SEARING BROWN FOUNDATION

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Retrieved 2026-11-12; covers tax years 2010–2025. Data: furp.org (index © the FURP Alliance; the records are public domain).

2025 · Form 990PF · revenue $50K · expenses $63K · assets $798K

EIN
72-1522030
Address
14507 TIVOLI DR, HOUSTON, TX 77077-1051
NTEE code
T20 Private Grantmaking Foundations (Philanthropy, Voluntarism and Grantmaking Foundations) published (IRS Business Master File)
Exempt type
501(c)(3): charitable, religious, educational, scientific or literary (corporation)
Ruling date
September 2002 (when the IRS recognized its exemption)
IRS status
Exempt (unconditional) (IRS Business Master File) IRS data ↗
Tax-deductible donations
Yes: listed in IRS Publication 78 (private foundation) Pub 78 ↗
Foundation status
Private non-operating foundation
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Each tax year counts once: when a return was amended, only the latest return for that period is used below (superseded returns stay listed, greyed, under Finances).

People paid by the organization

None of the 4 people listed on these returns reported compensation from the organization. They are listed below.

Officers and directors, no compensation reported

4 people listed on the returns with $0 (or no amount) in every compensation column: current people first. Hours are as filed on the latest return each person appears on.

NameLatest titleYearsHrs/wk (latest)CompensationOrganizations
Scott S Brown PRESIDENT2010-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Markell B Rowe TREASURER2011-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Melanie C Dauphin SECRETARY2011-2025 0 $0 reported 1
Cynthia S Brown (former) TREASURER2010 0 $0 reported 1

People by year

2025 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2024 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2023 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2022 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2021 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2020 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2019 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2018 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2017 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2016 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2015 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2014 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2013 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2012 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2011 · 3 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
MARKELL B ROWE TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01
MELANIE C DAUPHIN SECRETARY0 $0-$0 $01
2010 · 2 people listed · none paid
NameTitleHrs/wkFrom orgFrom relatedOtherTotalOrgs
SCOTT S BROWN PRESIDENT0 $0-$0 $01
CYNTHIA S BROWN TREASURER0 $0-$0 $01

Highest-paid independent contractors

No independent contractors reported.

Who the money went to

Grants this organization reported paying: Schedule I Part II of the Form 990, or the grants-paid list on the 990-PF. Open a year for every recipient. Recipients link to their own page when the grant names an EIN we have (990-PF grants list no EIN, so those link only on an exact, unique name and state). Grants to individuals are counted; their names are not shown.

2025 · 26 grants to organizations · $54K
2024 · 19 grants to organizations · $50K
2023 · 14 grants to organizations · $44K
2022 · 17 grants to organizations · $46K
2021 · 26 grants to organizations · $50K
2020 · 16 grants to organizations · $48K
2019 · 16 grants to organizations · $48K
2018 · 14 grants to organizations · $47K
2017 · 13 grants to organizations · $47K
2016 · 17 grants to organizations · $44K
2015 · 22 grants to organizations · $47K
2014 · 19 grants to organizations · $44K
2013 · 25 grants to organizations · $43K
2012 · 22 grants to organizations · $36K
2011 · 17 grants to organizations · $46K
2010 · 24 grants to organizations · $40K

Negative amounts are returned or refunded grants; they are listed last and left out of the totals of grants paid.

Who gave

Contributors listed on Schedule B of the Form 990-PF: name, city and state as filed (street addresses are not shown), with total and noncash contributions for the year. A link to an organization's page is tagged Fuzzy with its name-similarity score (0 to 1) when it rests on name and state; Schedule B lists no EIN, so no link here is an exact identifier match.

2022 · 1 contributor · $5K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SEARING LTD Organization or other HOUSTON, TX $5,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2022 · filing
2014 · 1 contributor · $10K
#ContributorTypeCity, stateTotalNoncashSource
1 SCOTT BROWN Person HOUSTON, TX $10,000- Form 990PF Sch. B, 2014 · filing

Contributors listed here are as reported on the filing. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

Finances

Newest first. Each filing: its name on one row, its figures on the row beneath. Greyed filings are superseded by a later return for the same period and are left out everywhere else on this page.

RevenueExpensesAssetsNet assetsContributionsProgram revenueOfficer payEmployeesVolunteers
2025 · Form 990PF period ending 2025-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$49,710$62,840 $798,138$798,138 -- $0--
2024 · Form 990PF period ending 2024-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,843$57,384 $811,626$811,626 -- $0--
2023 · Form 990PF period ending 2023-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$31,807$50,927 $807,489$807,489 -- $0--
2022 · Form 990PF period ending 2022-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$24,894$52,878 $827,024$827,024 $5,000- $0--
2021 · Form 990PF period ending 2021-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$61,770$56,643 $861,887$856,887 -- $0--
2020 · Form 990PF period ending 2020-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$26,789$56,077 $857,415$852,415 -- $0--
2019 · Form 990PF period ending 2019-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$28,945$56,971 $877,235$871,359 -- $0--
2018 · Form 990PF period ending 2018-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$20,647$51,879 $897,814$891,938 -- $0--
2017 · Form 990PF period ending 2017-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$202,226$54,236 $908,609$902,733 -- $0--
2016 · Form 990PF period ending 2016-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$21,921$51,269 $751,642$750,766 $0- $0--
2015 · Form 990PF period ending 2015-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$38,577$54,628 $781,513$780,637 $0- $0--
2014 · Form 990PF period ending 2014-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$52,699$53,443 $797,585$796,683 $10,000- $0--
2013 · Form 990PF period ending 2013-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$41,808$54,384 $809,363$797,453 -- $0--
2012 · Form 990PF period ending 2012-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$88,265$50,980 $821,477$810,029 -- $0--
2011 · Form 990PF period ending 2011-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$12,887$57,931 $783,285$772,744 -- $0--
2010 · Form 990PF period ending 2010-12-31 · view filing · original 990 ↗
$40,318$51,225 $818,729$817,788 -- $0--

Funders of this organization

Not reported: no grants to this organization appear in the filings we have (tax years 2010 to 2025).

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Same category: NTEE code and revenue

Ranked without any AI: same NTEE code first, then the same NTEE group; then revenue within 2x, 5x or 10x; then the same state; then similar name and mission text. NTEE: the IRS’s code when it lists one, otherwise FURP’s inferred code. Same state only · More (100)

OrganizationStateNTEELatest revenueLatest expensesTop-paid titleTop payWhy similar
JACK AND FRANCES BROWN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,707$132,187 PRESIDENT$61,682 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BANA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,388$130,571 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
BATCH GIVING FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,000$58,717 Trustee$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state, similar name
SOLWAY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,567$68,224 SECRETARY$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HELM FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,562$532,844 DIR/CHAIRMAN$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
GRACE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,850$53,751 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WHITIS FOUNDATIONTXT20 $51,000$51,458 PRESIDENT, TREASURER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MCFADIN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,292$81,806 VICE PRESIDE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
908 ALTA FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,531$150,556 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
WAGENLIS FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,429$50,615 CO-TRUSTEE$10,823 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
SAM FIELD FOSTER FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,520$93,974 VICE PRESIDE$9,500 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KULI FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,209$41,173 PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE NORRIS FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,460$46,658 FOUNDATION MANAGER$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
FORT PHANTOM FOUNDATIONTXT20 $47,836$38,107 President$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LEVIN FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,270$68,261 Director$6,000 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
NELSON FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,913$134,590 PRESIDENT & TREASURER, DIR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
HARLOW FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,554$79,613 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
PEGGY KEENAN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,224$19,913 TRUSTEE$6,132 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
KHOURIE FAMILY FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,183$188,446 PRESIDENT & DIRECTOR$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
THE JAMES PLACE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,902$0 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
IMPERIAL CREDIT FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,415$17,060 TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
FRANK BRACKEN JR FAMILY FOUNDATION INCTXT20 $49,562$17,718 Director$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
MARY ILO SMITH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $48,317$621,863 CO-TRUSTEE$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
BARONESS KANDY KAYE HORN FOUNDATIONTXT20 $49,308$6,825 DIRECTOR, CHAIR, PRESIDENT$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state
LEHMAN FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONTXT20 $50,455$50,500 President/Treas$0 Same NTEE code T20, revenue within 2x, same state

Who funds organizations like this

Grantors that funded the 100 most similar organizations. Ranked by total given to them. Foundations (990-PF) and donor-advised fund sponsors only. Same matching as Funders above (by EIN, or by name for foundations).

GrantorTotal givenGrantsOrganizations fundedTypeYearsWhich ones
THE US CHARITABLE GIFT TRUST $201,4791 1DAF sponsor2023–2023 SUN CITY FOUNDATION
COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF ABILENE $100,0681 1DAF sponsor2011–2011 FORT PHANTOM FOUNDATION
AMERICAN ONLINE GIVING FOUNDATION INC $45,7652 1DAF sponsor2024–2025 COLORCODED
AMAZONSMILE FOUNDATION $1904 1Private foundation2020–2023 UNITED COURT OF AUSTIN INC

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Where the money went

Every expense line on each return, biggest first: Form 990 Part IX (with its program, management and fundraising columns), 990-EZ Part I, or 990-PF Part I. Event marks lines the organization itself describes as events. “Events” in each summary adds those lines, conferences and meetings, and the direct costs of fundraising events. Unusual is not the same as improper. Many of these patterns have ordinary explanations. Check the filing.

2025 · Form 990PF · $62,840 spent · pay $0 · grants $54,250 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $54,250 86.3%
Fees: other professional $5,299 8.4%
Other expenses $2,300 3.7%
Taxes $991 1.6%
Total$62,840100%

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2024 · Form 990PF · $57,384 spent · pay $0 · grants $50,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $50,000 87.1%
Fees: other professional $5,134 8.9%
Other expenses $2,250 3.9%
Total$57,384100%

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2023 · Form 990PF · $50,927 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,063 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $44,063 86.5%
Fees: other professional $4,564 9.0%
Other expenses $2,300 4.5%
Total$50,927100%

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2022 · Form 990PF · $52,878 spent · pay $0 · grants $45,999 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $45,999 87.0%
Fees: other professional $4,929 9.3%
Other expenses $1,950 3.7%
Total$52,878100%

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2021 · Form 990PF · $56,643 spent · pay $0 · grants $49,500 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $49,500 87.4%
Fees: other professional $5,243 9.3%
Other expenses $1,900 3.4%
Total$56,643100%

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2020 · Form 990PF · $56,077 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $48,000 85.6%
Fees: other professional $5,677 10.1%
Other expenses $2,400 4.3%
Total$56,077100%

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2019 · Form 990PF · $56,971 spent · pay $0 · grants $48,001 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $48,001 84.3%
Other expenses $4,544 8.0%
Fees: other professional $4,426 7.8%
Total$56,971100%

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2018 · Form 990PF · $51,879 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,502 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $46,502 89.6%
Fees: other professional $4,408 8.5%
Other expenses $969 1.9%
Total$51,879100%

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2017 · Form 990PF · $54,236 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,003 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $47,003 86.7%
Fees: other professional $3,820 7.0%
Fees: accounting $1,900 3.5%
Other expenses $1,513 2.8%
Total$54,236100%

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2016 · Form 990PF · $51,269 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $44,000 85.8%
Fees: other professional $3,669 7.2%
Fees: accounting $1,900 3.7%
Other expenses $1,700 3.3%
Total$51,269100%

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2015 · Form 990PF · $54,628 spent · pay $0 · grants $47,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $47,000 86.0%
Other expenses $4,170 7.6%
Fees: accounting $3,458 6.3%
Total$54,628100%

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2014 · Form 990PF · $53,443 spent · pay $0 · grants $44,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $44,000 82.3%
Other expenses $5,456 10.2%
Fees: accounting $3,330 6.2%
Taxes $657 1.2%
Total$53,443100%

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2013 · Form 990PF · $54,384 spent · pay $0 · grants $43,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $43,000 79.1%
Other expenses $8,538 15.7%
Fees: accounting $2,328 4.3%
Taxes $518 1.0%
Total$54,384100%

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2012 · Form 990PF · $50,980 spent · pay $0 · grants $36,034 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $36,034 70.7%
Other expenses $9,790 19.2%
Fees: accounting $3,649 7.2%
Taxes $1,507 3.0%
Total$50,980100%

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2011 · Form 990PF · $57,931 spent · pay $0 · grants $46,002 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $46,002 79.4%
Other expenses $7,278 12.6%
Fees: accounting $4,629 8.0%
Taxes $22 0.0%
Total$57,931100%

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2010 · Form 990PF · $51,225 spent · pay $0 · grants $40,000 · events $0
LineAs describedTotalShare
Contributions, gifts, grants paid $40,000 78.1%
Other expenses $5,590 10.9%
Fees: accounting $4,928 9.6%
Taxes $707 1.4%
Total$51,225100%

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State business registration

The same business name in the same state, from the state’s official registry data.

The area Census

Harris CountyHouston cityCensus Tract 4544

County outline, the place (blue), the tract (orange) and the ZIP center (dot).

In Census Tract 4544, Harris County, Texas, place (city or town) Houston, TX, county Harris County, TX, state Texas; placed by its ZIP code (county and tract) and city name (place). The tract is the tract holding most of the record's ZIP code (FURP does not geocode street addresses).

  • Revenue of $49,710 is $0 per resident of Houston, TX (population 2,328,253).
MeasureCensus tract
Census Tract 4544, Harris County, Texas
Place (city or town)
Houston, TX
County
Harris County, TX
State
Texas
Population B010031,0132,328,2534,838,30330,188,424
Population, 2020 census P1---29,145,505
Median age B0100228.834.434.635.6
Under 18 B0100110.4%23.4%25.9%25.0%
65 and over B010013.8%12.3%11.7%13.4%
White, not Hispanic B0300225.1%23.2%26.6%39.1%
Black B0300242.3%22.3%18.6%11.9%
Hispanic or Latino B0300226.2%44.2%44.0%39.7%
Asian B030022.5%6.9%7.3%5.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native B030020.0%0.1%0.1%0.1%

Still loading from the census: Median household income, Poverty rate, Bachelor's degree or higher, Median home value.

Data: IPUMS NHGIS (ACS 2020-2024 and the 2020 census); each figure links to its table for that area at data.census.gov. Records are placed by ZIP code and city name, not street address. More: everything FURP has in Census Tract 4544, Harris County, Texas.

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