America: Home of the Beautiful, the Brave & the Free Independence Day Parade
(June 19, 2017) – The small community of Chappell Hill is gearing up for one of the “biggest small town parades” in Texas this July 4th as they host their 41st Annual Independence Day Parade at 10AM in...
View ArticleAG Paxton Joins 10-State Coalition Supporting Sanctuary Cities Executive Order
Ken Paxton AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Texas joined a 10-state coalition filing an amicus brief supporting the constitutionality of President Trump’s Executive Order regarding...
View ArticleCornyn Honors Juneteenth
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), who is an original cosponsor of a Senate Resolution to designate June 19, 2017 as “Juneteenth Independence Day”, released the following open letter to...
View ArticleDPS Graduates 122 New Highway Patrol Troopers
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Director Steven McCraw today was joined by members of the Texas Public Safety Commission (PSC), including PSC Chairman Steven P. Mach, as the...
View ArticleChrist Clinic Transforming Lives, One Patient at a Time
Did you know that as many as 35,700 of Katy residents are uninsured or underinsured? Christ Clinic strives to fill the gap between Medicaid and private insurance. Offering quality medical care to the...
View ArticleTropical Storm Cindy Forms in Gulf
What is the danger? Tropical Storm Cindy in the Gulf of Mexico is stationary, but is expected to move toward the Texas coast in the next few days. The National Hurricane Center and other forecasters...
View ArticleManagement Changes At Houston Livestock Show And Rodeo™
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo™ has elected not to renew the contract of Chief Operating Officer Dan Cheney. Combined with recent hires and a restructuring of the organization, including the...
View ArticleSCI-FI SUMMER
Fort Bend Children’s Discovery Center expands beyond the limits of your imagination during Sci-Fi Summer Select “Freak Out Friday” character appearances! Now through Labor Day Sponsored by Baird The...
View ArticleHIPAA Notification: Accidental Loss of Clients’ Personal Information in...
The Health and Human Services Commission is notifying people about the accidental loss of protected personal information. The breach may affect 1,842 people in the Houston area. A box of forms...
View ArticleTexas Mental Health Professionals Encouraged to Apply for Loan Repayment...
Last day to submit an application is June 30, loan repayment could pay up to two years of current school loans. Dallas, TX – The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) Loan Repayment Program...
View ArticleTEXAS NEUROLOGIST WINS PRESTIGIOUS INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Tom Hutton, M.D.’s memoir, Carrying the Black Bag, Among Honorees, Finalists for the Eric Hoffer Book Award LUBBOCK, Texas – Texas doctor Tom Hutton, M.D.’s memoir, Carrying the Black Bag: A...
View ArticleThough Not A Hurricane, Cindy Can Pack A Big Punch, Says Texas A&M Storm Expert
By Keith Randall, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications COLLEGE STATION, June 21, 2017 – It doesn’t take a hurricane to cause problems from a storm, and many residents along the Gulf...
View ArticleHouston Methodist West Hospital Orthopedic Surgeon throws first pitch at...
Houston, June 20, 2017 ― Dr. F. Alex Schroeder, orthopedic surgeon at Houston Methodist Orthopedics & Sports Medicine at West, threw the ceremonial first pitch at the Father’s Day Astros baseball...
View ArticleGeorge P. Bush to join Galveston leaders for a ribbon cutting ceremony for...
AUSTIN – On Thursday, Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush will join developer McCormack Baron Salazar, Inc., the City of Galveston, and the Galveston Housing Authority to commemorate the opening of...
View ArticleCompany is New Subsidiary of First Service Credit Union
HOUSTON, June 21, 2017 – eCU Mortgage, the CUSO mortgage company that serves credit unions throughout Texas, has introduced a third party mortgage origination service that streamlines the mortgage...
View ArticleNational press release regarding how the American Red Cross is preparing for...
http://www.redcross.org/news/article/Red-Cross-Prepares-to-Respond-as-Storm-Heads-toward-Gulf-Coast Regarding the Texas Gulf Coast, we are working with local emergency managers and partners to prepare...
View ArticleSmart IT Solution Reaps Benefits for Agency, Industry
AUSTIN – A new well log electronic filing system has reduced the burden on operators and saved both the industry and Railroad Commission thousands of dollars and man-hours in its first six months of...
View ArticleNew City Fire Station on Track Despite Delays
By George Slaughter First of a three-part series After unwanted delays, the City of Katy is proceeding with its plans to develop a second fire station, this one south of I-10. The new station will be...
View ArticleAG Paxton Commends City of Kermit for Repealing its Unlawful Sales Tax on...
AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the city of Kermit repealed its unlawful sales tax on single-use plastic bags, which was in violation of a Texas statute regulating solid...
View ArticleCornyn Bill to Ease Burdensome Occupational Licensing Requirements Passes House
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after language from his New Hope and Opportunity through the Power of Employment Act (New HOPE Act), included in the...
View Article