Sunday, May 4, 2- 4 p.m. Deer Park Prairie Education Center 1222 E. Purdue Lane, Deer Park Join us for a hands-on pocket prairie and native plant grow-out workshop designed for Communities of Faith! Staff from the Coastal Prairie Conservancy and Native […]
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Master Gardeners host Butterfly Celebration
Circle May 3 on your calendar. That’s when Fort Bend County Master Gardeners are inviting you to attend their free Butterfly Celebration at their Demonstration Gardens in Rosenberg from 9 a.m.-noon. Get in the mood with our big monarch kites […]
Learn to graft pecan trees
Fort Bend County will host a Pecan Tree Grafting Clinic from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Thursday, April 24. Dr. Monte Nesbitt will be the grafting techniques instructor. The location of the clinic will be determined based upon class size. The location […]
Harmony Public Schools offers sign-on bonus up to $10,000 for TIA designated teachers newly-hired to Harmony
The statewide public charter school system was an early adopter of the Teacher Inventive Allotment program, awarding $12 million to its teachers in 2025. [TEXAS] – Harmony Public Schools will offer sign-on bonuses of up to $10,000 to teachers previously […]
DPS Names Iraqi Man as Featured Fugitive for April
Fugitive may be frequenting homeless shelters around Fort Worth, Arlington. AUSTIN – Texas 10 Most Wanted Criminal Illegal Immigrant Jassim Al-Samawi is this month’s Featured Fugitive. The reward for information leading to his arrest is increased to $6,000 during April if […]
Controller Hollins Identifies $72 Million Overtime Surge, Cites Audit as Next Step Toward Practical Solutions and Fiscal Stewardship
HOUSTON — Houston City Controller Chris Hollins today released a new analysis showing that overtime spending in the Solid Waste, Police, and Fire departments is projected to exceed budgeted levels by more than $72 million in Fiscal Year 2025. This […]
Commissioner Lesley Briones Advances Public Safety, Connectivity for Cypress-Fairbanks ISD Students with Sidewalks 4 Precinct 4 Initiative
$20 million investment leveraged to deliver 50 miles of sidewalks across unincorporated Harris County HARRIS COUNTY, TX (April 1, 2025) – Commissioner Lesley Briones celebrated the completion of 14 miles of sidewalks in Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (Cy-Fair ISD) —part of […]
Harmony Public Schools Hosts Job Fair
[HOUSTON] – Harmony Public Schools, the largest STEM-focused charter public school network in Texas, is hosting a job fair in Sugar Land. The career fair will be held 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Saturday, April 5, 2025 at Harmony […]
Katy ISD Trustees Greenlight Additional Spring Holiday— Contingent on Bad Weather Days
KATY, TX [March 31, 2025] – In a move aimed at giving staff some extra time off, at this month’s Board meeting, Katy ISD’s Trustees approved amendments to the instructional calendars for the 2024-2025, 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 school years. The update grants staff an additional […]
Wildflower Watching?
Watch Out For Abandoned or Deteriorated Water Wells AUSTIN – As Texans embark on wildflower hikes, they’re urged to watch their step as they walk through the fields – there could be abandoned or deteriorated water wells and cisterns under foot. […]
