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TEXAS AT LARGE
On the run with Michael W Green
-Masako Mai
When having a general discussion regarding tele- vision, film, entertainment the mind of those involves first go to one of the two coasts: East Coast, New York or West Coast, Los Angeles. The South-Central region of the country is Texas. Which happens to be the second largest state in the United States. Industry standards of filming have shifted within the last decade towards loca- tion scouting in regions that may save on the bot-
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tom line of the production. With the onset of film crews in neighboring watering holes, the eyes of the locals are beginning to understand, the ne- cessity to leave our neighborhoods to make our dreams and visions of sugarplums dancing in our heads is null and void. We have been shown and inspired to stay at home where we are safe, confi- dent, and a bit more advantageous in our flexing of muscle. Evolution has provided the blueprint for