Prowling For Owls
If you’ve never seen an owl in your backyard, that doesn’t mean one isn’t there. Most owls are nocturnal, so they’re tough to spot. We have 17 species of owls in Texas, and some, like the Eastern screech owl…
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Governor Abbott To Allow Essential Family Caregivers in Nursing and Long-Term Care Facilities
Yesterday, Governor Greg Abbott held a press conference, part of which announced new guidelines for nursing home visitation. He directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to expand visitation to all COVID-negative residents in long-term care and allow…
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West Continues Whistle-Stop Speaking Tour Across Texas Tuesday, August 18th
Lieutenant Colonel Allen West is scheduled to speak to an expected sold-out crowd on Tuesday, August 18, 2020, at 6:00 p.m. West, the third of four generations of military servicemen in his family had a distinguished 22- year career in…
Giving Day to Raise Awareness for Bowie & Miller County Nonprofits
East Texas Giving Day is in full swing with donations already coming in thanks to advanced giving. This year’s event features 194 registered nonprofits from across East Texas. Ken Adams, with Lancer Legacy Ranch, is hoping generous residents remember his…
Cornyn: Texarkana Schools to Receive $4.1M Federal Grant for Coronavirus Response
Texarkana College and Texas A&M University – Texarkana will receive a total of $4,093,338 in federal grants to respond to the effects of the coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced. The grant funding comes from the Higher Education Emergency…
East Texas Giving Day Opens Early
Early giving begins this week for donors looking to support nonprofits participating in East Texas Giving Day. The 18-hour online event is officially slated for Tuesday, April 28, 2020 from 6am to midnight, but donors are encouraged to start making…
HHS Encourages Texans to Apply Online for Benefits
Texas Health and Human Services is encouraging Texans to submit benefit applications and other paperwork online at YourTexasBenefits.com or via the Your Texas Benefits mobile app to reduce foot traffic in the state’s more than 250 eligibility offices. “As Texans,…
Young Drivers Urged to Plan Sober Rides Ahead of Spring Break
TxDOT reminds spring breakers about deadly, long-term consequences of drunk driving. Jamie Chapman was a 20-year-old college student when he made the fateful decision to drive after drinking at a party. He slammed into a tree and suffered a traumatic…
Rep. Ratcliffe Statement on Trump Acquittal in Senate Impeachment Trail
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas), a member of President Trump’s impeachment defense team, released the following statement on the Senate’s acquittal of President Trump on both articles of impeachment: “Today’s vote to acquit President Trump is an ironic indictment of House…
Don’t Mess With Texas® Offering Prizes and Scholarships to Texas Students
Don’t mess with Texas Scholarship Contest and Don’t mess with Texas K-12 School Art Contest now taking submissions. Don’t mess with Texas is holding two contests to award prizes and scholarships to Texas students demonstrating efforts to raise awareness about…
Governor Abbott Proclaims February 2020 African-American History Month
. As a state and nation shaped by the diversity of our citizens, it is vital we recognize and celebrate the different races, nationalities, and backgrounds of the land we love. Having faced slavery, many forms of oppression, deep-rooted adversity,…
Completing Interstate 69 Essential to Mobility and Economic Opportunity
Texas is growing fast — you can feel it when you drive our highways. There are more than 1,000 new Texans every day and those coming from other states and other countries don’t bring any roads with them. Texas must…
Ten Amendments to the Texas State Constitution on Ballot
Registered voters in the state of Texas will have the chance today, November 5th, to let their voices be heard on a range of potential changes to our State’s Constitution. The proposed amendments on the ballot today are: Proposition 1:…
Representatives from Riverbend Water Resources District met with Rep. John Ratcliffe in D.C.
Rep. John Ratcliffe (R-Texas) met today with representatives from the Riverbend Water Resources District (RWRD) in his Washington, D.C. office. In the meeting, Ratcliffe was thanked for recently sending a letter to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, asking for…
Early voting numbers show signs of record turnout in Bowie County
Voting polls across the state of Texas have reported record numbers of registered voters who have visited polling places to cast their votes, as well as mailing in their ballots – Bowie County is not falling far behind. Bowie County…