Carmen Velazquez helps daughters Emily Velazquez, 1, and Mia Velazquez, 9, of Troop 6701 use a microscopes during the public opening of the Girl Scouts of Northeast Texas’ “Dream Lab” on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026 in Dallas. Mia’s fellow troop mate, Ariel Hoover, 10, watches. The “Dream Lab” will be a place for young women to develop leadership skills and study STEM.
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