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Mattie Parker: “I worked every day I went to school.”

Featuring: Mattie Parker, Republican | Mayor of Fort Worth, Texas

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Mayor Mattie Parker - Stories with Soul - Season 3 Episode 39

Published | Video Starts at 12:58

And so I never needed to change. I was pretty happy in the school of liberal arts. And you were working Champagne? Yes, I did. Yeah, I worked every day I went to school. So I did work study and worked at the Bass hall on campus for the first year. And then I ended up working at a restaurant in Austin, Texas Land and Cattle for three years. (12:58–13:01)

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