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Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program (TMIIIP) Paid Projects through August 31, 2019 Report Created 09/13/19 Company Project Classification Grant Amount In-State Spending Date Paid Texas Jobs Retro Studios, Inc. Retro Studios Project 11 Video Game $4,600,460.00 $23,002,300.00 8/15/2019 74 Support the Girls, LLC Support the Girls Feature Film $64,500.60 $860,007.96 8/15/2019 206 Fort Worth Season One, Inc. Flip or Flop Fort Worth Reality Television Project $31,176.00 $623,520.00 8/15/2019 25 Engel Entertainmnet Lone Star Law Season 3 Reality Television Project $31,624.53 $421,660.41 8/15/2019 26 LQ Management LLC La Quinta "2018 Win@Business" Commercial $16,735.61 $334,712.19 8/15/2019 63 QC Games Inc. QC Games Project Video Game $700,000.00 $3,500,000.00 8/15/2019 52 Stoic Banner Saga 4 Video Game $113,894.47 $1,138,944.67 8/7/2019 12 Janimation Inc. Poo Pourri 2017 Commercial $7,154.00 $143,079.99 7/16/2019 20 FLIPNMOVE PRODUCTIONS INC Texas Flip N Move Season 5 Reality Television Project $648,666.78 $5,189,334.24 7/3/2019 705 Posada Pictures, LLC Friday's Child Feature Film $37,582.41 $501,098.78 5/21/2019 253 Minim Productions, Inc. The Long Road Home Television Program $5,329,659.00 $23,687,373.34 5/21/2019 1453 Lucky 21 Dell December 2017 Commercial $29,762.65 $396,835.33 5/21/2019 87 Vast of Night, LLC The Vast of Night Feature Film $24,034.67 $320,462.24 5/6/2019 205 This & That Amazon February 2018 Commercial $5,208.12 $104,162.47 4/18/2019 33 Santa Rita Pictures, LLC The Iron Orchard Feature Film $65,397.00 $871,960.00 4/16/2019 112 Cannonball Productions, Inc. Rooms to Go February 2018 Commercial $34,124.00 $454,986.61 3/27/2019 58 FNT Enterprises Friday Night Tykes Season 4 Television Program $134,683.44 $1,077,467.48 3/14/2019 56 Mission City Press, Inc. dba EnthuseThe Entertainment National Bible Bee Game Show Reality Television Project $127,160.98 $1,017,287.81 3/5/2019 715 Boss Fight Entertainment, Inc RTS 1 Video Game $417,860.61 $3,342,884.91 1/2/2019 63 Spacetime Studios, Inc. Pocket Legends 2 Video Game $113,600.00 $1,136,000.00 12/18/2018 18 Electronic Arts Inc TSTO 1 Video Game $23,527.98 $470,559.63 12/18/2018 21 Electronic Arts Inc. TSTO 2 Video Game $11,249.55 $224,990.90 12/18/2018 21 Warner Bros. Television, a division ofThe WB Leftovers Studio Enterprises Season 3 - episodeInc. 1 Television Program $700,000.00 $3,500,000.00 12/13/2018 681 Warner Bros. Television, a division ofThe WB Leftovers Studio Enterprises Season 3 - episodeInc. 2 Television Program $400,000.00 $3,200,000.00 12/13/2018 715 Discovery Communications HoldingsIron Resurrection Season 2 Reality Television Project $35,127.00 $702,540.00 12/11/2018 54 ABC Studios The Gospel of Kevin Pilot Television Program $977,720.11 $4,345,422.72 12/7/2018 606 Lucky 21 Whataburger Spanish Commercial $41,773.45 $556,979.35 11/21/2018 72 Supply & Demand Chevrolet September 2017 Commercial $9,880.54 $197,610.78 11/21/2018 47 Nametag Films JC Penney September 2017 Commercial $6,005.66 $120,113.13 11/21/2018 37 Auxiliary Output, LLC Hasbro Nerf Fall 2017 Commercial $14,155.49 $283,109.83 11/21/2018 76 Auxiliary Output, LLC Hasbro Nerf Nitro Commercial $7,126.36 $142,527.20 11/21/2018 42 Armature Studio Fail Factory VR Video Game $29,900.00 $598,000.01 11/21/2018 24 Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division www.texasfilmcommission.com [email protected] 1 of 29 Company Project Classification Grant Amount In-State Spending Date Paid Texas Jobs Rattling Stick Inc. Trane Commercial $11,294.52 $225,890.30 10/12/2018 43 Electronic Arts Inc SWTOR 21 Video Game $11,429.82 $228,596.40 10/5/2018 29 Hale & King LLC Little Woods Feature Film $18,667.12 $373,342.30 9/25/2018 131 Auxiliary Output, LLC Play Doh Kitchen/Cranky 2017 Commercial $6,795.00 $135,899.95 9/24/2018 42 Shooters Fims CPS Energy Commercial $7,933.35 $105,778.04 9/7/2018 41 TVM PRODUCTIONS, INC. Queen of the South, Season 1 Television Program $3,818,923.32 $16,972,992.54 9/4/2018 1518 Peñabrand Legal Zoom Commercial $16,671.75 $333,435.07 8/22/2018 62 FLIPNMOVE PRODUCTIONS INC Texas Flip N Move Season 4 Reality Television Project $467,614.77 $3,740,918.13 8/10/2018 392 Onion Creek Productions Paycom Commercial $6,801.10 $136,022.00 7/13/2018 53 Auxiliary Output, LLC Hasbro Play-Doh and Dohvinci Commercial $10,948.76 $218,975.13 7/13/2018 53 Owlegories Film Partners, LLC Owlegories Season 2 Television Program $20,642.54 $412,850.87 4/30/2018 22 Humble LLC Reliant 2017 Commercial $41,654.72 $555,396.33 4/30/2018 114 The Son Productions I LLC The Son Season 1 Television Program $5,286,495.32 $23,495,534.74 4/16/2018 1034 Certain Affinity Parkside Video Game $298,962.71 $2,989,627.12 4/12/2018 264 Furlined, LLC ExxonMobil Commercial $37,257.20 $496,762.67 3/27/2018 59 Lucky21 Mutual of Omaha Commercial $27,729.38 $369,725.02 3/27/2018 54 RSA Films, Inc. United Airlines Commercial $10,249.74 $136,663.16 3/27/2018 71 Equilateral Films Mizzen and Main Commercial $8,483.13 $169,662.55 3/27/2018 39 Electronic Arts, Inc SWTOR 20 Video Game $149,498.73 $1,494,987.28 3/6/2018 51 Lucky21 Whataburger - All Time Favorites - DecemberCommercial 2016 $14,965.36 $299,307.27 3/5/2018 60 Lucky21 TXU Feel Good and Couch Commercial $5,092.38 $101,847.51 3/5/2018 42 Big Nest Creative Match.com Commercial $14,646.51 $292,930.25 1/31/2018 133 Certain Affinity project Bacon Video Game $1,449,168.36 $7,245,841.78 12/12/2017 171 FlipnMove Productions, Inc. Texas Flip N Move Season 3 Reality Television Project $281,274.37 $2,250,194.93 12/12/2017 235 ProductionFor USAA January 2017 Commercial $6,654.95 $133,099.01 12/12/2017 43 Neighborhood Watch Walmart Commercial $15,737.88 $314,757.53 12/12/2017 86 Bob Industries AT&T / Job 17-005 Commercial $11,473.99 $229,479.80 12/12/2017 51 The Sweet Shop Films, LLC Gulf States Toyota #80111 Commercial $20,229.14 $269,721.80 12/12/2017 70 Gearbox Software, LLC Project Augustine Video Game $298,973.36 $2,989,733.59 12/12/2017 110 Triseum, LLC Variant - Limits Video Game $67,207.25 $896,096.61 12/12/2017 35 ABC Studios Please Don't Go Pilot aka Broken Television Program $435,400.81 $3,483,206.47 11/21/2017 551 Chelsea Pictures Grubhub Commercial $5,989.03 $119,780.66 11/21/2017 44 Third Story Films Volkswagen Commercial $10,168.32 $203,366.39 11/21/2017 57 Chicago Story Piccolo Guliner Inc. akaPurina STORY Beneful Commercial $7,673.04 $153,460.81 11/20/2017 29 Shooters Films LLC USPS Commercial $7,862.94 $157,258.70 11/2/2017 46 Auxiliary Output, LLC Hasbro Oct 2016 Commercial $16,088.83 $321,776.50 10/25/2017 91 Office of the Governor, Economic Development and Tourism Division www.texasfilmcommission.com [email protected] 2 of 29 Company Project Classification Grant Amount In-State Spending Date Paid Texas Jobs Auxiliary Output, LLC Hasbro Nerf Supersoaker 2016 Commercial $5,688.77 $113,775.36 10/25/2017 47 Ruffian, LLC Clayton Homes Commercial $8,285.34 $165,706.86 10/25/2017 62 Collective USA, Inc Rexulti Commercial $18,248.73 $364,974.66 10/11/2017 63 Lucky 21 TXU November 2016 Commercial $11,236.04 $224,720.83 10/10/2017 46 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp Urban Cowboy Television Program $1,441,805.27 $6,408,023.40 9/26/2017 916 Electronic Arts, Inc. SWTOR 19 Update Video Game $291,957.52 $2,919,575.22 9/26/2017 58 The Department American Bible Society Commercial $5,700.61 $114,012.23 9/22/2017 27 Rusty Dog Productions, LLC Rock Dog Feature Film $4,511,682.19 $20,051,920.86 9/21/2017 181 Warner Bros. Television Leftovers Season 2 - episodes 1-10 Television Program $5,770,000.00 $28,850,000.00 8/28/2017 2672 Twisted Pixel Games LLC Wilson's Heart Video Game $416,172.50 $4,161,725.00 8/17/2017 49 Cloud Imperium Games CorporationStar Citizen - Planetside Module Video Game $839,833.25 $4,199,166.24 8/10/2017 63 Certain Affinity Moonshine Video Game $843,815.89 $4,219,079.43 8/3/2017 79 FNT Enterprises Friday Night Tykes Season 3 Television Program $60,738.77 $809,850.27 7/17/2017 44 On The Level Game Studios, LLC Boo Bunny Plague 2 Video Game $38,250.00 $510,000.00 7/17/2017 12 RedFly Studio, Inc. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Portal PowerVideo Game $18,500.00 $370,000.00 7/17/2017 8 RedFly Studio, Inc.
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    whiskey river (take my mind) i introduction 00 Bush rev pg proofs 000i-xxiv i i 12/11/06 9:58:38 AM THIS PAGE INTENTIONALLY LEFT BLANK whiskey river (take my mind) iii The True Story of Texas Honky-Tonk by johnny bush with rick mitchell foreword by willie nelson University of Texas Press, Austin introduction 00 Bush rev pg proofs 000i-xxiv iii iii 12/11/06 9:58:39 AM iv copyright © 2007 by the university of texas press All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America First edition, 2007 Requests for permission to reproduce material from this work should be sent to: Permissions University of Texas Press P.O. Box 7819 Austin, TX 78713-7819 www.utexas.edu/utpress/about/bpermission.html ∞ The paper used in this book meets the minimum requirements of ansi/niso z39.48-1992 (r1997) (Permanence of Paper). library of congress cataloging-in-publication data Bush, Johnny. Whiskey river (take my mind) : the true story of Texas honky-tonk / by Johnny Bush with Rick Mitchell ; foreword by Willie Nelson. — 1st ed. p. cm. Includes discography (p. ), bibliographical references (p. ), and index. isbn-13: 978-0-292-71490-8 (cl. : alk. paper) isbn-10: 0-292-71490-4 1. Bush, Johnny. 2. Country musicians—Texas—Biography. 3. Spasmodic dysphonia—Patients—Texas—Biography. 4. Honky-tonk music—Texas— History and criticism. I. Mitchell, Rick, 1952– II. Title. ml420.b8967a3 2007 782.421642092—dc22 [B] 2006033039 whiskey river (take my mind) 00 Bush rev pg proofs 000i-xxiv iv iv 12/11/06 9:58:39 AM Dedicated to v John Bush Shinn, Jr., my dad, who encouraged me to follow my dreams.