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Six Takeaways on What the USMCA Means to Texas and the World

by | Dec 15, 2020
Texas has a special trade relationship with Mexico and Canada, with the two countries employing roughly 1 million Texans and the relationship resulting in $270 billion in trade annually. You can find more takeaways from the United States and these countries' trade representatives below.
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Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson Discusses Parallel Crises Facing City, Looks to the Future
by | Dec 11, 2020
During Eric Johnson’s term as Mayor of Dallas, he's had to respond to two major crises so far: the ongoing pandemic and an increase in violent crime. Mayor Johnson addressed these issues in The Year-End Conversation and also touched on initiatives to develop Dallas’ workforce and transform the city into a destination for startup companies.
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Bishop T.D. Jakes Shares Insights on Embracing Gratitude and Flexibility Amid 2020’s Challenges
by | Dec 9, 2020
“One of the problems that we tend to do when we are faced with challenges and changes is to remain normal. I believe that one of the solutions to stress is to restructure,” Bishop Jakes said during the Leadership Dallas Alumni Association's Annual Leadership Luncheon.
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Dallas Invents: 128 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 24

by | Dec 9, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 14 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Apple's desktop electronic device, Astrapi's devices employing polynomial symbol waveforms, Capital One's augmented reality navigation, CerSci Therapeutics' compounds for pain treatment, Dell's remote integrity assurance of a secured virtual environment, Intellective Ai's anomalous stationary object detection and reporting, Lintec of America's nanofiber yarn dispenser, Parkifi's parking sensor magnetometer calibration, and Spark Connected's wireless power transfer through low-e window.
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New North Texas Center for Mobility Technologies Will Fuel Innovation With Industry-University Collaborations
by | Dec 8, 2020
North Texas’ research universities will offer their expertise in artificial intelligence, composite materials, wireless vehicle tech, IOT, big data, and more.

Under the umbrella of the Texas Research Association, the new center aims to solve mobility challenges faced by industry, nonprofits, municipalities, and transportation agencies—here and beyond.
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Dallas Invents: 135 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 17
by | Dec 2, 2020

Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: AT&T's prioritized network based on service and user device, Honda's applied artificial intelligence for natural language processing automotive reporting system, IBM's augment politeness in question answer systems, Liberty Peak Ventures' funding a radio frequency device transaction, Mitogrow's vitamin-hormone horticultural product, and Texas Instruments' bluetooth data forwarding.

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Dallas Invents: 138 Patents Granted for Week of Nov. 10
by | Nov 25, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 13 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amazon Technologies' tech for job processing using a public service network, AT&T's integrated wireline and wireless access using software defined networking, Capital One's vehicle listing image detection and alert system, Doing Good Better's collaborative giving system and method, FHNC's wastewater separation system, IBM's automated trend detection by self-learning models through image generation and recognition, State Farm's autonomous vehicle accident and emergency response, Textron's integral life raft, survival kit, and step, and Toyota's self-healing metal structures.
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Dallas Invents: 148 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 27

by | Nov 11, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Amera IoT's apparatus for creating and using quantum resistant keys, UT's crowdshaping realistic 3D avatars with words, Capital One's code quality evaluation and user interfaces, Elbit Systems' landing strobe signature, Ilumi's wireless control device and methods thereof, Johnson & Johnson's pupil-only photochromic contact lenses , NTT DATA's augmented shareable video files for robotic process automation, ROCA Medica's predilution sets for distributing antigens, Toyota's vehicle velocity predictor using neural networks , and Zyvex Labs' methods of fabricating an implantable device.
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Dallas Invents: 143 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 20
by | Nov 4, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Alcon's intraocular lens compositions, Facebook's location-based content aggregation and distribution, FedEx's loss prevention tracking system, Halliburton's wireless activation of wellbore tools, Lynntech's undersea vehicle , USAA's appliance monitoring sensors, and Vinli's cloud integrated vehicle platform.
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How They Did It: Redesigning the State Fair of Texas
by | Oct 29, 2020
PHOTO GALLERY | The annual celebration of all things Texas doesn't translate to a Zoom call. So rather than scrapping plans entirely, the staff got creative. Here's a look at how it worked out.
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Debate Recap: Allred, Collins Spar on COVID-19 Relief, Trade Policy, Public Education, and More

by | Oct 28, 2020
In the race for Texas’ 32nd Congressional District, the 2020 General Election pits first-term Congressman Colin Allred, who serves on the Transportation & Infrastructure, Foreign Affairs, and Veteran Affairs Committees, against Republican challenger Genevieve Collins, a seventh-generation Texan who leads corporate strategy for Istation, a Dallas-based education technology firm.
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Dallas Invents: 139 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 13
by | Oct 28, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 11 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Fossil's activity monitoring device, Magic Leap's virtual image generation system using emotional states of user, Microfabrica's counterfeiting deterrent and security devices, NTT Data's virtual resource monitoring for robotic processes, Siemens Healthcare's virtual biopsy techniques for analyzing diseases, Topgolf's RFID golf ball testing apparatus and systems, Toyota's on-the-fly autonomous vehicle refueling and recharging, and USAA's predictive customer service support system and method.
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Dallas Invents: 163 Patents Granted for Week of Oct. 6
by | Oct 21, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 9 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: Allegan's dermal filler, Capital One Services' personalized car recommendations based on customer web traffic, Evergaze's method for improving, augmenting or enhancing vision, Exploring Inc.'s haptic mapping of a configurable virtual reality environment, Mitsubishi's method for sensing wind flow passing over complex terrain, and iHeartMedia's voice track editor.
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Dallas Invents: 107 Patents Granted for Week of Sept. 29
by | Oct 14, 2020
Dallas-Fort Worth ranked No. 10 for patents out of 250 metros. Patents granted include: 7-Eleven's multi-camera image tracking on a global plane, Apple's licensed assisted access signal detection for reducing power use, AT&T Mobility's cell user occupancy indicator to enhance intelligent traffic steering, BlackBerry's emergency services handling, Smurfit Kappa North America's liquid carrier and dispenser, Toyota's methods for predicting and detecting a cardiac event, and an unassigned autonomous swimming pool skimmer
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