AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott said Jan. 22 that a Trump administration decision reestablishes the federal partnership for the Women's Health Program in Texas.
Abbott issued a statement concerning the approval of the 1115 Waiver for Healthy Texas Women:
"The Lone Star State is once again in partnership with the federal government to provide meaningful family planning and health services while fostering a culture of life.
Rotary is an organization of business and professional leaders united worldwide, who provide humanitarian service, encourage high ethical standards in all vocations, and help build goodwill and peace in the world. Rotary’s main objective is service—in the community, in the workplace and around the globe. The 1.2 million Rotarians who make up more than 35,000 clubs in 350 countries in the world share a dedication to the ideal of service above self.
Rotary clubs are open to people of all ...
FREDERICKSBURG, TX — Hill Country Memorial (HCM) invites you to visit HCMHearts.org to sign-up today to receive educational heart health newsletters delivered straight to your inbox. Newsletters will feature information on heart health tips, upcoming free cooking classes, screenings, symptoms of heart disease, exercise and more!
HCM understands that screenings are important because they can be the first indicators of heart disease.
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott on Jan. 13 asked for a presidential disaster declaration for three counties that sustained widespread damage attributed to severe thunderstorms, straight-line winds, hail and tornadoes.
The stormy weather on Oct. 20-21 hit Cameron, Dallas and Erath counties. Abbott's request includes public assistance and hazard mitigation.
"The State of Texas is committed to ensuring the people of Cameron, Dallas and Erath counties have the resources they need to continue rebu ...
In a sure sign that spring is not far behind, the first Purple Martins of the year have been spotted in Texas.
The birds were seen on January 14 in Corpus Christi by a Purple Martin enthusiast.
North America’s largest species of swallow, Purple Martins winter in the rainforests of Brazil before making up to a 7000-mile migration north into the eastern United States and Canada.
The annual migration is a testament to the martins' resilience as well as the unwavering dedication ...
AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott last week convened the quarterly meeting of his Domestic Terrorism Task Force at the state Capitol.
"We must work together to develop meaningful solutions to fully eradicate domestic terrorism in the Lone Star State,” Abbott said in explaining the purpose of the meeting. "Just as domestic terrorism takes many forms, this task force is committed to developing comprehensive and evolving defense strategies to ensure a safe and secure future for every Texan,"
On Saturday, February 8, the Phoenix Center’s largest annual fundraiser will take place at the Horseshoe Bay Resort from 6:30 – 10:30 p.m., which has been underwritten by the Horseshoe Bay Resort for the past two years. “The Mardi Gras Gala gains awareness for people in Horseshoe Bay and throughout the Texas Hill Country for people to learn more about the Phoenix Center, connecting as potential supporters,” said Blakeley Wilbanks, Communications Director, Phoenix Center.
Betty Bielser has been a member of Highland Arts Guild since 2003 and is being honored as their Artist of the Month for January. She has been painting in watercolor most of her life and has studied under many well-known watercolor artists. But Betty says, “The best way to learn is to teach” and has written two workbooks…one for beginners and the other on watercolor portraits, which she uses to teach her second and fourth Thursday classes every month at Highland Arts Gallery.
Ever since I was a boy dunking minnows in Pecan Bayou near our home in Red River County, I dreamed of heading to the wilds of Canada to catch big northern pike, lake trout and walleye. I remember reading all about this fishing wonderland in magazines and back then never dreamed that one day, I would actually experience the thrill of tossing a big plug over a shallow weed bed and hooking into a pike almost as long as a boat paddle or, catching those great eating walleye and enjoying a shorelin ...
FREDERICKSBURG—On Saturday, January 25, the Friends of the Fredericksburg Nature Center will offer a presentation about the hows and whys of bluebirds, and their housing wants and needs. The presenter will be Kevin Pillow from Wildbirds Unlimited. After the presentation, there will be a hands-on activity involving making bird houses from gourds.
