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Posted by Miles Bloxson on Feb 26, 2021 Jake Lloyd grew up in Round Rock, Texas just 20 minutes outside of Austin in a musically inclined family.  His father and grandfather sang in the church and his grandmother was a professionally trained organ and piano player. Growing up Jake listened to eclectic artists like Rick James and Prince, which would later shape his one-of-a-kind sound. In 2010, Lloyd met producer and future bandmate Danny Saldivar II known as DSII. The two would continue to col...

December 18, 2020 at 11:06 AM Despite the difficulties and hardships created by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Speedway Children’s Charities – Texas Chapter was proud to present grants to 17 organizations totaling $250,000. The grants will benefit more than 10,000 children in need in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. A video presentation of the grant program will be played on Big Hoss TV, the world’s largest HDTV, at Texas Moto...

When JaeHee (Melanie) Chung-Sherman checked her email on Oct. 12, 2020, she couldn’t believe her eyes. Sitting in her inbox was a message from Will Francis, the executive director for the National Association of Social Workers, Texas Chapter (NASWTX). The subject line: “Loss of Discriminations Protections.”  At a routine meeting of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, which regulates social work practice, an eleventh-hour rule change from Governor Greg Abbott’s office was acc...