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Horizon takes 1,500 Houston students to Harriet, the Movie
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City of Houston Announces Winners of Liftoff Houston! Pitch Day 2019 Start-Up Business Plan Competition
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1.How did acting become such an important part of your life? Acting was never actually a dream of mine. …
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