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Texas DSHS mosquito control update – Sept. 22, 2017
The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing an update on aerial mosquito spraying operations after Hurricane Harvey. DSHS is working with counties that have requested assistance with...
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Texas Extends D-SNAP Hours for Polk County Residents
AUSTIN –Texas Health and Human Services announced today that it will extend hours at the Polk County site where victims of Hurricane Harvey can apply to receive disaster food relief. In addition to the...
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Hang Loose With Moana
Discovery Center makes a big splash for Moana magical celebration Saturday, Sept. 30, beginning at noon Sail across the “open ocean” on an action-packed voyage, encountering extraordinary characters...
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YALÁLAG: A MOUNTAIN VILLAGE IN MÉXICO
Discovery Center explores life and culture “South of the Border” Opening Oct. 7, 2017 Experience the day-to-day of the people in Villa Hidalgo Yalálag—a Zapotec village in the Sierra Juárez Mountains...
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George Pavilion Grand Opening
Picture Courtesy of Magana Media. Pictured Left to Right: Fort Bend County Fair Association Board Directors: Neil Yelderman, Sean Gutierrez, Calvin Zwahr, Cecil Willis, Marjie Pollard, Bobby Poncik,...
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Raising Cane’s Mobilizes To Raise Funds For Hurricane Harvey Relief
All 121 Texas restaurants donating 100% of net proceeds Sept. 27 to United Way HOUSTON (Sept. 22, 2017) – It has been a month since Hurricane Harvey made landfall on the Texas coast, but the need for...
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Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Refugio, Harris Counties
AUSTIN, Texas – Two State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open Saturday, Sept. 23, 2017: one in Refugio County in the city of Refugio and another in Harris County in the city of Klein....
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Disaster Recovery Centers to Open in Three Counties
AUSTIN, Texas – Three State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers will open Sunday, Sept. 24, 2017: one in Chambers County in the city of Anahuac, one in San Jacinto County in the city of Coldspring...
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Hurricane Harvey Survivors Still Needing Hotel Stays Get Extension
AUSTIN, Texas – Some Hurricane Harvey survivors who need more time to find housing are getting an extension to stay temporarily in hotels while they look for an alternative place to live. The...
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Reefer Madness, The Musical coming to KVPAC’s Award Winning Community Theatre...
A portion of the cast of Reefer Madness, The Musical during rehearsal Katy, TX (September 23, 2017) – September 29 and 30 and October 1, Katy Visual and Performing Arts Center (KVPAC), award winning...
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Texas GLO and Coast Guard to begin removing vessels displaced by Hurricane...
AUSTIN – Today, Commissioner George P. Bush announced the Texas General Land Office (GLO), in conjunction with the U.S. Coast Guard, will begin removing up to 300 displaced and sunken vessels damaged...
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Texas GLO signs agreement negotiated for disaster assistance with FEMA
Launches informational website – www.TexasRebuilds.com – for both individuals & local government officials AUSTIN – Today the Texas General Land Office (GLO) announced the signing of a finalized...
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Volunteers donate supplies, money, time to send 1942 DC-3 plane filled with...
EAST TEXAS – September 23, 2017 – With more than 6,000 pounds of supplies loaded for Hurricane Harvey relief efforts, 1942 DC-3 owner Jim Terry and Texas Baptist Men Chief Operating Officer John-Travis...
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Stars Of Stage And Screen Beckon You To The Garden At Tuts This Fall
Houston – Theatrical talent from across the country will converge on Houston to bring the 5th Avenue Theatre Company and the Shakespeare Theatre Company co-production of THE SECRET GARDEN presented by...
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Disaster Recovery Center to Open in Harris County
AUSTIN, Texas – A State of Texas/FEMA Disaster Recovery Center will open Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Harris County in Jacinto City. Disaster recovery centers offer in-person support to individuals and...
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Texas Children’s Cancer Center celebrates National Childhood Cancer Awareness...
In celebration of National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, patients, families and doctors at Texas Children’s Cancer Center came together last week for the Going Gold parade and ribbon tying ceremony...
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Texas DSHS mosquito control update – Sept. 26, 2017
The Texas Department of State Health Services is providing an update on aerial mosquito spraying operations after Hurricane Harvey. DSHS is working with counties that have requested assistance with...
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Cornyn Calls on House Democrats to Stop Blocking Hurricane Relief
‘One additional way we can help victims is through targeted tax relief. I want to highlight in this regard a noncontroversial section of the Federal Aviation Agency reauthorization bill that House...
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Evacuation of nursing homes not a simple matter
By Kevin Warren President and CEO of the Texas Health Care Association When large-scale floods occur, nursing homes and assisted living providers often face an agonizingly difficult decision. They can...
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Secretary Pablos Marks National Voter Registration Day, Commends Texas...
“Voting and civic participation should be one of the most important traditions that we must uphold” AUSTIN, TX – Texas Secretary of State Rolando Pablos invited all Texans to celebrate and participate...
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