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IRS and partners highlight Earned Income Tax Credit Awareness Day and celebrate the 50th anniversary of the EITC

One in five eligible taxpayers don’t claim this credit worth up to $7,830 TX-2025-02, Jan. 31, 2025 WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service and partners around the nation today celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) with the launch of […]

CenterPoint Energy announces multi-year Systemwide Resiliency Plan to benefit communities and combat extreme weather threats, outages, and other hazards across Greater Houston

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CenterPoint Energy Houston Electric’s enhanced Systemwide Resiliency Plan (SRP) expected to reduce outage impacts due to extreme weather and storms by 1.3 billion minutes into 2029 100% of lines serving the most customers will have automation devices capable of self-healing; 99% of substations […]

Nutrition and Food Services Dept. Harvests Texas’ Top Award Highlighting Locally-Sourced Food

KATY, TX [January 31, 2025] – Katy ISD’s Nutrition and Food Services Department reaped the Texas Department of Agriculture’s “Cream of the Crop” award for the state’s 2024 Farm Fresh Challenge. This represents a “best of the best” award and continues […]

Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council Kicks Off Cookie Season  with Cookie Mega Drops in Houston Area

HOUSTON, Texas (Jan. 21, 2025)—Witness the teamwork and excitement as volunteers unload 18-wheelers full of more than 3.7 million boxes of delicious cookies and load hundreds of troop vehicles during the Girl Scouts of San Jacinto Council (GSSJC) Cookie Mega […]