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Commerce, Texas Patch AM: a 4 min readWhat's up Commerce! Let's start this morning right by getting caught up on what's going on around town. Keep reading to stay in the loop. āļø
In today's newsletter:
- East Texas A&M women host Alabama A&M in Commerce Thursday night
- How Commerce researchers are testing AIās role in police lineups
Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? š¤ (Answer below!)
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- Monday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 99 and low of 76 degrees. š¶ Hot!
- Tuesday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, temps: high: 102, low: 76.
- Wednesday: A t-storm around in the p.m., with a high of 99 and low of 74 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Alabama A&M Falls to Middle Tennessee at Home (aamusports.com) ā Alabama A&Mās womenās soccer team, coming off a 5-0 home loss to Middle Tennessee, will travel to Commerce to face East Texas A&M on Thursday, Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Local fans can catch a Division I opponent visiting town and support the home side in this non-conference matchup. 
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ā¢ Can AI make police lineups fairer? ETAMU researchers aim to find out (ntxe-news.com) ā Researchers at East Texas A&M in Commerce are studying whether AI-generated faces can make police lineups fairer or unintentionally bias eyewitnesses. Using eye-tracking glasses and large online studies, theyāll compare how people view real versus AI faces and aim to give law enforcement evidence-based guidance on when, or if, to use AI-created fillers. Ā Ā Ā
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JV2 Volleyball vs Prairiland (AWAY)
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JV1 Volleyball vs Prairiland (AWAY)
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Varsity Volleyball vs Prairiland (AWAY)
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JV Football vs Edgewood (AWAY)
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HOMECOMING WEEK at Commerce
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Texas First Responders Day/Patriot Day/Nat'l Day of Service & Remembrance*
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Lady Tigers Volleyball (BYE)
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Boys and Girls XC Meet @ College Station/Bryan
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- This little girl showed up to eat last night for the first time (that Iāve seen).
She is friendly and allowed me to pet her. Is someone missing her? (Nextdoor Washington - Sterling Heart) - Does anyone around Commerce offer PER BAG trash service?
We recycle, re-use, and limit packaging on most everything we can, so why should we pay the same for one bag a week as someone who puts out 5 bags aā¦ (Nextdoor Brookhaven)
- CVS Health posted a job opening for Store Associate in Commerce. Apply here.
- Taco Bell posted a job opening for Customer Service/Cashier in Commerce. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Commerce here.
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- TxDOT Paris Roadwork For September 6 (easttexasradio.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: It saw the ocean's bottom! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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