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WE ARE SO EXCITED TO WELCOME EVERY, WELCOME EVERYONE TO CITY HALL, TO OUR LEGACY ROOM, AND IT'S ALWAYS A GREAT TIME WHEN WE'RE ANNOUNCING OUR ENTERTAINMENT.
JULY 4TH IS SPECIAL TO ALL OF US.
UH, IT'S A MOMENT THAT WE, UH, FOCUS ON OUR PATRIOTIC ROOTS, EVEN THOUGH WE, WE ARE BLESSED EVERY DAY BY THOSE WHO HAVE COME BEFORE US WHO HAVE FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOMS. BUT JULY 4TH, IT IS TRADITION, IT IS FIREWORKS, IT IS MUSIC, IT IS COMMUNITY.
AND THERE IS NO GREATER PLACE TO CELEBRATE.
ALTHOUGH, I'LL TELL YOU, MY HOMETOWN BACK IN CENTRAL TEXAS WAS A GREAT PLACE.
AND I KNOW YOURS WAS TOO, WHEREVER YOU'RE FROM, BUT THERE IS NO GREATER PLACE TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY THAN RIGHT HERE IN HOUSTON, TEXAS.
SO THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE.
UH, I WANNA ALSO THANK OUR SPONSORS AND I WANT TO, UM, INTRODUCE THE BEST MAYOR.
IF YOU'RE AN EVENTS PERSON, IF YOU'RE AN EVENTS PRODUCER, YOU WANT THIS MAN, UH, WHO IS SUPPORTING YOU BECAUSE THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER AS MAYOR AND SO MUCH BEFORE THEN TOO, AS STATE REP.
AND, UH, AND JUST AS A HOUSTONIAN OF NATIVE HOUSTONIAN, HE HAS LOVED EVENTS BECAUSE HE SEES THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC CELEBRATION.
AND MAYOR, I JUST WANNA THANK YOU AGAIN.
EVERY TIME I GET A MIC, I WILL, BECAUSE I'M SO HONORED THAT YOU'RE MY MAYOR AND THAT YOU LOVE CIVIC EVENTS.
PLEASE WELCOME MAYOR SYLVESTER TURNER.
UH, SHE GAVE THOSE LINES JUST LIKE WE REHEARSED THEM LAST NIGHT,
AND, AND LOOK, SHE'S BEEN VERY GRACIOUS AND KIND, BUT YOU KNOW, SHE IS THE QUEEN OF SPECIAL EVENTS AND, AND HER TEAM SIMPLY, UH, DOES A FANTASTIC JOB.
SO FROM THE BEGINNING, GIVE IT UP TO SPECIAL EVENTS.
OKAY, LOOK, I AM SO HAPPY TO BE WITH YOU HERE TO SPEAK ABOUT HOUSTON'S OFFICIAL, UH, INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION, AND ONE OF MY FAVORITE EVENTS, SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
AND AS A NATIVE HOUSTONIAN, IT'S AN OPPORTUNITY TO BRING FAMILY TO FAMILIES TOGETHER, TO RELAX, HAVE FUN, DANCE A LITTLE BIT, SING AND CELEBRATE HOUSTON AND THE FREEDOMS WE ALL ENJOY.
ALL RIGHT, AS YOUR MAYOR OF THIS CIVIC EVENT HOLDS A SPECIAL PLACE IN MY HEART AS WE CELEBRATE 36 YEARS OF PROVIDING A FUN AND SAFE PLACE TO ENJOY THE PATRIOTIC EVENT.
AND AS AN AMERICAN AND PUBLIC SERVANT, UH, WE JOIN OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS ACROSS TEXAS AND THE NATION IN UNITY TO CELEBRATE OUR FREEDOM, OUR COMMONALITIES, OUR DIFFERENCES, OUR CULTURES, OUR BELIEFS, HOPES AND DREAMS, AND OUR FAITH IN OUR HUMAN SPIRIT.
AND WE ARE COMMITTED TO PROVIDING FUN AND PATRIOTIC CELEBRATION, REFLECTIVE OF THE DIVERSITY AND STRENGTH OF OUR CITY, AND ONE THAT CELEBRATES THE IDEAS OF OUR FOUNDING FATHERS.
AND I'M PROUD TO CELEBRATE OUR NATION'S BIRTHDAY WITH YOU.
I CAN RECALL, UH, BEFORE I BECAME MAYOR, BEFORE I BECAME STATE REPRESENTATIVE, YOU KNOW, WE WOULD
SO, UH, IT IS A DAY THAT ALL OF US LOOK FORWARD TO, AND WE COULD NOT STAGE THIS ENORMOUSLY SUCCESSFUL CIVIC EVENT WITHOUT FUNDING FROM OUR MAJOR SPONSORS AND OUR HONORED TO STAND WITH THEM, GIVE IT UP TO ALL THE SPONSORS ALREADY.
I'M GONNA THROW A LOT OF SYRUP ON THEM BECAUSE WE APPRECIATE 'EM AND WE NEED THEM, AND WE, AND WE COULDN'T BE, NOT BE PULLING, UH, UH, THIS EVENT OUT WITHOUT THEM.
GLEN, I WANT TO PERSONALLY THANK YOU AND SHELL, UH, USA FOR CONTINUING TO SUPPORT THIS EVENT AS THE TITLE SPONSOR.
UH, YOUR COMMITMENT MEANS THAT PEOPLE ARE ABLE TO HAVE A FUN AND MEANINGFUL EXPERIENCE WHILE CELEBRATING THE FREEDOMS THAT WE ALL ENJOY.
AND I'M ALSO THANKFUL TO OUR ANCHOR SPONSORS, UH, FOR THEIR SUPPORT.
EMMETT MARY AND NATHAN, NATHAN UP HERE, NATHAN, UH, THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DR.
AND, UM, WE'LL GET A LITTLE BIT TASTE OF THAT, YOU KNOW, LATER ON.
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BE PROVIDING THAT ALL DAY, UH, TO THE MAYOR'S OFFICE.PEPPER AND I HAVE IN COMMON? UH, WE WERE BOTH BORN RIGHT HERE IN THE STATE OF TEXAS.
AND OVER THE YEARS, OVER THE YEARS, I PLAYED THE DASHBOARD AND TAMBOURINE ON THE DR.
YOU KNOW, I'VE LINED, DANCED A LITTLE BIT, AND THIS YEAR, WITH IT BEING MY FINAL YEAR AS MAYOR
UM, YOU KNOW, SO I CAN'T WAIT TO HEAR YOU ALL ANNOUNCED AT, AS THE ENTER ANNOUNCED, THE ENTERTAINMENT BUD LIGHT AND CIVIL EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS HOUSTON.
NOW, DIG THIS, BUD LIGHT AND CIVIL EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS HAVE BEEN WITH US SINCE THE VERY, VERY BEGINNING.
I AM GONNA DRINK A BUD ON THAT WHEN, LATER ON TODAY,
BUT THEY WERE HEALED FROM WITH US FROM THE BEGINNING.
AND THAT SHOWS YOU THEIR COMMITMENT, UH, TO THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND TO CIVIC EVENTS.
AND I, AND I APPRECIATE, I'VE BEEN MAYOR FOR 80 YEARS, UH, BUT THEY WERE DOING THIS WAY BEFORE, YOU KNOW, I BECAME MAYOR FROM THE VERY BEGINNING.
THE BUD LIGHT BAYOU BASH ZONE IS ALWAYS A HUGE ATTRACTION.
PATRONS OF THIS AREA HAVE THE GOOD FORTUNE OF HAVING THE BEST SEATS FOR THE MAIN STAGE AND FIREWORKS FOR, UH, FINALE.
SO CAMILLO WANNA THANK THEM, UH, FOR THEIR COMMITMENT TO THIS EVENT.
AND WE WOULDN'T BE HERE WITHOUT YOUR CORPORATE COMMITMENT AND ALL OF THE FUN YOU PROVIDE IN YOUR ZONE.
SO THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING SO MANY EVENTS IN OUR CITY.
AND NOW TO OUR NEW ANCHOR SPONSORS, DICK'S SPORTING GOODS.
NO, UH, OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, NO PRESSURE CLAYTON, BUT YOU HA BUT YOU HA YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE JUST HEARD ME SAY THAT BUD'S BEEN WITH US FOR 36 YEARS,
UM, SO WE ARE SO HAPPY TO WELCOME YOU TO THE FULL OF SPONSORS FOR THIS AMAZING EVENT AND FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO HOUSTON'S FAMILIES WITH YOUR SPONSORSHIP OF DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, ALL AMERICAN'S KID ZONE.
LOOK, THERE ARE SO MANY OTHER SPONSORS, UH, WHO HELPED TO MAKE THIS CIVIC EVENT POSSIBLE, INCLUDING MCDONALD'S, HOUSTON, REGAL CINEMA FLIGHT CLUB, SOUTHWEST AIRLINES, ELI MARKETING AND HOUSTON CIVIC EVENTS.
UH, THE TELEVISION PRODUCER IS A BC 13.
THE OFFICIAL RADIO SPONSOR IS COX MEDIA GROUP, THE PRINT PARTNER.
I WANT TO WELCOME BACK THE HOUSTON CHRONICLE.
YES, THE, THE OFFICIAL HO UH, HOTEL SPONSOR IS THE WHITE HALL.
AND THE COMMUNITY BENEFICIARY, OF COURSE, IS THE HOUSTON FOOD BANK.
UM, AND THIS IS A, UM, AN ENTITY THAT HAVE, THAT HAS FED SO, SO MANY PEOPLE, UH, DURING COVID AND EVEN BEYOND AND A FEEDING KIDS RIGHT NOW.
SO I'M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SPONSORSHIPS OF THE OF AMERICA CELEBRATION, AND I'M HONORED BY YOUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND LET, LEMME JUST SAY, UH, THE CITY OF HOUSTON, THE MUNICIPALITY ITSELF COULD NOT, CANNOT DO THESE THINGS BY YOURSELF, COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIPS.
UM, AND QUITE FRANKLY, IF YOU WANT AN EXCELLENT PRODUCTION, UH, IS SIMPLY COST.
BECAUSE IN OUR CITY, YOU DON'T WANT TO JUST PUT ANYTHING OUT IF IT CARRIES THE HOUSTON'S NAME, OR WE WANT TO BE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE GREAT CITY.
AND IN ORDER FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, WE NEED PEOPLE LIKE YOU.
SO, I, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE EACH AND YOU AND I MEAN THAT WITH ALL SINCERITY.
AND SO NOW IT IS MY PLEASURE, UH, TO INTRODUCE OUR, OUR TITLE SPONSOR, UH, GLEN WRIGHT, UH, WITH SHELL AND, UH, LOOK, HE'S THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, RENEWABLES AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS AMERICA FOR SHELL, USA, UH, TO OFFER REMARKS.
AND AS THEY COME, THEY, THEY'RE THE TITLE SPONSOR HERE.
BUT WHEN IT COME, WHEN IT, WHEN, UM, YOU LOOK BACK AT OUR RESILIENT HOUSTON PLAN, THE FIRST AFTER TAX DAY FLOOD, HURRICANE HARVEY, TROPICAL STORM AMELDA, IT WAS TIME FOR US TO REALLY FOCUS ON BUILDING A STRONGER, RESILIENT AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURE.
IT WAS SHELL, UH, WHO STEPPED UP AND UNDER ROAD OUR RESILIENT HOUSTON PLAN.
SO THIS IS NOT THE ONLY THING THEY HAVE DONE IN TERMS OF RESILIENCE.
UH, THEY'VE BEEN THERE AND IT'S JUST IRONIC
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THAT GLEN IS THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT OF RENEWABLES AND ENERGY SOLUTIONS AMERICA FOR C-L-U-S-A.THANK YOU, MR. MAYOR AT SHELL.
WE ARE EXCITED TO RETURN AS TITLE SPONSOR FOR SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS TO HONOR THE CITY, AND TO CELEBRATE THE 4TH OF JULY WITH THIS COMMUNITY.
NEARLY 250 YEARS AGO, A GROUP OF PEOPLE CAME TOGETHER TO OFFICIALLY VOW TO CREATE A BETTER PLACE, A NEW NATION WHERE PEOPLE COULD BE SAFE AND HEARD A PLACE FOR PROGRESS.
TODAY, WE ARE GRATEFUL TO BE A PART OF A COMMUNITY THAT CONTINUES TO WORK TOGETHER TO FIND BETTER WAYS FOR EVERYBODY TO MOVE FORWARD.
HOUSTON IS OUR HOME WHERE MORE THAN 7,000 OF OUR COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS LIVE AND WORK.
WE ARE HONORED TO SUPPORT OUR COMMUNITY THROUGH THE PARTNERSHIP, AS WELL AS THE PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES THAT ALLOW US TOGETHER TO BE A PART OF A MOVING EVERYBODY FORWARD FROM EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT TO ENVIRONMENTAL EFFORTS.
FOR EXAMPLE, OUR PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HOUSTON DYNAMO DASH AND FOOT POLITO IN THE CITY THIS YEAR'S EVENTS REMINDS US HOW SPECIAL IT IS TO COME TOGETHER AS A COMMUNITY TO ENJOY THE LIVE MUSIC, FOOD, AND FUN WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY.
FINALLY, TO HELP US CELEBRATE THAT PROGRESS, I'M PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THE HEADLINER AND TALENT FOR THE 2023 SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
THIS YEAR, WE ARE EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE CHRIS YOUNG AS HEADLINER WITH SPECIAL GUESTS, YOLA AND TMF, FORMERLY OF MAZE FEATURING FRANK BEVERLY.
AND THE OPENING ACT THIS YEAR WILL BE KEISHA, THE KEISHA PRATT BAND.
SHE'S SURE TO GET THE PARTY STARTED.
DO I SAY SOMETHING? THANK YOU, MR. WRIGHT.
UM, WE SO APPRECIATE ALL THAT SHELL DOES, AND, AND YOU'RE, YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE, WHEN YOU THINK OF VOLUNTEERS, ONE OF THE FIRST COMPANY THAT YOU WILL THINK OF BECAUSE OF THOSE YELLOW SHIRTS, UH, YOU KNOW, IT'S, IT'S SHELL.
SO THE MAYOR, THE MAYOR MENTIONED HOW MUCH YOU DO YOU DO, AND HOW MUCH YOU'VE DONE FOR DECADES FOR THIS CITY, AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE YOU.
PEPPER, NATIVE TEXAN, IT IS, RIGHT? WELL, I GREW UP IN CENTRAL TEXAS, SO DR.
PEPPER WAS, UH, MY, UH, SODA OF CHOICE MAYOR AND I HAD HAD WITH MY GRANDMOTHER, CHRISTIAN, JEWEL CHRISTIAN WAS HER NAME.
PEPPER FLOATS EVERY TIME WE WENT TO VISIT.
PEPPER ZONE SPONSOR TO ANNOUNCE THE TALENT ON THAT STAGE.
UH, HIS NAME IS NATHAN SANCHEZ, AND HE IS THE IMMEDIATE CONSUMPTION MANAGER FOR DR.
UH, WELL EVERYONE AT, AT KEURIG, DR.
PEPPER IS VERY EXCITED TO GO ON OUR 10TH YEAR, UH, PARTNERING WITH SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS AND THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
SO I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU MAYOR TURNER, FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP, UH, TO THE CITY AND MAKING EVERY YEAR A SUCCESSFUL EVENT.
UH, THIS YEAR'S BEEN A REALLY BIG YEAR FOR DR.
PEPPER, UH, WITH THE LAUNCH OF OUR NEW, UH, DR.
PEPPER, UH, STRAWBERRIES AND CREAM
AND WE'RE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE THAT, UH, YOU'LL BE ABLE TO TASTE THIS, UH, FLAVOR AT THE EVENT AS WELL.
SO THIS SUMMER, CONSUMERS WILL HAVE A CHANCE TO EARN DR.
PEPPER PERKS WHILE ENJOYING THEIR DELICIOUS DR.
UH, SO WE INVITE YOU, UH, TO CELEBRATE INDEPENDENCE DAY, UH, IN OUR DR.
PEPPER FLAVOR ZONE, UH, WHILE WE'LL BE ING AN ASSORTMENT OF BEVERAGES.
SO, UH, ALSO HOT OFF THE PRESS, UH, KDP HAS TWO NEW EXCLUSIVE PARTNERS.
UH, WE'D LIKE TO ANNOUNCE THE MATTRESS, MAC AND GALLERY FURNITURE, UH, AS ONE OF OUR EXCLUSIVE PARTNERS.
AND THEN, UH, MR. BUMBY, HIMSELF AND THE TRI BURGERS, WOOHOO, UH, BRICK AND MORTAR STORES.
UH, GOT A FEW OF OUR, OUR PARTNERS HERE.
SO, LASTLY, DON'T FORGET TO, UH, HEAD TO YOUR LOCAL GROCERY STORE.
UH, YOU MAY HAVE SEEN SOME ADVERTISING, SOME PUBLICITY ABOUT IT, BUT WE NOW HAVE, UH, UH, BLUEBELL FLAVORED DR.
AND WE'VE GOT SAMPLES FOR YOU AS WELL.
ALRIGHT,
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GALLONS TO HANDOUTS TO EVERYONE.SO, WHEN WE WERE MEETING WITH MARY AND NATHAN TO, UH, REVIEW THEIR ZONE, UH, THE VERY FIRST THING THAT THEY SAID WAS, WELL, YOU KNOW, SUSAN, UH, UH, WE HAVE, IT'S 2023 AND WE HAVE 23 FLAVORS, SO WE'RE GONNA BE THE FLAVOR ZONE THIS YEAR.
SO I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS GREAT.
PEPPER IS, UH, JUST REALLY A TERRIFIC, UH, COMPANY AND WE APPRECIATE Y'ALL'S, UH, FRIENDSHIP.
YOU KNOW, MAYOR, I, I REALLY BELIEVE THAT WE'RE COUSINS, UH, WITH THIS NEW SPONSOR OF OURS BECAUSE I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY BECAUSE OF THE BOYS NEW CLEATS, NEW TENNIS SHOES, NEW BASEBALL STUFF.
I TELL YOU, I, UH, I'M A SPONSOR OF THEM, I THINK.
BUT, UM, ANYWAY, WE ARE THRILLED.
AS THE MAYOR MENTIONED, UH, THE INK'S NOT EVEN DRY ON THIS CONTRACT, BUT LET ME TELL YOU, THE ALL AMERICAN KID ZONE, IT IS GOING TO BE WILD THIS YEAR.
AND DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, THEY'VE ALREADY DESIGNED THEIR STAGE, UH, BANNERS.
MAYOR AT, THAT WAS ON THURSDAY.
WELL, WE JUST NAILED THEM ON THURSDAY, RIGHT? WE, THEY JUST SAID YES, AND THEN THEY SAID, THIS IS WHAT WE WANT OUR STAGE BANNERS TO LOOK LIKE.
AND WE'RE LIKE, OKAY, YOU WANNA DESIGN ANOTHER BANNER? I MEAN, WE CAN
UH, THEY'RE A GREAT COMPANY HERE IN HOUSTON.
PLEASE WELCOME CLAYTON BARNES, THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FOR DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, H UH, HOUSE OF SPORT.
I'M BEYOND EXCITED TO BE HERE TODAY WITH YOU.
I COULD NOT BE MORE THRILLED TO BE HERE TODAY ON BEHALF OF DICK'S SPORTING GOODS TO ANNOUNCE OUR SPONSORSHIP OF THE ALL AMERICAN KIDS ZONE AS PART OF HOUSTON'S OFFICIAL 4TH OF JULY CELEBRATION.
WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE ALL THE FAMILIES AT THE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS KIDS ZONE WITH THE INTERACTIVE PHOTO BOOTH GAMES, GIVEAWAYS, AND FUN FOR THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
AND THEN I HOPE TO SEE EVERYONE A FEW DAYS LATER WHEN WE CELEBRATE THE GRAND OPENING OF THE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS HOUSE OF SPORT IN KATY AND BAYBROOK.
I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING EVERYONE ON THE 4TH OF JULY AND HAVING A GREAT EVENT.
AND, UH, WHAT YOU WILL EXPERIENCE WHEN YOU GET OUT ON SITE IS, UH, KIDS CRYING AND YOU'RE LIKE, WELL, HEY, WHY ARE KIDS GONNA CRY IN MY ZONE? RIGHT? IT'S BECAUSE THEIR PARENTS ARE TRYING TO DRAG THEM OUT TO GO SEE ANOTHER ZONE.
THAT'S WHY THEY, UH, THEY WILL BE HAPPY UNTIL THEY'RE, THEY'RE ASKED TO COME ON AND LET'S GO SEE SOMETHING ELSE.
UH, BUT A GREAT, A GREAT EVENT FOR KIDS AND THE ENTIRE FAMILY.
SO PLEASE VISIT, UM, THE DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, ALL AMERICAN KIDS ZONE, YOU KNOW, UH, THIS NEXT SPONSOR, THEY SPONSOR EVERY EVENT IT SEEMS LIKE IN HOUSTON AND ACTUALLY IN THE ENTIRE REGION.
UH, THEY ARE A COMPANY, SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS, WHO, UH, UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF CIVIC EVENTS, OF CELEBRATING, UH, AND THEY, UH, THEY HAVE BEEN NOT ONLY A GREAT SPONSOR, BUT THEY ARE FAMILY TO US IN SPECIAL EVENTS.
UH, SO PLEASE WELCOME CAMILLA ROJAS, HE'S VICE PRESIDENT OF MARKETING BUD, BUD LIGHT AND SILVER.
SILVER EAGLE DISTRIBUTORS SAY THAT 10 TIMES.
I BET YOU COULD DO IT, BUD LIGHT.
GOSH, WE, WE ARE BEYOND HONORED.
THAT MEANS YOU AND I WERE LIKE 21 YEAH.
WHEN WE STARTED SPONSORING THIS EVENT, RIGHT? YEAH.
YOU HAVE BEEN INCREDIBLY SUPPORTIVE.
YOU AND YOUR TEAM ARE AMAZING, AND I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU PERSONALLY ON BEHALF OF SILVER EAGLE FOR THE LAST EIGHT YEARS.
AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO ANOTHER, HOPEFULLY 50, 60, WHATEVER YOU DO, JUST GIVE US A CALL.
UM, HE MENTIONED THE BUD LIGHT BEER GARDEN.
THE BEST PLACE TO ENJOY FIREWORKS, FOOD, MUSIC, FUN, VOLLEYBALL, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO DO UP THERE.
BUT NEW THIS YEAR, JUST GOT IT OUT OF THE FACTORY IS A BRAND NEW BUD LIGHT CAMOUFLAGE BOTTLE TO SUPPORT THE FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION.
FOLDS OF HONOR FOUNDATION IS A NONPROFIT THAT PROVIDES SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MILITARY FAMILIES WHO HAVE HAD FAMILY MEMBERS EITHER KILLED OR WOUNDED IN ACTION.
WHAT COULD BE MORE PATRIOTIC THAN THAT? AMEN.
SO WE HOPE TO SEE YOU ON JULY 4TH.
THE PURCHASES OF THESE BOTTLES WILL BENEFIT DIRECTLY INTO THE FOLDS OF HONOR.
UM, AGAIN, THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT.
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US AGAIN, AND WE'LL SEE YOU THERE.IS THAT A WRAP? THAT'S, UH, SORT OF A WRAP.
LET'S GET, INTRODUCE THE LOOK, GIVE IT UP, GIVE IT UP AGAIN TO ALL OF THESE SPONSORS.
AND, AND, UH, GLEN, I FORGOT TO MENTION WITH SHELL, UH, THAT OUR BACK TO SCHOOL PROGRAM, UH, THAT WE HAVE IN AUGUST, UH, SHELL, SHELL IS THE SPONSOR OF THAT EVENT AND HAS BEEN FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS, AND THAT'S HELPING OUT ABOUT 25,000 OF OUR KIDS.
AND IT'S NOT EVEN JUST ABOUT THE MONEY FROM SHELL, THE VOLUNTEERS, UH, THAT COME EVERY SINGLE YEAR.
SO A GREAT DEAL OF THANKS, UH, TO, UH, TO SHELL.
LOOK, YOU CAN'T DO THESE EVENTS, UH, WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF, OF, UH, OF PEOPLE WHO ARE OUT THERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE SAFE.
OKAY? WE'RE CELEBRATING SHELL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
UM, AND AT THE SAME TIME, WE WANT, YOU KNOW, THOUSANDS AND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO COME.
AND THERE, THERE WILL BE, YOU KNOW, PROBABLY ABOUT 50,000 PEOPLE OR MORE, UH, AT ALL OF THESE DIFFERENT ZONES.
AND WE WERE WANTING PEOPLE TO COME INTO THE DOWNTOWN AREA, UH, AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO BE SAFE.
AND, AND THEN OF COURSE, YOU KNOW, JULY, YOU KNOW, AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN HOUSTON IN JULY, SOMEWHERE AROUND 80, 85, YOU KNOW,
BUT IN CASE, YOU KNOW, UM, WE HAVE, UH, HPD HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WE HAVE THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, WOO.
AND, UH, THESE ARE TWO, UM, CRITICAL ORGANIZATIONS THAT STEP UP.
AND THEN THERE, UM, WHEN OTHER PEOPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, ARE ENJOYING, THEY'RE OUT THERE PROTECTING AND BEING GUARDIANS OF, OF THE PEOPLE WHO COME.
SO, LET ME, LET ME BRING UP CHIEF SLINKER FIRST AND THE CHIEF MAYOR WILL, MAYOR WILL COME UP FOR THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT AND SPEAK FROM THEIR PERSPECTIVE.
SO FIRST, UH, CHIEF SLINKER REPRESENTING THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ON BEHALF OF, UH, CHIEF OF POLICE, TROY FINNER, AND THE ENTIRE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, LEMME JUST SAY WE'RE EXCITED ONCE AGAIN TO BE OUT THERE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY SUPPORT FOR THE FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
THANK YOU TO ALL THE SPONSORS.
YOU KNOW, WE WORK VERY CLOSELY EVERY SINGLE DAY AT THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SPECIAL EVENTS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE PLANNING ACCORDINGLY FOR ALL PUBLIC SAFETY ASPECTS OF LARGE EVENTS.
WE'RE JUST COMING OFF A VERY SUCCESSFUL RODEO THIS YEAR AND COMING OFF A HUGELY SUCCESSFUL NCAA FINAL FOUR.
AND SO WE'VE HAD PLENTY OF PRACTICE IN THE PAST AND PLENTY OF PRACTICE THIS YEAR ALREADY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE KEEP EVERYBODY SAFE IN A LARGE EVENT LIKE THIS.
UM, YOU KNOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE WILL DO A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE EVENT, A LITTLE CLOSER, BE WATCHING OUR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS OURSELVES, OEM, UM, THE OFFICE OF MAYOR'S, OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY, AND ALSO OUR PARTNERS AT THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
BE WATCHING ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FOR INFORMATION ON TRAFFIC, ON MOBILITY ISSUES.
UM, EXPECT SOME CLOSURES ALONG THE ALLEN PARKWAY CORRIDOR, UH, CLOSE TO THE EVENT.
UH, BE ANTICIPATING THAT AND JUST LOOK AHEAD, RIGHT, SEVERAL DAYS BEFORE YOU DECIDE TO BRING THE FAMILY DOWN AND COME LOOK AHEAD AND BE PREPARED ON HOW YOU'RE GONNA GET THERE.
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE HYDRATING, OF COURSE, BEFORE THE EVENT AND COME OUT AND ENJOY.
LIKE THE MAYOR SAID, THIS IS A SPECIAL DAY IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
AND WHAT A DAY TO CELEBRATE OUR BELIEFS, OUR HOPES, AND OUR DREAMS AND OUR NATION, AND CELEBRATE IT IN HOUSTON, TEXAS STYLE.
AND WE DO IT LIKE NOBODY ELSE.
AND THIS IS A GREAT, SAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR YOU TO COME AND BRING THE CHILDREN TO ENJOY A FIREWORK SHOW.
WE WILL ASK, LIKE I ALWAYS DO, WHEN YOU COME PACK YOUR PRIDE, YOUR PRIDE FOR THIS CITY, YOUR PRIDE FOR OUR NATION.
LET'S TREAT IT AS SUCH AND ENJOY ONE ANOTHER AND ENJOY ONE ANOTHER'S COMPANY.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
PUBLIC SAFETY IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF EVERYONE.
SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE HELP EACH OTHER BE GOOD PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS.
THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE OUT THERE WITH PLENTY OF RESOURCES, BOTH SEEN AND UNSEEN TO SECURE THIS EVENT.
AND MAYOR, WE LOOK FORWARD TO IT.
WITH THAT, I'LL TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUE, MY FRIEND, AND MY PARTNER AND PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEF MAYOR WITH THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT.
I'D LIKE TO SAY THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENDANCE TODAY AND FOR YOUR INTEREST AND THE EVENTS ON 4TH OF JULY.
I'D ALSO LIKE TO EXTEND A THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS.
WITHOUT YOU, THESE TYPE OF EVENTS WOULD NOT BE
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POSSIBLE AND FOR THE LEADERSHIP OF THE MAYOR AND SUSAN WITH SPECIAL EVENTS, BECAUSE WE'RE THANKFUL FOR THEIR INTEREST IN KEEPING HOUSTON A GREAT PRIME LOCATION TO HOST SUCH EVENTS.AND WE WELCOME EVERYONE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND WE'RE GONNA BE OUT IN FULL SUPPORT TO PROVIDE FOR PUBLIC SAFETY.
AND WOULD ALSO LIKE TO THANK ALL OF OUR CITIZENS AND GUESTS HERE IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON, WHO ARE ALWAYS GREAT PATRONS TO SUCH EVENTS.
AND YOU TOO ARE A PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNER.
BE MINDFUL, BE ALERT OF THE HEAT.
COME HYDRATED, REMAIN HYDRATED, LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER, SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
AND WE'LL BE THERE TO SUPPORT YOUR GOOD TIME HERE DURING 4TH OF JULY.
OKAY, I, UH, THAT'S FOR OUR, YOU KNOW, OUR SPONSORS AND THE PRESENTATION, UH, BEFORE WE THROW OPEN, IF, IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS, THE ONLY THING THAT I WOULD SAY IS THAT, YOU KNOW, OFTENTIMES YOU DON'T APPRECIATE YOUR FREEDOM UNTIL IT'S GONE.
AND AS I WAS STANDING THERE, I WAS THINKING ABOUT THE PEOPLE IN UKRAINE, UH, THAT ARE FIGHTING FOR THEIR FREEDOM.
UH, AND THEN IN OUR COUNTRY, SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE FOUGHT FOR OUR FREEDOM IN ORDER FOR US TO BE ABLE TO STAND ON THIS STAGE AND DO WHAT WE DO.
UH, SO, UM, UM, LET'S COME OUT AND HAVE A PARTY, BUT THEN LET'S REALIZE IT'S A PARTY WITH A THANKFUL PURPOSE.
AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE PAID THE ULTIMATE PRICE FOR US TO DO IT.
SO, UH, COME SHE FREEDOM OVER TEXAS 4TH OF JULY, UH, COME OUT.
I'M HOPING WE'LL HAVE, UH, ONE OF THE LARGEST, UH, CROWDS THAT WE HAVE EVER HAD IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
UH, ARE THERE ANY QUESTIONS FROM, FROM ANYONE? DOES, DOES, DOES ANYBODY NEED TICKETS OR DO YOU JUST COME AND IT'S ALL THREE? UH, IT IS NOT
UH, WE'D HAVE TOO MANY PEOPLE, UH, BOB.
GATE GATES OPEN AT FOUR O'CLOCK.
SPECIAL EVENTS, UH, DOT, UH, ORG OR ALSO FREEDOM OVER TEXAS.
UM, SO GO ONLINE, PURCHASE TICKETS FOR $10 CHILDREN, FIVE AND UNDER ARE ALWAYS FREE.
AND, UM, WE, WE HAVE FIVE ENTERTAINMENT ZONES.
I KNOW ALL OF YOU MEDIA HAVE THAT IN YOUR FACT SHEETS AS WELL.
UH, ANY, ARE THERE ANY OTHER QUESTIONS WE, SECURITY MEASURES? YEAH, YOU KNOW, WE'VE BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL AND BECAUSE OF THIS MAN RIGHT HERE AND HIS TEAM NOW, THANK YOU FOR YOUR QUESTION.
UM, SO LIKE I'VE SAID MANY TIMES FOR LARGE EVENTS LIKE THIS, WE HAVE SEVERAL AREAS THAT WE FOCUS ON, RIGHT? AND WE TRY TO MITIGATE ANY THREATS.
WE TRY TO MITIGATE ANYTHING AND BE PROACTIVE IN OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE.
WITH THAT, WE'RE GONNA BE FOCUSED HEAVILY ON TRAFFIC AND MOBILITY.
UH, FOR THE FIRST PART, YOU NEED TO GET PEOPLE IN.
YOU NEED TO GET PEOPLE IN SAFELY.
THEN WE'RE GONNA WORK WITH ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS, NAMELY THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE NECESSARY MEDICAL RESPONSE IF NEEDED, RIGHT? FOR ISSUES, MAYBE SOME MINOR INJURIES OR MAYBE SOME HYDRATION ISSUES, MAYBE PEOPLE NOT FEELING WELL.
AND SO THAT'S ALSO PART OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY RESPONSE.
THEN WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH OUR PUBLIC SAFETY PARTNERS AT OEM, THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR, BUNI OVER PUBLIC SAFETY AND HOMELAND SECURITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE MONITORING ISSUES AROUND THE EVENT, RIGHT? TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE GETTING AHEAD OF ANY POTENTIAL THREAT.
I WILL TELL YOU, WE HAVE NO THREAT AS OF RIGHT NOW FOR THIS EVENT.
THIS IS SET TO BE A FAMILY EVENT FUN EVENT, AND IT ALWAYS GOES VERY WELL IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON.
WE WILL ALSO HAVE RESOURCES OUT THERE, PUBLIC SAFETY, AND I'VE SAID THIS MANY TIMES THAT YOU WILL NOT SEE.
WE WILL HAVE RESOURCES AND OFFICERS OUT THERE, UH, AMONG THE CROWD AND AROUND THE CROWD TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR ANYTHING THAT IS NEFARIOUS OR OUTTA THE ORDINARY OR ANYBODY WHO WOULD WANT TO COMMIT A CRIMINAL ACT ON A WONDERFUL FREEDOM OVER TEXAS FAMILY DAY.
AND SO WE'LL HAVE PLENTY OF RESOURCES OUT THERE, UH, HANDLING MANY DIFFERENT AREAS OF PUBLIC SAFETY AND SECURITY.
UM, AS WE ALL, AS WE ALWAYS DO.
I WON'T SPEAK ABOUT SPECIFICS IN NUMBER AND STAFFING, AND I WON'T SPEAK ABOUT TACTICS.
UH, THOSE ARE THINGS THAT, UM, YOU KNOW, WE NEED TO, UH, KEEP OUR PLANS TO SOME DEGREE AS IT RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, WITH US IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE DOING OUR VERY BEST, UH, FOR THE PUBLIC.
BUT I WILL REMIND YOU ONE MORE TIME, YOU KNOW, WE DO LARGE EVENTS IN THIS CITY ALL THE TIME, VERY WELL.
AND, AND SUSAN HAS SAID IT MANY TIMES, AND I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT, THAT MARKS OUR SUCCESS FROM THE PUBLIC SAFETY, UM, UH, ARENA, IS THAT IT IS ONE VOICE, ONE TEAM.
IT IS ONE VOICE, ONE TEAM WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
THE HOUSTON FIRE DEPARTMENT, THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT, PUBLIC WORKS, UM, OTHER AGENCIES IN OUR REGION, IN OUR CITY, LOCAL, STATE, FEDERAL, WE ALL WORK SEAMLESSLY TOGETHER.
AND ALSO WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE OF SPECIAL EVENTS ON A DAILY BASIS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE WORKING IN THE SAME DIRECTION FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY.
JUST REMEMBER THAT THE FIREWORKS AT THE FEED, MOBILE, TEXAS, AND NOT IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
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NOT IN THE CITY OF HOUSTON NEIGHBORHOODS.
OKAY? SO NO FIREWORKS IN THAT SENSE ARE NOT ALLOWED, OKAY? UH, SO COME AND WATCH 'EM.
DON'T DO THEM YOURSELVES IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
CELEBRATORY GOT FIRED, NOT ALLOWED.
AND THIS EVENT IS ON A TUESDAY, RIGHT? YES.
YOU STILL HAVE TO COME TO WORK ON MONDAY.
SO, AND THEN WE'LL CELEBRATE ON TUESDAY.
WORK ON MONDAY AND ON WEDNESDAY.
AND THEN GO BACK TO WORK ON WEDNESDAY.
ALL RIGHT, HAVING SAID ALL THAT, THANK YOU ALL AGAIN.
DICK'S SPORTING GOODS, THANK YOU.
BUT LIKE, THANK YOU FOR 36 YEARS.
SO REALLY APPRECIATE THEM AND HONOR THEM FOR THAT.
PEPPER FOR THE FLAVOR, SO THANK YOU SO VERY, VERY MUCH.
OKAY, SUSAN, I THINK, I THINK THAT'S IT, BUT WE WANNA DO A PHOTOGRAPH, SO, UH, MANY, MANY PHOTOS.
CAN YOU HELP US OUT, CARLOS? YES.