Texas A&M Ranks First in Texas for Graduate Salaries
By Ann Kellett, Texas A&M University Marketing and Communications COLLEGE STATION, Aug. 7, 2017 – Texas A&M again ranks first in the state and among the top 25 public institutions nationally...
View ArticlePotential for Severe Weather Continues through Wednesday Morning
What is the danger? A Flash Flood Watch for Harris County continues through Wednesday morning. According to the National Weather Service, there is a potential for additional heavy rainfall this...
View ArticleThe Best in Live, Musical, Family Entertainment
Liberty Opry – 1816 Sam Houston St., Liberty, TX 77575 Doors open @ 2 PM Special arrangements made for Media – please call in advance: 936-336-5830 AUGUST SCHEDULE *AUGUST 12, 2017 – 50s 60s 70s –...
View ArticleCollege Students Receive $1.2 Million Scholarship Bonus From The Houston...
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo recently recognized the achievements of 94 current junior and senior Show Scholars by presenting them with a $4,000 scholarship bonus, per eligible semester, for a...
View ArticleChildren’s Chorus Announces Auditions And Promotes Diversity
August 7, 2017 – The Houston Children’s Chorus, an internationally acclaimed and diverse, performance chorus, announces open registration and auditions for its Preparatory Chorus and Concert Choruses...
View ArticleComptroller Glenn Hegar Distributes $779 Million in Monthly Sales Tax Revenue...
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced today he will send cities, counties, transit systems and special purpose taxing districts $779.2 million in local sales tax allocations for August,...
View ArticleSave The Date: Garth Brooks Tickets On-Sale Saturday, Sept. 9
WHAT: Garth Brooks Ticket On-Sale WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 9, 2017, 10 a.m. (Online Waiting Room opens at 9:30 a.m.) WHERE: online only at rodeohouston.com A minimum...
View ArticleMysterious Detective’s Death in Houston Police Headquarters
The HPRA lunch speaker this Friday is Retired HPD officer Larry Watts and his wife Carolyn Watts. The co-authors will discuss their book, Dishonored and Forgotten, a novel based on the death of an HPD...
View ArticleNew Reporting Requirements Ahead for State Funds Held Outside the State Treasury
(AUSTIN) — Most of the state’s revenue passes through the State Treasury. Yet billions more in state funds are held by state agencies and public colleges and universities in accounts outside the...
View ArticleTexas teens test drive careers as auto techs via UTI summer program
HOUSTON (August 8, 2017) While some Houston-area teens were getting a tan this summer, 14 local high school students got a jumpstart on their career. These fourteen students participated in the...
View ArticleTexas Sales Tax Holiday This Weekend — Aug. 11-13
(AUSTIN) — Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar reminds shoppers the annual sales tax holiday is scheduled for this Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 11-13. The law exempts most clothing, footwear, school...
View ArticleRailroad Commission of Texas Announces New Seismologist
AUSTIN – The Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) today announced Dr. Aaron Velasco will serve the agency as RRC seismologist. Dr. Velasco is a professor of Geological Sciences and Director of...
View ArticleKACC Ribbon Cutting for Board and Brush Katy
Tuesday, August 8th – Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Board and Brush Katy1315 S. Grand Parkway, #104, Katy, 77494
View ArticleKACC Ribbon Cutting – Taco Bell
Thursday, August 10th – Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Taco Bell 22642 Morton Ranch Road, Katy, 77449
View ArticleKACC Ribbon Cutting for Greater Vision Eye Care
Thursday, August 11th – Katy Area Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting for Greater Vision Eye Care 21788 Katy Freeway, Suite 600, Katy, 77449
View ArticleRace Car Driver Kory Enders At Discovery Center
Sugar Land professional auto racer to fuel imaginations and inspire next generation of drivers and engineers Get an up-close look inside an actual race car! First 50 children to receive Mercedes-Benz...
View ArticleSave the date and sign up for the Coastwide Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup!
AUSTIN -Volunteers are signing up now for the nation’s biggest coastal cleanup on Saturday, September 23rd.The 2017 Texas General Land Office Adopt-A-Beach Fall Cleanup takes place at 31 sites...
View ArticleMaking Back-to-School Lunches and Snacks Fun – and Healthy
By Dr. Vincent Nelson, Medical Director of UnitedHealthcare of South Texas Another school year is beginning, and for many parents that presents the challenge of trying to figure out what to pack in...
View ArticleBig: The Musical at KVPAC This Weekend
Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center’s (KVPAC) summer season is winding down with Big: The Musical by Charlie Lovett. This open enrollment student production features young actors from ages 7-14....
View ArticleFirst Service Credit Union Plans Special Events for City of Katy’s Waffle...
Free fresh-made waffles will be delivered to educators and first responders HOUSTON, August 15, 2017 – First Service Credit Union is using a “Waffle Tour” to show appreciation to public servants in...
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