The Katy community of Cane Island will host the return of its popular Back to School Bash complete with outdoor games, bounce houses, special offerings from local boutiques and more on Saturday, August 14 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Cane Island’s Back to School once again will be held in the community’s Cane Quarter amenity village, 2100 Cane Island Parkway. Admission is free with onsite parking available. Families will enjoy face painting, bounce houses […]
July, 2021
DPS Makes History with Largest Texas Highway Patrol Recruit Graduation
The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) commissioned 145 new Texas Highway Patrol Troopers from its A-2021 recruit class during a graduation ceremony on Friday, July 30. It’s the largest recruit school graduation in DPS history and also one of the most diverse. The keynote speaker at Friday’s graduation was Texas Gov. Greg Abbott. “Texas is exceptional because of the people who call our state home, and it is your fellow Texans that you have […]
Cypress Creek Fire Department to Host First Annual Spouse’s Day
When an emergency situation occurs such as a car accident, house fire, or medical condition the general public knows to call 911 to have the situation tended to by professionals. But most people don’t stop to consider the emotional toll that continuously being subjected to human crises can have on emergency services personnel such as firefighters and emergency medical technicians. Stress that we all face in our personal lives such as dealing with spouses, children […]
Sen. Cruz: It’s Time Democrats Stop the Political Theater and Stand on the Side of Freedom
Slams Democrat lawmakers and the Biden administration for choosing politics over science and continually forcing mandates on the American people U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) this week delivered remarks on the Senate floor slamming Democrat leadership in the House of Representatives for threatening to arrest those not wearing masks and the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate proposal for all federal employees. Read excerpts of his remarks below. “We’re surrounded by men and women who’ve chosen to come and work for the public […]
Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Emergency Supplemental Spending Bill
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) today released the following statement after voting for the emergency supplemental spending bill: “After January 6, Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer made the cynical decision to try to exploit that violent event for political advantage. What followed was months of political theater with the Capitol surrounded by a chain-link fence and razor wire, thousands of National Guardsmen visibly stationed (most without bullets), and Capitol Police required to treat our Nation’s Capitol […]
Sen. Cruz Leads Push to Secure Senate Passage of Bill Renaming Street Outside Cuban Embassy After Dissident Oswaldo Payá
The bipartisan measure honors the Cuban dissident leader assassinated by the Cuban regime U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today applauded the Senate’s passage of his bipartisan bill to rename the street outside of the Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C., ‘Oswaldo Payá Way,’ after the Cuban dissident. Sens. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Marco Rubio (R-Fla.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Rick Scott (R-Fla.) cosponsored the bill upon introduction in June. Upon passage, Sen. Cruz […]
Here’s How Emergency Medicine Locum Tenens Are Helpful For The Hospitals
Emergency Medicine Locum Tenens – this is a common term that you may have heard in the medicine industry. Emergency medicine locums allow the hospitals to cover another doctor’s medical leave by a temporary doctor or physician. It usually happens on account of increasing patient demand in the hospital or during the time of an emergency, when the permanent doctor/surgeon is unavailable. Many hospitals have started choosing emergency medicine locums in their staff more than […]
Harris County Clerk Announces Saturday Events To Provide Birth Certificates For Back To School Registration
With the start of the school year around the corner, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth announced that her office will open on two consecutive Saturdays to provide birth certificates for families who need their child’s records for back to school registration. “These events mark the first time our office opens for extended hours to solely issue birth certificates. I believe that this is a necessary accommodation that will help many families who are unable to […]
Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Professional Division to Host Members Only Benefits
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Business and Professional Division will host an informative event, “Members Only Benefits” with John Hudson, Financial Adviser with Dearborn & Creggs and Eileen Westbrook, President of Benefit Concepts Plus. This session, moderated by King Banerjee, FBCC Business & Professional Division Chair, will be held Tuesday, August 31, 2021 from 2:00 – 3:00 PM at the chamber office. The Fort Bend Chamber has launched two programs to assist small to medium-sized businesses by […]
Galveston to Begin Nourishment Project at Babe’s Beach
Galveston Island’s Babe’s Beach, west of 61st Street, is getting a new round of fresh sand. The Galveston Park Board of Trustees, the City of Galveston, the Texas General Land Office (GLO), and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are partnering on Babe’s Beach in an ongoing effort to maintain and protect Galveston’s beaches–at no additional cost to residents. The replenishment of Babe’s Beach, which begins west of 61st Street, is scheduled to start […]