into our communities. They smuggle narcotics and weapons into the United States to fund their illegal enterprises. They force women and children into human and sex trafficking—enriching themselves on the misery and enslavement of immigrants. They murder innocent people, including women and children. These Mexican drug cartels are foreign terrorist organizations, and it is time for the federal government to designate them as such.”

Source: gov.texas.gov

With 100 days to go, Biles is ready for Tokyo Olympics

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Nearly five years after the last games and last year’s delay amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Simone Biles and Team USA are just 100 days from the start of the Tokyo Olympics.

“It feels surreal. It doesn’t feel like it’s going to happen,” said the 4-time Olympic gold medalist. “Especially everything that us as athletes have gone through in the last year.”

As America’s most decorated gymnast in history, with five medals coming in Rio in 2016, Biles said she is ready to add to her trophy case. Despite any uncertainty, the Spring native continues her world-class training.

“I start at 7:00 in the morning and then I go until 10:30,” she said. “Then I’m back at 2:00 to 5:00 or 5:30. Whenever I finish it. That’s pretty much every day.”

Biles said the one-year postponement actually may have been a good thing. It allowed her to take a break and refresh her body and mind. The 24-year-old said the world can expect to see the same fierce competition they’ve come to know and love over the years. Biles said they will also see a more mature version.

“I feel like I’ve become stronger and independent myself and just been a voice for myself,” Biles said. “Before, I was a little bit younger so I didn’t have that choice as much.”

Biles said one of her toughest adjustments for the Tokyo Games will be having to compete without her family there due to COVID restrictions. She said this will be the first time she has ever competed without someone in her family present.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Galveston port director asks Abbott for help to get CDC cruise ban lifted

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The Carnival Cruise Ship 'Triumph' along with two other cruise ships sit in the Houston Port unable to leave after an oil spill on March 25, 2014 in Galveston, Texas. (Getty Images)

Rodger Rees, the director of the Port of Galveston, has asked Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asking for his help in pressuring the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to lift its moratorium on cruises by the summer.

In an open letter, Rees, along with Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the Cruise Lines International Association and major cruise lines plead with the CDC to lift the ban that was issued in October. They say the prohibition has put the U.S. cruise industry in limbo.

According to the letter, the CDC has taken no action amid falling COVID case numbers in the U.S., millions of Americans being vaccinated and cruises resuming in other places around the world. The letter also said that cruise ports and cruise lines have put measures in place for safe, sustainable trips.

Rees said in the letter that Galveston’s port is ready. He said the cruise terminal complex has been enhanced to meet CDC standards as outlined in the October 2020 framework for conditional sailings. He said about $100,000 in improvements aimed at reducing the spread of the coronavirus have been made, such as touchless bathroom fixtures, plexiglass shields in customer service areas, and enhanced air handling systems.

According to Rees, the suspension of cruising from Galveston during the pandemic has resulted in a $1.2 billion loss in direct spending and a reduction of 23,000 jobs, and $1.6 billion in wages statewide.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Las Vegas Sands launches multimillion-dollar ad campaign to push for casinos in Texas

A woman is seen reflected wearing a protective face mask, amid the coronavirus disease outbreak, outside a closed poker room in a casino in New Orleans on Aug. 30, 2020. (Credit: REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton)

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The gaming empire Las Vegas Sands is launching a multimillion-dollar advertising blitz to build support for its campaign to bring casinos to Texas.

The company will begin airing TV and radio ads Thursday in the state’s biggest markets, according to an announcement first shared with The Texas Tribune. The news of the ads comes the same day that a state House committee was set to review proposals expanding gambling in Texas, including one being backed by Las Vegas Sands.

The ads tell Texans that “billions of tourism and gambling dollars” leave the state every year for neighboring states that allow more gaming.

“This November, the Legislature can allow Texans to vote to build four world-class destination resorts and casinos, bringing those dollars back to Texas,” a narrator says in one of the half-minute TV spots. “Let’s boost our economy, create tens of thousands of jobs and help fund vital services like schools and public safety.”

Las Vegas Sands is funding the ads under the banner of its new Texas Destination Resort Alliance, which has unveiled a website and social media accounts to coincide with the ad campaign.

The company is backing legislation that would let Texans vote on whether to create special casino licenses for four “destination resorts” in the state’s four largest metropolitan areas: Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio and Austin. The ads will air in those markets as well as some others.

Las Vegas Sands has spent millions of dollars to hire dozens of lobbyists this session, hoping to persuade a Legislature that has been reluctant to expand gambling options in the past.

The Sands push has made little progress in the Legislature so far. The Senate version has been referred to a committee but has not been scheduled for a hearing yet.

Wednesday’s hearing in the House will also include a discussion of a bill that would allow sports gambling in the state.

Source: www.click2houston.com

Una historia que merecía ser contada: Conversando con Diego Boneta

Una historia que merecía ser contada: Conversando con Diego Boneta

¿Qué relación tenías con la música de Luis Miguel antes de hacer esta serie?

Luis Miguel ha sido mi artista latino favorito desde que tengo memoria. Mis padres dicen que cantaba «Suave» desde la cuna, y estoy seguro de que el primer concierto al que fui fue de Luis Miguel. Mis padres son muy fans de él. Y recuerdo que siempre que lo veía, pensaba que tenía la mejor voz y que era el mejor intérprete. Fui a muchos de sus shows, y cuando comencé mi carrera en un reality para cantantes, a los 11 años, de casualidad me asignaron la canción «La chica del bikini azul», de Luis Miguel. Puedes encontrar el video en YouTube. Esa fue una de las primeras cosas que le conté a Micky cuando lo conocí. Le dije: «Yo canté esa canción, pero lo hice horrible comparado contigo». Esta serie es sin dudas uno de esos proyectos en los que, al mirar hacia atrás, es increíble cómo aparecen esas pequeñas conexiones y coincidencias.

Lea la conversación completa aquí!

Acerca de Luis Miguel, La serie T2:

La fascinante historia de una de las estrellas más queridas de México continúa con giros y cambios dramáticos, además de nuevos personajes, en la temporada 2 de “Luis Miguel, La serie”. Narrados en dos líneas de tiempo, los ocho episodios muestran al cantante en una encrucijada: cómo abordar la fama a nivel internacional como ídolo del pop latinoamericano mientras busca el equilibrio con las demandas de su tensa vida familiar. En la cima de su éxito en los noventa, Luis Miguel (Diego Boneta) queda a cargo del cuidado de sus hermanos tras la muerte de su padre e intenta enmendar la relación con su novia Érika (Camila Sodi). Hugo (César Bordón), representante y figura paterna para Micky, lucha contra el cáncer, y un nuevo representante, Patricio Robles (Pablo Cruz Guerrero), agita las cosas en la agencia de talentos. A comienzos de la década del 2000, mientras intenta descifrar la misteriosa desaparición de su madre, Luis Miguel sana su propia herida paterna al reconectarse con su hija distanciada, Michelle (Macarena Achaga), a quien no ve desde hace más de una década.

THE BOY FROM MEDELLIN – MAY 07, 2021

Dirigida y producida por Matthew Heineman
Productores ejecutivos Fabio Acosta, Scooter Braun, Allison Kaye, Scott Manson, Jennifer McDaniels, Jenna Millman, José Álvaro Osorio Balvín, Juan Diego Villegas
Producida por Juan Camilo Cruz, Myles Estey, Joedan Okun
Protagonizada por José Álvaro Osorio Balvín

Del director nominado al Oscar y al Emmy Matthew Heineman (Cartel Land, City of Ghosts, A Private War) llega un asombroso retrato íntimo de una de las mayores superestrellas internacionales de nuestro tiempo.

THE BOY FROM MEDELLIN sigue a J Balvin en los momentos previos al concierto más importante de su carrera: una presentación con boletos agotados en su ciudad natal de Medellín, Colombia.

Pero a medida que se acerca el show, la ciudad explota con una creciente agitación política, obligando al músico ganador del Grammy Latino a debatir consigo mismo la responsabilidad que tiene como artista frente a su país y sus legiones de fans en todo el mundo.

A medida que la presión pública frente al próximo concierto se incrementa, detrás de escena Balvin continúa lidiando con la ansiedad y la depresión que lo ha afectado durante años.

Filmada en su totalidad a lo largo de la dramática semana previa al concierto

THE BOY FROM MEDELLÍN nos da un acceso sin precedentes al “príncipe del reggaeton” y  provee una mirada inmersiva a uno de los momentos más importantes y cargados de emociones de su vida.

Endangered Species – MAY 28, 2021

Elenco: Rebecca Romijn, Philip Winchester, Isabel Bassett, Michael Johnston, Chris Fisher and Jerry O’Connell   
Dirigida por: MJ Bassett
 Guion de: MJ Bassett and Isabel Bassett
Duración: 101 minutes
Clasificada: R

Protagonizada por Rebecca Romijn (de la franquicia X-Men) y Jerry O’Connell (de “Billions” de Showtime), el relato de esta apasionante aventura transcurre bajo el brutal sol africano. Jack Halsey lleva a su esposa (Romijn), a sus hijos adultos y a un amigo a unas vacaciones de ensueño en Kenia. Pero mientras se aventuran solos en un parque salvaje, un rinoceronte enfadado vuelca la camioneta de safari en la que viajan, dejándolos heridos y desesperados. Luego, cuando dos de ellos van a buscar ayuda, un encuentro sangriento y feroz con un leopardo y un clan de hienas culminará en una lucha desesperada por la supervivencia.

Publicación 1198 de SAN ANTONIO – Revista Digital 15 de abril – 21 de abril / 2021

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Publicación 1198 de DALLAS – Revista Digital 15 de abril – 21 de abril / 2021

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