AUSTIN –Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton joined an Indiana-led multistate amicus brief urging an en banc rehearing of a decision by the Boston-based U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals that threatens to allow one state—Rhode Island—to effectively set other states’ climate policies. […]
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Katy ISD Financial Services Department Recognized for Excellence in Financial Management
KATY, TX [July 5, 2022] – Katy ISD’s Financial Services Department has been recognized by the Texas Association of School Business Officials (TASBO) with the 2022 Award of Excellence in Financial Management. In Texas, there are over 1,000 public school districts, […]
Fort Bend Health & Wellness EXPO
The Fort Bend Chamber of Commerce’s Healthcare Division will host the annual “Fort Bend Health & Wellness EXPO,” on Thursday, July 14th from 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM. The expo will be held at the Sugar Land campus of presenting […]
The Big Four – Major Global Environmental Issues: Their Causes, Effects & Solutions
Tuesdays & Thursdays, August 16 – 30, 6 p.m. central, online Ten years ago, the Organization for Economic Co-operation & Development (OECD) published OECD Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction identifying four major global environmental issues requiring immediate action: climate […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $3.7 Billion in June
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $3.68 billion in June, 16.4 percent more than in June 2021. The majority of June sales tax revenue is based on sales made in May and remitted to the […]
Northwest Assistance Ministries To Host Job Fair
HOUSTON—Northwest Assistance Ministries’ (NAM’s) Learning and Vocational Training Center will host a job fair in partnership with WorkTexas and Gallery Furniture on Friday, July 8, 2022, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. in The Harrell Family Opportunity Center, located behind […]
TPWD Accepting 2022-23 Drawn Hunt Permit Applications
AUSTIN – New opportunities and scenery are available to hunters this fall through the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department’s (TPWD) drawn hunt permits program, now accepting applications for a shot at almost 10,000 permits in 62 hunt categories. The permits […]
Mike Schofield’s Updates from the Capitol
TxDOT Meeting in Katy on I-10 Project The Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) will conduct an in-person hearing on the proposed improvements along I-10 from Mason Road to FM 359. The hearing will be next Thursday, June 30 from 5:00 – […]
Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar’s Statement on Unilever’s Israel Decision
(AUSTIN) — I am pleased to see Unilever’s recent statement affirming its support for Israel: “Unilever rejects completely and repudiates unequivocally any form of discrimination or intolerance. Antisemitism has no place in any society. We have never expressed any support for the Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) […]
