In only his fifth month at the State Farm Insurance office in Houston, Justin Shelby was ranked 31st among about 1,700 first-year agents company wide. The office's staff includes, from left, Diana Shafer, Angie Warner, Shelby, Tammy Wade, and Robin Van Horn.

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