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Trees are almost as old as dirt in the construction industry, but they’re new to Texas in the form of the state’s first mass timber office building.
Read moreOne Weimar Junior High and one Weimar Elementary School student tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) Monday, Aug. 31, during school hours.
Read moreIn 2017, Governor Greg Abbott signed House Bill 25, which ends the ability to allow voters the option of voting a straight party ballot.
Read moreAUSTIN, TX - The Board of Directors of the Texas Municipal Police Association (TMPA), which represents over 30,000 law enforcement officers across the Great State of Texas, announced today that they have voted unanimously to endorse President Donald J. Trump for re-election.
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As thousands fled southeast Texas ahead of Hurricane Laura, Texas A&M promoted an Ike Dike as a critical way to protect the region from devastating damage.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott today announced last week the Texas Education Agency (TEA), in partnership with Local Education Agencies, has procured more than 1 million personal devices and internet WiFi hotspots as part of the state’s Operation Connectivity initiative. Financed by a previously announced $200 million allocation of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding that was allocated to the TEA, and matched by school districts across Texas, the procurement effort will ensure that students attending a Texas public school will have both a device and connection to the internet throughout the 2020-21 school year and beyond.
Read moreWHARTON – A Texas Workforce Commission grant will enable Wharton County Junior College to provide training that area businesses need in the midst of COVID-19.
Read moreAUSTIN - Governor Greg Abbott Aug. 21 issued a statement after the federal government approved nearly $1.4 billion in initial funds made available through President Trump’s Lost Wage Assistance Executive Order. This funding will provide an additional $300 per week in benefits for qualifying Texans receiving unemployment benefits. The Texas Workforce Commission applied for these funds earlier that week.
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