KATY, TX [May 27, 2022] – This summer, Katy ISD continues its commitment to ensuring all children in the Katy area have access to healthy, well-balanced meals through the Summer Meals Program. Beginning May 31 through July 28, designated Katy ISD […]
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Mothers of Held Angels Donates CuddleCot to Houston Methodist Downtown
Mothers of Held Angels (MOHA) have had a monumental year. Within their first six months of becoming incorporated and a 501(c)3, three moms have led the charge in ensuring that moms in the Greater Houston Area go home with support […]
Sunday Evening Conversations on Creation Continue
Christ the King Evangelical Lutheran Church in Houston invites you to a monthly environmental education web meeting series whose theme in 2022 is Planet Earth & You. Green Jobs Sunday, July 31, 6 p.m. central, online “Green Jobs” are all […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Statement on New Broadband Grant Rules Released by National Telecommunications and Information Administration
(AUSTIN) — I am extremely concerned about the Notice of Funding Opportunity for the $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) Program issued on May 13 by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA). The creation of the Texas Broadband […]
Puranik Foundation Hosts Mindful Design Summer Camp in Collaboration with Asia Society Texas
HOUSTON (June 21, 2022) The Puranik Foundation, a nonprofit organization headquartered in Houston, has partnered with Asia Society Texas for Mindful Design Summer Camp, a five-day professional and personal development workshop for high school students. The Mindful Design Summer Camp will […]
Texas State Library and Archives Commission Appoints Tim Gleisner Assistant State Librarian
Austin, TX – The Texas State Library and Archives Commission (TSLAC) has named Tim Gleisner as Assistant State Librarian. The agency conducted a national search for the position in early summer. Gleisner will join TSLAC in mid-August. Gleisner is currently with […]
Summer’s Approach Leads to Big Boost in May Hiring
(HOUSTON) Restaurants, Bars and Entertainment venues expanded their workforces in May, adding 13,100 people to their payrolls last month as Houston hiring continues to heat up. Overall, the region added 31,000 jobs – resulting in three of the last four […]
TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith Announces Retirement
AUSTIN—Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Executive Director Carter Smith announced today he will retire effective January 2023, ending a nearly 15-year tenure that strengthened private-lands stewardship, expanded state parks and wildlife management areas, bolstered conservation, law enforcement, and park […]
AG Paxton Sends Letter to SEC Criticizing Biden’s Radical Environmental Regulations Imposed on American Businesses
AUSTIN – Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton led a multistate letter to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) opposing its proposed rule to impose a crushing matrix of new climate-related disclosures on publicly traded companies and other entities. The rule […]
Sen. Cruz Introduces Bipartisan Legislation Renaming Texas Post Office After Fallen SPC Vanessa Guillén
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senators Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) have introduced the Senate companion to a bipartisan, bicameral bill renaming a Texas post office after Spc. Vanessa Guillén. Vanessa was a 20-year-old soldier of the United States Army […]
