Winter Storm Uri has caused the shelves at grocery stores and food banks across Texas to be sparsely stocked. On behalf of its bank members, the Texas Bankers Foundation (TBF), the charitable arm of the Texas Bankers Association, is making a $26,000 contribution to the Feeding Texas Network reaching affiliated food banks serving all 254 counties in Texas.
“The Texas Bankers Foundation is funded by community bankers and banks of every size across the state,” said TBF Chair Lizzie Wi ...
The USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service in Texas has extended its application deadline for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP) from March 1, 2021, to March 10, 2021, due to recent weather-related power outages across Texas. While NRCS accepts easement applications on a continuous basis, applications for the next funding consideration must be submitted by March 10, 2021.
ACEP Agricultural Land Easements provide financial assistance to eligible partners for purchasi ...
I remember, a long time ago, when I used to have a social life.
My husband, Peter, and I have been visiting his sister, Lori, once a week while she battles cancer. She was in yesterday for another radiation treatment, and we are waiting to hear if she will be feeling well enough for a visit this weekend.
Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do?
It can be frustrating to watch someone you know suffer and not be able to help them.
Here are 6 ways to help the person cope in these kinds of situations and the best way to deal with anxiety.
1.Learn as much as you can in managing anxiety and depression: There are many books and information that will educate you on how to deal with fear and anxiety.
Due to the unprecedented need this year caused by COVID-19 and the devastating impact of last week’s winter storms, Amplify Austin Day 2021 is more important than ever. Join I Live Here I Give Here (ILHIGH) in their ninth annual community-wide day of giving, which begins at 6 pm on Thursday, March 4, and ends at 6 pm on Friday, March 5, 2021.
Back in April I wrote a column titled “A lifetime Involved with Nature” about a TV series documenting David Attenborough’s life as a worldwide nature explorer and film maker and things he could teach us all. I am repeating much of that column below to introduce Attenborough to everyone who doesn’t know about him.
I am doing this because he has since written a book, published this past spring, entitled “A Life on Our Planet” He is 94, and has a unique world-wide view of the condi ...
Millions of Texans dealing with water supply issues
Warmer temperatures over the weekend and continuing this week melted most of the snow from the state’s roadways and roofs. But Texans are still dealing with broken pipes that flooded homes and businesses, damaged municipal water systems, and continued power outages in scattered areas, mainly in East and Central Texas.
At the height of the power crisis, more than 4 million Texans were without electrical service — a number that shran ...
The 100 Club is one of my favorite organizations because they put their money where their mouth is. They pledge to be there for the Hill Country first responders and their families and they follow through.
The morning of December 20, 2019 was the worst moment of my life, my entire world collapsed and everything seemed impossible.
Texans from Lubbock to Longview shivered under single-digit temperatures as their week began, with snow and ice creating dangerous road conditions throughout the state. Gov. Greg Abbott issued a disaster declaration for all 254 Texas counties and urged residents to stay alert to changing weather conditions. The Texas Division of Emergency Management deployed resources from various state agencies to prepare roadways, assist motorists, remove downed trees and perform search-and-rescue operation ...
Have you ever stopped to think about what goes on inside a tree? We know that the roots of a tree take up water and minerals from the soil and transport them to the leaves where some of the water is used in photosynthesis to combine with carbon dioxide from the air to make sugars, starches and cellulose.
But the roots are 30 feet below the top of the average Hill Country tree, and there are many trees that are several times that tall.
