It was that first year in business that a friend invited him to a Texas Professional Photography Association convention.

在经营的第一年，一位朋友邀请他参加了得州职业摄影协会代表大会。

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The third candidate, Michael Badnarik, a computer-programmer from Texas, entered the convention as a dark horse: unlike the other two hopefuls, he had not even rented a room for his campaign headquarters.

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At the South by Southwest tech convention in Austin, Texas, in March, he arranged a paid-appearance deal for Grumpy Cat from the website Mashable.

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George W. Bush warned his political opponents at the 2000 Republican National Convention not to mess with Texas.

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