Cookeville, Tennessee-based Averitt Express recently opened a 400,000-square-foot distribution and fulfillment center in Grand Prairie, Texas, near Dallas. .
A year ago travelers canceled flights and trips due to the pandemic, but with vaccines now in the mix and fewer restrictions, many people feel more comfortable.
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May.17.2021
You may know Arlington, Texas, as the home of the popular amusement park Six Flags Over Texas and to the University of Texas at Arlington. Arlington has also evolved into a valuable place to visit to see your favorite sports team play ball and has boasted quite a few other attractions in the past several years. But what you may not know is that the city is home to thriving art, entertainment, and music scenes, with its historic downtown being at the heart of it all.
Arlington is about halfway between Dallas and Fort Worth and 15 minutes south of the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport. I was hosted at The Sanford House to see how Arlington has grown since treading my feet there years ago, but all opinions here are my very own.
House Democrats and Republicans seek more than $20 billion in earmarks as once-maligned practice returns
By Tony Romm and Alyssa Fowers Washington Post,Updated May 14, 2021, 1 hour ago
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Representative Rosa DeLauro, Democrat of Connecticut, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in June. DeLauro, the chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, unveiled a proposal for bringing back the earmark practice.DOUG MILLS/NYT
WASHINGTON â The return of congressional earmarks has sparked a massive dash for cash on Capitol Hill, where more than 300 House Democrats and Republicans have sought nearly $21 billion in federal funding to help their home districts and pet projects â and shore up their reelection prospects.