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TexasTowelie

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Fri Jan 12, 2018, 05:12 AM Jan 2018

MLK parade that was to have included governor fails to get permit, is canceled

ARLINGTON -- City officials on Thursday canceled a controversial Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade that was to have included Gov. Greg Abbott as the honorary grand marshal and served as a six-county celebration of the late civil rights leader’s work.

City officials said the decision was made because organizers of the Toyota North Texas Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade had “failed to meet event planning and security-related funding requirements.”

The parade was billed as a way to combine MLK events in Tarrant, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman and Collin counties in one regional celebration. But critics quickly spoke out against Abbott’s inclusion, with some calling for a boycott or other protest.

Arlington’s special events ordinance requires a permit for parades on public streets, public parks or other outdoor spaces owned by the city, and organizers are required to pay the costs of covering costs for traffic management and event security.

Read more here: http://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/community/arlington/article194301349.html

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MLK parade that was to have included governor fails to get permit, is canceled (Original Post) TexasTowelie Jan 2018 OP
I care so much less about Greg Abbott than I do.... cbreezen Jan 2018 #1
I know I thought that was weird LeftInTX Jan 2018 #2

cbreezen

(694 posts)
1. I care so much less about Greg Abbott than I do....
Fri Jan 12, 2018, 05:36 AM
Jan 2018

about Toyota co-opting a Martin Luther King celebration. What the fuck?

Tostito's Fiesta Bowl, anyyone?

This is disgusting.

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