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          THE MAY 3RD GRAND PRAIRIE CITY ELECTION INCLUDES RACES FOR MAYOR, ONE CITY COUNCIL SEAT, A SALES TAX REFERENDUM, AND AMENDMENTS TO THE CITY CHARTER. 
          IN THE MAYOR'S RACE INCUMBENT, RON JENSEN IS SEEKING ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM AGAINST RABBI L LESLEY. 
          IN DISTRICT TWO INCUMBENT, JACQUELINE HEDON IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR ANOTHER THREE YEAR TERM. 
          AND IN DISTRICT FOUR THERE IS A THREE WAY RACE BETWEEN INCUMBENT JOHN LOPEZ, MARTA NEMO, AND CARLOS CHARLIE GARZA. 
          VOTERS WILL ALSO DECIDE IF THEY WANNA REAUTHORIZE A QUARTER CENT SALES TAX THAT IS BEING USED FOR STREET IMPROVEMENTS. 
          VOTERS RENEWED THE TAX FOR A FOURTH TIME IN 2017. 
          SINCE THEN, IT HAS GENERATED $81 MILLION, WHICH HAS BEEN USED TO IMPROVE MORE THAN 121 STREETS. 
          FIX 64 MILES OF ROADWAY REPAIR 29 ALLEYS, AND ELIMINATE 1,355 STANDING WATER SITES. 
          IF VOTERS RENEW THE STREET TAX FOR EIGHT YEARS, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WILL STAY THE SAME. 
          AN ESTIMATED $96 MILLION WOULD BE GENERATED FOR STREET REPAIRS AND NON-RESIDENTS WOULD SHARE THE COST THROUGH THE SALES TAX. 
          IF THE TAX IS NOT RENEWED, THE OVERALL SALES TAX WOULD BE REDUCED BY ONE QUARTER CENT. 
          THE LEVEL OF STREET REPAIRS WOULD DECLINE TO WHAT COULD BE ABSORBED BY THE CITY'S GENERAL FUND BUDGET. 
          THERE ARE ALSO TWO CITY CHARTER AMENDMENTS ON THE BALLOT. 
          PROPOSITION B WOULD ADD THE POSITION OF DEPUTY MAYOR PRO TEM, WHICH WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AND PERFORM THE DUTIES OF THE MAYOR. 
          IF THE MAYOR PRO TEM IS ABSENT OR DISABLED, PROPOSITION C WOULD REMOVE REDUNDANCIES, CORRECT TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS AND MODIFY LANGUAGE THAT CONFLICTS WITH STATE OR FEDERAL LAW. 
          EARLY VOTING FOR THE MAY 3RD ELECTION IS AVAILABLE FROM APRIL 22ND THROUGH APRIL 29TH. 
          VOTING ON ELECTION DAY IS FROM 7:00 AM UNTIL 7:00 PM FOR VOTING LOCATIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION, VISIT THE CITY'S WEBSITE@GPTX.ORG. 
          OFF THE HORSES ARE OFF AND RUNNING AGAIN AT LONE STAR PARK AT GRAND PRAIRIE. 
          IT'S OPENING WEEKEND AND THE 28TH SEASON AT THE PREMIER HORSE RACING FACILITY IN TEXAS, BRINGING MANY OF THE TOP HORSES, JOCKEYS OWNERS AND TRAINERS TO THE TRACK TO COMPETE FOR MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN PRIZE MONEY OVER THE 73 RACING DATES SCHEDULED FOR 2025. 
          AND THAT WILL ALSO MEAN THOUSANDS OF FANS, WHO FOR NEARLY THREE DECADES HAVE CONTINUED TO FLOCK TO THE PLACE THAT STARTED IT ALL. 
          AS FAR AS PUTTING GRAND PRAIRIE ON THE MAP AS AN ENTERTAINMENT DESTINATION, ONE OF THE BIG THINGS THAT WE LIKE TO DO IS CREATE WINNING EXPERIENCES FOR ALL OF OUR GUESTS. 
          SO, YOU KNOW, WHEN PEOPLE ARE OUT HERE, WE WANT 'EM TO HAVE A GOOD TIME, BUT THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES THAT YOU CAN PAY $10 FOR GENERAL MISSION AND GET WITHIN A FEW FEET OF THE ATHLETES RIGHT HERE AT LONE STAR PARK. 
          YOU CAN DO THAT. 
          YOU CAN WALK RIGHT UP TO THE RAIL. 
          SEE THE HORSES UP CLOSE IN PERSON. 
          HI. 
          OH MY GOD. 
          HE'S RIGHT. 
          BECAUSE NO MATTER THEIR AGE OR WHETHER THEY ARE FIRST TIMERS, LONG TIME VETERANS OR VISITORS FROM A LAND FAR, FAR AWAY, THE FASCINATION, EXHILARATION, AND NOVELTY THAT THE PEOPLE AND PONIES AT LONE STAR PARK CAN PROVIDE NEVER SEEMS TO GET OLD. 
          YEAH. 
          PLACE MEANS A LOT TO ME, MEANS A SPECIAL PLACE TO MY HEART. 
          THIS IS WHERE I'M AT MOST OF THESE PEOPLE, SO THAT'S WHY WE'RE OUT HERE CELEBRATING TODAY. 
          THE HORSES ARE REAL NICE. 
          THE PEOPLE ARE EVEN BETTER. 
          UH, IT'S JUST LIKE A REAL FAMILY FRIENDLY AREA, FOR SURE. 
          I LIKE THE HORSES. 
          I LIKE THE THAT, THE . 
          IT'S NICE, THE JERKIES BIG AND THE EATING , THE LUNCH . 
          THE FOOD IS GOOD, HUH? YEAH, IT IS GOOD. 
          AND THE PEOPLE IS, UH, FRIENDLY. 
          FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY, FRIENDLY PEOPLE. 
          FRIENDLY PEOPLE. 
          YEAH. 
          THE 2025 THOROUGHBRED SEASON AT LONE STAR PARK CONTINUES EVERY WEEKEND THROUGH JULY 13TH. 
          FOR A SCHEDULE TICKETS OR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE VISIT LONE STAR PARK.COM. 
          3, 2, 2, 1. 
          YAY. 
          THAT'S RIGHT. 
          THE WAIT IS OVER. 
          THANKS TO THE ENDURING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE CITY OF GRAND PRAIRIE, DALLAS COUNTY, AND ITS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES. 
          THE DENMAN CLINIC IS BACK IN SERVICE READY TO WELCOME CITIZENS IN NEED OF ESSENTIAL HEALTHCARE BACK TO WHAT IS NOW A BEAUTIFULLY RENOVATED 
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AND MODERNIZED FACILITY AT ITS LONGTIME LOCATION IN THE HEART OF THE CITY. 
          NOW, AFTER NEARLY 30 YEARS WITHOUT A REMODEL, THE CLINIC FINALLY HAS THE UPGRADE. 
          IT DESERVES THANKS TO THE CARES ACT. 
          THE CARES ACT, THE CARES ACT, YOU MAY REMEMBER, WAS PART OF THE FEDERAL COVID-19 RESPONSE. 
          THE CLINIC IS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING. 
          IT'S A LIFELINE FOR OUR RESIDENTS THAT HELP OUR COMMUNITY STAY HEALTHY IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD. 
          ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE IS LIMITED. 
          THERE AREN'T MANY DOCTORS OR CLINICS WITHIN A TWO MILE RADIUS MAKING THIS CLINIC A CRITICAL POINT OF CARE, ESPECIALLY FOR THIS AREA. 
          NOW, WITH ACCESS TO FIVE STATE-OF-THE-ART EXAM ROOMS, PRIVATE SCREENING AND COUNSELING ROOMS, AND AN ONSITE LAB, THE CLINIC'S, DOCTORS AND STAFF WILL ONCE AGAIN BE PROVIDING LOW COST IMMUNIZATIONS FOR BOTH CHILDREN AND ADULTS, ALONG WITH A NUMBER OF SCREENING AND WELLNESS PROGRAMS. AND JUST LIKE ALWAYS, ANY GRAND PRAIRIE RESIDENT THAT NEEDS IT WILL HAVE ACCESS TO THEIR HEALTHCARE SERVICES NO MATTER WHAT, NO MATTER WHERE YOU COME FROM, NO MATTER WHAT LANGUAGE YOU SPEAK, NO MATTER WHAT'S YOUR ECONOMIC STATUS, EVERYBODY HAS THE RIGHT TO HAVE ACCESS TO QUALITY HEALTHCARE. 
          AND THIS CLINIC EXEMPLIFIES THAT. 
          WE HAD IMMUNIZATION SERVICES HERE, UH, FOR YEARS, AND WE'RE EXCITED TO GET THAT GOING AGAIN, ESPECIALLY, YOU KNOW, AS WE'RE DEALING WITH MEASLES IN WEST TEXAS. 
          AND THE WAY TO STOP THAT, WE, WE HAVE THE TOOLS. 
          WE KNOW WHAT WORKS. 
          IT'S GETTING VACCINATED. 
          AND SO WE'RE REALLY EXCITED TO BE ABLE TO OFFER THAT TO THE COMMUNITY AND MAKE SURE THAT, UH, EVERYONE HAS THAT ACCESS, UH, TO THAT CARE. 
          THE DENMAN CLINIC IS NOW OPEN ON WEDNESDAYS AND THURSDAYS FROM 8:30 AM TO 3:00 PM AND APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, PLEASE CALL 9 7 2 6 9 2 2 7 8 OH.
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