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There are 168 resources serving Piney Woods Region in the following categories:
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Department of Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service Programs
Aquatic Nuisance Species (ANS) Task Force
Dr. Susan Pasko - Executive Secretary, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Falls Church, VA
Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Candidate Conservation Program
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Desert Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Genevieve Johnson - Desert LCC Coordinator - Boulder City, NV
Emergency Stabilization - Burned Area Rehabiliation
Erv Gasser - DOI National Interagency BAER Team Leader - Seattle, WA
Fish Passage Program - Southwest Region
- Albuquerque, NM
Gulf Coastal Plains and Ozarks Landscape Conservation Cooperative
Greg Wathen - LCC Coordinator - Nashville, TN
Habitat Conservation Plans
US Fish and Wildlife Service
Landowner Incentive Program
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
MultiState Conservation Grant Program
- Washington, DC, VA
National Fish Passage Program
Susan Wells - National Fish Passage Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Neotropical Migratory Bird Conservation Act Grants Program
Guy Foulks - NMBCA Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Grants Program
U.S. Department of the Interior - Arlington, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Small Grants Program
Rodecia Mcknight - Small Grants Program Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
North American Wetlands Conservation Act Standard Grants Program
Stacy Sanchez - U.S. Standard Grants Program Proposal Coordinator - Falls Church, VA
Partners For Fish And Wildlife Program - National
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Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program in Texas
Cyndee Watson - State PFW Coordinator U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, TX
Red-cockaded Woodpecker Safe Harbor Program
- Jackson, MS
Safe Harbor Agreements
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Texas Candidate Conservation Agreement with Assurances for Lesser Prairie Chickens
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX
Texas Fish and Wildlife Conservation Office
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service - Melanie Dabovich - San Marcos, TX
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Coastal Program
Samantha Brooke - Coastal Program Team Lead - Falls Church, VA
Upper Texas Coast Coastal Program
Woody Woodrow - Southwest Region Program Manager - Brazoria, TX
Upper Texas Coast Coastal Program
Scott Williams - Southwest Region Program Manager - Houston, TX
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
EPA Programs
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Clean Water State Revolving Fund
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Climate Ready Estuaries
EPA - Washington, DC
Five-Star Restoration Program
Myra Price - USEPA Wetlands Division - Washington, DC
Green Project Reserve
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
National Menu of Stormwater Best Management Practices-NPDES
Deborah G. Nagle - Division Director - Washington, DC
Source Reduction Assistance Grant Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Surf Your Watershed
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
- St. Louis, MO
Urban Waters Small Grants
Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Wetlands Program Development Grants
Myra Price - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Federal Incentives
Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration (REPI) Program
U.S. Department of Defense - Washington, DC
Sustainable Ranges Initiative
John Conger, Acting Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations & Environment) - US Department of Defense
Grant Programs
Acorn Foundation
- Oakland, CA
Acres for America
Thomas E. Kelsch - Vice President, Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund - Washington, DC
BoatUS Foundation Grassroots Grants
Alanna Keating - Alexandria, VA
Bring Back the Natives
Kirstin Neff, Ph.D. - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Portland, OR
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Clean Trail Grant Program
Leah Leitch - Grant Outreach - ExtremeTerrain.com - Malvern, PA
Clean Water Act Section 319
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - Washington, DC
Common Counsel Foundation
Laura Livoti - CEO - Oakland, CA
Conservation Partners Program
Eric Forward - Program Director, Central Region Working Lands - Bloomington, MN
Conservation Partners Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Eric Forward - Washington, DC
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Cooperative Watershed Management Program
Bureau of Reclamation Office of Program & Policy Services - Denver, CO
EarthShare of Texas
Suzanne Kho - Executive Director - Austin, TX
Environmental Solutions for Communities
Carrie Clingan - Manager, Community-Based Conservation Programs - Washington, DC
FACT's Fund-a-Farmer Grants
Food Animal Concerns Trust - Chicago, IL
FishAmerica Foundation Conservation Grants
Ruth Jackson - Grants Manager - Alexandria, VA
Forestry on Indian Lands
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Affairs - Washington, DC
Keystone Initiatives
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Mitsubishi Corporation Foundation for the Americas (MCFA)
Yasuyuki Sugiura - President - New York, NY
National Wildlife Refuge Friends Group Grant Program
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
Organic Farming Research Foundation
Brise Tencer - Executive Director - Santa Cruz, CA
Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative
Kirstin Neff - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Denver, CO
Pulling Together Initiative
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation - Washington, DC
SFI Conservation and Community Partnerships Grant Program
Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc. - Washington, DC
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)
- Austin, TX
Texas SARE
Diane E. Boellstorff, State Coordinator - Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist - Water Resources Texas - College Station, TX
The Conservation Alliance
John Sterling - Executive Director - Bend, OR
The FruitGuys Community Fund
Chris Mittelstaedt - Founder and Project DirectorCA
The Fund for Wild Nature
Jeff Petersen, Esq. - Executive Director - Kelso, WA
The Summerlee Foundation
Lynne Starnes - Director of Administration - Dallas, TX
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
WaterSMART Grants
Josh German - U.S. Department of the Interior - Denver, CO
USDA - Forest Service Programs
Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund Grants
Kelly Bibb or David Dell - Grant Program Contacts - Atlanta, GA
Eastern Forest Environmental Threat Assessment Center
Southern Research Station, USDA Forest Service - Asheville, NC
Forest Legacy Program
U.S. Forest Service - Washington, DC
Forest Stewardship Program (FSP)
- Washington, DC
Forest Stewardship Program - Texas
Shane Harrington - Program Leader - College Station, TX
Forests and Rangelands
John Ferrell - Feedstock Supply and Logistics Supervisor Biomass Program - Washington, DC
Smokey Bear - Prescribed Fire
Gwen Beavans - National Fire Prevention Coordinator - Washington, DC
Southern Research Station, USDA-US Forest Service
Rob Doudrick - Station Director - Asheville, NC
Texas Forest Legacy Program
Gretchen Riley - Forest Legacy Program Coordinator - College Station, TX
USDA Forest Service National Forests & Grasslands in Texas
Mark Van Every - Forest Supervisor - Lufkin, TX
USDA - FSA Programs
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Biomass Crop Assistance Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Conservation Reserve Program (CRP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
CP33 Habitat Buffers for Upland Birds
Kristine Evans, Program Coordinator - Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture Mississippi State University - Mississippi State, MS
Emergency Assistance for Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Conservation Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Emergency Forest Restoration Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Operating Loans & Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farm Ownership Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Farmable Wetlands Program (FWP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Grassland Reserve Program- REPEALED
USDA Farm Service Agency
Guaranteed Farm Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Forage Disaster Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Livestock Indemnity Program
USDA FSA
Microloans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Minority and Women Farmers and Ranchers Loans
USDA Farm Service Agency
Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program
Source Water Protection Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
State Acres for Wildlife Enhancement
USDA Farm Service Agency - Washington, DC
Supplemental Revenue Assistance Payments (SURE) Program
USDA Farm Service Agency
Transition Incentives Program (TIP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
Tree Assistance Program (TAP)
USDA Farm Service Agency
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA - NRCS Programs
Agricultural Conservation Easement Program (ACEP)
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Agricultural Water Enhancement Program (AWEP)- REPEALED
Mark Parson - Program Contact
Conservation Innovation Grants (CIG)
Stacy Swartwood - National CIG Program Analyst - Washington, DC
Conservation of Private Grazing Land (CPGL)
Conservation Security Program
Conservation Stewardship Program (CSP)
Conservation Technical Assistance (CTA)
NRCS
Cooperative Conservation Partnership Initiative (CCPI)- REPEALED
East Texas Plant Materials Center
R. Alan Shadow - PMC Manager - Nacogdoches, TX
Emergency Watershed Protection (EWP)
Fred Reaves - National Emergency Watershed Protection Program Manager
Emergency Watershed Protection Program- Floodplain Easement
Jason Weller, Chief - USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP)
USDA NRCS
EQIP Organic Initiative
Lindsay Haines - EQIP Specialist for Organic
Farm and Ranch Lands Protection Program (FRPP)- REPEALED
Farm Pilot Project Coordination, Inc.
- Tampa, FL
Golden Meadow Plant Materials Center
Garret Thomassie - PMC Manager - Galliano, LA
Grassland Reserve Program (GRP) REPEALED
Gulf of Mexico Initiative
Luther Jones - GoMI Coordinator - Washington, DC
Gulf of Mexico Initiative - Texas
John Mueller - State Conservation Engineer - Temple, TX
Healthy Forests Reserve Program (HFRP)
USDA NRCS
James E. 'Bud' Smith Plant Materials Center
Brandon Carr - PMC Manager - Knox City, TX
Kika de la Garza Plant Materials Center
John Reilley - PMC Manager - Kingsville, TX
Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative- Texas
Russell Castro - State Wildlife Biologist - Temple, TX
Longleaf Pine Initiative
NRCS - Washington, DC
Migratory Bird Habitat Initiative
Martin Lowenfish - Landscape Conservation Initiatives Coordinator - Washington, DC
National Grazing Lands Coalition
Monti Golla - National GLC Executive Director - Fort Worth, TX
National Water Quality Initiative
USDA NRCS
Norman A Berg National Plant Materials Center
David Kidwell-Slak - PMC Manager - Beltsville, MD
Ogallala Aquifer Initiative
Barry Frantz - Coordinator - Washington, DC
Platte River Ag Services, Inc.
Ron Zurlinden, P.E. - Owner - Golden, CO
Regional Conservation Partnership Program
Louis Aspey, Chief of Staff - Regional Conservationist - Washington, DC
Small scale solutions for your farm
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
Texas Conservation Stewardship Program
Mark Habiger - Assistant State Conservationist-Programs - Temple, TX
Texas Environmental Quality Incentives Program
Mark Habiger - Assistant State Conservationist-Programs - Temple, TX
Texas Grassland Reserve Program
Claude Ross - State Easement Program Manager - Temple, TX
Texas Longleaf Pine Initiative
Mike Oliver - State Forester - Temple, TX
Texas Wildlife Habitat Incentives Program
Troy Daniell - State Financial Program Manager - Temple, TX
The Lesser Prairie Chicken Initiative
USDA-NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
USDA StrikeForce Initiative in Texas
Bertha Venegas - State Outreach Coordinator - Boerne, TX
Voluntary Public Access and Habitat Incentives Program (VPA-HIP)
NRCS
Wetlands Reserve Enhancement Program (WREP)- REPEALED
Garry Lee - Acting Director, Easement Programs Division - Washington, DC
Wetlands Reserve Program (WRP)- REPEALED
- Washington, DC
Working Lands for Wildlife
USDA - NRCS - Washington, DC
USDA Programs - Other
Beginning Farmers and Ranchers Development Program
Denis Ebodaghe - National Program Leader - Division of Agricultural Systems - Washington, DC
Celebrate Urban Birds
Cornell Lab of Ornithology - Ithaca, NY
Conservation Reserve Program Longleaf Pine Initiative
Farm Labor Housing Loans and Grants
USDA Rural Development
Farmers Market Promotion Program
Douglas Keeler, Director - Farmers Markets and Local Food Marketing
Food Linc
Jim Barham - USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
Local Food Promotion Program
Nicole Nelson Miller - LFPP Program Manager - Washington, DC
New Farmers
USDA
Organic Certification Cost Share Programs
Rita Meade - OCCSP Coordinator - Washington, DC
Rural Microentrepreneur Assistance Program
Lori Washington - USDA Rural Development Loan Specialist
Southern Regional Aquaculture Center
Dr. Jimmy Avery, Director - Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi State University - Stoneville, MS
Texas SARE
Diane E. Boellstorff, State Coordinator - Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist - Water Resources Texas - College Station, TX
The Advanced Biofuel Payment Program
Business and Cooperative Programs - National Office, USDA Rural Development - Washington, DC
The Rural Energy for America Program (REAP)
USDA Rural Development - Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Efficiency Improvement Guaranteed Loans & Grants - Washington, DC
USDA Mediation Program for Texas
Gene Valentini - Director - Texas Rural Mediation Services - Lubbock, TX
USDA StrikeForce for Rural Growth and Opportunity
- Washington, DC
Value-Added Producer Grant Program
USDA Office of Rural Development

 State and Local Programs

   
Show State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals (57)
There are 57 resources serving Piney Woods Region in the following categories:
map itMap of State and Local Programs Organizations & Professionals serving Piney Woods Region
Federal and State Tax Incentives and Programs
Agricultural Tax Appraisal Based on Wildlife Management
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Wildlife Division Private Lands and Habitat Program - Austin, TX
Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency
N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center - Raleigh, NC
Federal Endangered Species Tax Deduction
US Fish and Wildlife Service - Arlington, VA
Wildlife Management Tax Exemption
Comptroller, Property Tax Division - Austin, TX
Habitat Management Programs
Central Texas Conservation Partnership
- Austin, TX
Pastures For Upland Birds - Post Oak Savannah and Blackland Prairie Wildlife Management
TPWD - Austin, TX
State Funding / Technical Resources
Agricultural Loan Guarantee Program - Texas
Mindy Fryer - Grant Coordinator - Austin, TX
Agricultural Water Conservation Loan Program
Tom Entsminger - Texas Water Development Board - Austin, TX
Center for Invasive Species Eradication (CISE)
Texas Water Resources Institute - College Station, TX
Economic Development Program
Burl Carraway - Department Head, Sustainable Forestry - College Station, TX
Ecosystem Service Management
Texas Agrilife Extension - College Station, TX
Endangered Species and the Economy Program
Glenn Hegar - Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts - Austin, TX
Forest Stewardship Program - Texas
Shane Harrington - Program Leader - College Station, TX
GO TEXAN Partner Program
Allie Jones - Program Specialist - Austin, TX
GoodFires
Southern Group of State Foresters - Garner, NC
Gulf of Mexico Coastal Ocean Observing System
- College Station, TX
Innovative Water Technologies
Texas Water Development Board - Austin, TX
Interest Rate Reduction Program - Texas
- Austin, TX
Landowner Incentive Program
Arlene Kalmbach - TPWD LIP Coordinator - Austin, TX
Lesser Prairie Chicken Range-wide Conservation Plan
Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies - Boise, ID
LIP Conserving Texas Rivers Funding Series
Arlene Kalmbach - TPWD LIP Coordinator - Austin, TX
LIP Partners Watershed Funding Series
Arlene Kalmbach - TPWD LIP Coordinator - Austin, TX
Mississippi Interstate Cooperative Resource Association
- Marion, IL
National Bobwhite Conservation Initiative
John Doty - Communications Director - Knoxville, TN
Nongame and Rare Species Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX
Pastures For Upland Birds - Post Oak Savannah and Blackland Prairie Wildlife Management
TPWD - Austin, TX
Pecos Watershed Conservation Initiative
Kirstin Neff - Manager, Southwest Rivers Program - Denver, CO
Rainwater Harvesting - Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service
Dotty Woodson - Extension Program Specialist – Water Resources - Dallas, TX
Restore the Texas Coast
- Austin, TX
Southeast Prescribed Fire Update
North Carolina State University Extension Forestry - Raleigh, NC
Specialty Crop Block Grant Program
- Austin, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Dallas
Dr. Jeanmarie Verchot - Center Director - Dallas, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Overton
- Overton, TX
Texas A&M AgriLife Water Education Network
- College Station, TX
Texas A&M Forest Service
- College Station, TX
Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute (NRI)
- College Station, TX
Texas Agriculture Law Blog
Tiffany Dowell Lashmet - Assistant Professor & Extension Specialist, Agricultural Law - Amarillo, TX
Texas Alliance for Water Conservation (TAWC)
- Lubbock, TX
Texas Coastal Wetlands
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension/SeaGrant - Houston, TX
Texas Conservation Action Plan
TPWD - Austin, TX
Texas Emissions Reduction Plan (TERP)
- Austin, TX
Texas Equine Incentive Program
- Austin, TX
Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program
- Austin, TX
Texas Longleaf Conservation Assistance Program
- College Station, TX
Texas Prairie Wetlands Project (TPWP)
Taylor Abshier - Biologist - Richmond, TX
Texas Private Lands and Habitat Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Wildlife Division - Austin, TX
Texas Ranch Wildfire Program
Jim Cooper - Assistant Chief, Regional Fire Coordinator - Merkel, TX
Texas Southern Pine Beetle Prevention Cost Share Program
Shane Harrington - Program Manager - College Station, TX
Texas Superstar®
Brent Pemberton - Texas A&M University Agricultural Research and Extension Center - Overton, TX
Texas Water Resources Institute
- College Station, TX
Texas Wildlife Diversity Program
John Davis - Program Director - Austin, TX
Texas Youth Hunting Program
Chris Mitchell - Director - San Antonio, TX
UNT Quail
- Denton, TX
Whitewater to Bluewater Project
Lisa Havel - Atlantic Coastal Fish Habitat Partnership Coordinator - Arlington, VA
Wildlife Habitat Assessment Program
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department - Austin, TX
Young Farmer Grant Program
Texas Department of Agriculture - Grants Office - Austin, TX
Young Farmer Interest Rate Reduction Program
- Austin, TX
 

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Gun licensing, not control, is what we need the most - Richmond.com
8/17/2019 8:05:00 PM
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Even with citizenship question abandoned, census may still see a Latino undercount - Taunton Daily Gazette
8/9/2019 10:55:00 AM
Even with citizenship question abandoned, census may still see a Latino undercount    Taunton Daily Gazette LAREDO, Texas -- Jeanette Silva still hasn't decided what she will do when a census packet arrives at her home a few miles from the banks of the Rio Grande.
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8/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Grants to bolster local workforce - Monitor
8/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
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El Paso Walmart shooting: What we know - Axios
8/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
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8/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
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What States Can Learn from Texas’ Failing Grade on Childcare - Parentology
7/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Exxon Mobil Texas refinery rocked by explosion and fire - Axios
7/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Cuellar Moves to Expand SNAP Benefits for College Students - Rio Grande Herald
7/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
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State Highlights: Pa. School District Threatens Parents With Foster Care Over Unpaid Meals; Some Covered California Consumers Will See Rates Drop - Kaiser Health News
7/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Trump administration faces a countdown on the Texas high-risk rail project - Washington Times
7/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Citizenship Question Loses. Texas Wins. - Dallas Observer
7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
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What Supreme Court's census question ruling means for Texas - Fort Worth Star-Telegram
6/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Census citizenship question could affect amount of federal money Texas receives for critical needs - Dallas News
6/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Fort Worth Professors Fight to End Taxpayer-Funded Discrimination Against LGBTQ Couples - The Texas Observer
6/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
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6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
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6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
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6/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Governor signs ‘Sam’s Law’, bill named for Kilgore student who suffered fatal seizure - KLTV
6/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Federal Government Should Not Cut Rental Subsidies - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin
5/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
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5/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
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STC partners with DHS for training center - The Edinburg Review
4/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Recent Texas Prosecutions Reveal New Federal Enforcement Tools and Focus on Private Insurance - JD Supra
4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
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4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Meals on Wheels East Texas Warned to End CEO as Board Chair Arrangement - Nonprofit Quarterly
4/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Meals on Wheels East Texas to restructure board after regional agency cites contract violation - Longview News-Journal
4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Texas school officials who face criminal charges in 2019 - Houston Chronicle
3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Will Hurd Has Defied Both Liberals and Donald Trump. Is He the Future of the GOP or a Party of One? - Texas Monthly
3/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Texas community union takes on Trump on census citizenship question - NBCNews.com
2/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
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Texas mediation for balance billing faces massive backlog - The Texas Tribune
2/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
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One Casualty of the Government Shutdown: Low-Income Texans Who Need Housing Assistance - The Texas Observer
1/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
One Casualty of the Government Shutdown: Low-Income Texans Who Need Housing Assistance    The Texas Observer Texas is a super-user of federal housing programs, but the shutdown has brought loans, tax credits and rental assistance to a screeching halt, hurting poor ...
Texas’ One-Stop Shopping for Judge in Health Care Case - The New York Times
12/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas’ One-Stop Shopping for Judge in Health Care Case    The New York Times Courts have the power to stop plaintiffs from choosing their own judges in politically charged cases, a new article argues.
Rebuilding commission calls Hurricane Harvey a "wakeup call" for Texas - The Texas Tribune
12/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Rebuilding commission calls Hurricane Harvey a "wakeup call" for Texas    The Texas Tribune A report by the Commission to Rebuild Texas says there is an urgent need to "future-proof" the Gulf Coast. by Carlos Anchondo Dec. 13, 2018 Updated: 3 PM.
New Report Warns the State of Texas Is Neglecting Its Kids - San Antonio Current
11/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
New Report Warns the State of Texas Is Neglecting Its Kids    San Antonio Current Texas children face high rates of poverty, health risk and educational inequality, according to the Center for Public Policy Priorities' newly released State of ...
Texas Kids Need Lege to Fix School Finance, New Report Says - Dallas Observer
11/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas Kids Need Lege to Fix School Finance, New Report Says    Dallas Observer Twenty percent of kids in Texas live in poverty. The 2019 Texas Legislature must act if they are going to have a fighting chance, new report says.
Proposed Redefinition Of Gender Is The Latest Threat To Trans Rights In America - Texas Public Radio
11/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Proposed Redefinition Of Gender Is The Latest Threat To Trans Rights In America    Texas Public Radio Transgender rights in the United States are reportedly under review by the federal government. How do individuals who idenitfy as trans handle issues of.
Millions Diverted from Federal Programs toward Detention of Migrant Children - Nonprofit Quarterly
9/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Millions Diverted from Federal Programs toward Detention of Migrant Children    Nonprofit Quarterly Costs of detaining migrant children at shelters in Tornillo, Texas, and other locations around the country are skyrocketing, with the Trump administration now ...
Land Commissioner George P. Bush fighting with a Texas education board over allocations to fund schools - The Texas Tribune
9/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Land Commissioner George P. Bush fighting with a Texas education board over allocations to fund schools    The Texas Tribune As each side argues over how to best manage the largest educational endowment in the country, their disagreement could affect funding for Texas schools.
$1.7 Billion Federal Job Training Program Is ‘Failing the Students’ - The New York Times
8/26/2018 3:00:00 AM
$1.7 Billion Federal Job Training Program Is ‘Failing the Students’    The New York Times McKINNEY, Tex. — The North Texas Job Corps Center squats behind a chain-link fence here in a suburb north of Dallas, accessible only through a gate ...
Analysis: Adding a citizenship question to the census could screw over Texas - The Texas Tribune
3/27/2018 3:00:00 AM
Analysis: Adding a citizenship question to the census could screw over Texas    The Texas Tribune A census question on citizenship could undercount populations in states with large numbers of poor and/or Hispanic residents — states like Texas. And an ...
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White nationalism is a domestic terror threat. Here are some policies that can address it. - ThinkProgress
8/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
White nationalism is a domestic terror threat. Here are some policies that can address it.    ThinkProgress In the aftermath of last weekend's massacres in El Paso, Texas, and Dayton, Ohio, a number of policy proposals burst forth, including many ideas familiar from ...
El Paso Mass Shooting Being Treated As 'Domestic Terrorism' - HuffPost
8/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
El Paso Mass Shooting Being Treated As 'Domestic Terrorism'    HuffPost Federal prosecutors said Sunday that they're treating the mass shooting in El Paso, Texas, as a domestic terrorism case, as the country continues to deal with ...
Troubled North Texas KamKad dealerships cleared out - FOX 4 News
7/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Troubled North Texas KamKad dealerships cleared out    FOX 4 News The car lots are being cleared out at two North Texas car dealerships.
Man drowns after being underwater for 30 minutes in North Texas lake - FOX 4 News
7/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
Man drowns after being underwater for 30 minutes in North Texas lake    FOX 4 News A man was pronounced dead after being pulled from Joe Pool Lake Saturday afternoon after spending about 30 minutes underwater.
Family wants public to remember Shavon Randle two years after her murder - FOX 4 News
7/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Family wants public to remember Shavon Randle two years after her murder    FOX 4 News Tuesday marks two years since the tragic murder of 13-year-old Shavon Randle shocked North Texas and the nation.
Deputy-involved shooting in Denton County leaves 1 dead - FOX 4 News
6/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Deputy-involved shooting in Denton County leaves 1 dead    FOX 4 News The Texas Rangers are investigating after a man who was reportedly threatening people inside a home with a shotgun was killed in a deputy-involved shooting ...
State Fair of Texas announces new attractions, rides - FOX 4 News
6/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
State Fair of Texas announces new attractions, rides    FOX 4 News The State Fair of Texas will have several new attractions when it kicks off in September, adding to its more than 100 free attractions and 70 Midway rides.
Many North Texas cities turning off red light cameras early - FOX 4 News
6/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Many North Texas cities turning off red light cameras early    FOX 4 News Several North Texas cities are shutting down their red light cameras even before a new state law takes effect to ban them.
State urges consumers to file official complaints against auto dealer - FOX 4 News
6/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
State urges consumers to file official complaints against auto dealer    FOX 4 News State agencies say they need your help as they investigate a North Texas car dealership group.
Police: Stepmom intentionally set 5-year-old's face on fire - FOX 4 News
5/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Police: Stepmom intentionally set 5-year-old's face on fire    FOX 4 News A North Texas woman was arrested after police said she intentionally set her stepdaughter's face on fire.
Car trade-in and title complaints piling up against second North Texas dealership group - FOX 4 News
5/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Car trade-in and title complaints piling up against second North Texas dealership group    FOX 4 News The complaints are piling up about another North Texas auto dealer group failing to pay off trades and issue titles for cars.
Klyde Warren Park dog bite case heads to the Texas Supreme Court - FOX 4 News
5/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Klyde Warren Park dog bite case heads to the Texas Supreme Court    FOX 4 News A legal dispute over a dog bite at Klyde Warren Park in Dallas has made its way to the highest court in Texas.
Police chase persons of interest in Royse City double murder - FOX 4 News
5/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Police chase persons of interest in Royse City double murder    FOX 4 News ROYSE CITY, Texas - Two men that police hoped to question about a recent double murder were taken into custody at the end of a high-speed chase that went ...
North Texas homeowner shoots, kills intruder - FOX 4 News
5/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
North Texas homeowner shoots, kills intruder    FOX 4 News Authorities in Kaufman County are investigating after they say a homeowner shot and killed an intruder.
New Buc-ee's location now open in Melissa - FOX 4 News
4/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Buc-ee's location now open in Melissa    FOX 4 News The newest Buc-ee's location in Texas opened Monday morning in Melissa.
FOX 4 News investigates North Texas dealership - FOX 4 News
4/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
FOX 4 News investigates North Texas dealership    FOX 4 News Calls and emails have been pouring in with viewers asking for help after they said a local car dealership left them in the lurch. Consumer reporter Steve Noviello ...
North Texas youth baseball coach accused of sexually assaulting child - FOX 4 News
4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
North Texas youth baseball coach accused of sexually assaulting child    FOX 4 News A local youth baseball coach has been arrested on charges that allege he had sexual contact with a child.
North Texas McDonald's offering free meals for STAAR testers - FOX 4 News
4/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
North Texas McDonald's offering free meals for STAAR testers    FOX 4 News Once again, McDonald's across North Texas will offer free breakfast to students and teachers who are preparing for the annual STAAR test.
Potential Impact of Texas v. U.S. Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act - Kaiser Family Foundation
3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Potential Impact of Texas v. U.S. Decision on Key Provisions of the Affordable Care Act    Kaiser Family Foundation On December 14, 2018, a federal trial court judge ruled that the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the entire law should ...
Local police chief among those killed in crash on North Texas highway - FOX 4 News
3/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Local police chief among those killed in crash on North Texas highway    FOX 4 News BARDWELL, Texas - A police chief from Ellis County and his adult son were among the five people killed in a car crash in Ellis County Sunday morning.
Lone Star Adventure: Texas Rangers Youth Academy - FOX 4 News
2/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Lone Star Adventure: Texas Rangers Youth Academy    FOX 4 News Major League Baseball is underway. The Texas Rangers have begun playing exhibition games in Arizona. But here in North Texas, there is a year-long effort to ...
Police: Man set woman on fire during East Texas robbery - FOX 4 News
2/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Police: Man set woman on fire during East Texas robbery    FOX 4 News Police in Palestine arrested a man for setting a woman on fire during a convenience store robbery.
Fort Worth girl gets 25-year sentence for murdering friend during sleepover - FOX 4 News
2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Fort Worth girl gets 25-year sentence for murdering friend during sleepover    FOX 4 News FORT WORTH, Texas - A juvenile court jury in Tarrant County has sentenced a 14-year-old girl to 25 years behind bars for murdering her 14-year-old friend.
Google plans to open second data center in North Texas - FOX 4 News
2/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Google plans to open second data center in North Texas    FOX 4 News Google says it will open a second large data center in North Texas.
North Texas 18-year-old charged with supporting terrorist group - FOX 4 News
2/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
North Texas 18-year-old charged with supporting terrorist group    FOX 4 News A North Texas 18-year-old faces federal charges after authorities say he conspired to support terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
Taco Cabana to shutter five North Texas locations - FOX 4 News
12/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Taco Cabana to shutter five North Texas locations    FOX 4 News Several North Texas locations of the Tex-Mex fast food chain Taco Cabana will be shuttered, its owners announced on Thursday.
An uncertain future for America's wind energy capital - The Center for Public Integrity
10/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
An uncertain future for America's wind energy capital    The Center for Public Integrity SWEETWATER, Texas — Rory Barnes used to rush home from work each evening to sit on his front porch and watch the sun set over the copper canyons of the ...
More than 300 days later, FEMA-funded hotel rooms end for Harvey victims - Chron
7/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
More than 300 days later, FEMA-funded hotel rooms end for Harvey victims    Chron Roughly 700 Texas families displaced by Hurricane Harvey who were still living in hotel rooms funded by the Federal Emergency Management Agency faced a ...
Aging Population Will Cause Significant Strain for Texas. Time to Act Now. - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin
5/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
Aging Population Will Cause Significant Strain for Texas. Time to Act Now.    UT News | The University of Texas at Austin Every day the population of the United States, including Texas, is getting older. This poses important challenges to Social Security, Medicare and a host of state ...
Quail Forever Biologists in Texas Set to Influence Quail Populations - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News
4/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
Quail Forever Biologists in Texas Set to Influence Quail Populations    AmmoLand Shooting Sports News Upland game bird stamps help fuel early-successional habitat improvements in Texas.
Texas is getting older. How can cities adapt? - Houston Chronicle
4/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas is getting older. How can cities adapt?    Houston Chronicle Expanding public transportation and affordable housing are two ways Texas cities can help seniors remain in their communities and live independently.
`Texas Rich' gives Lone Star State edge addressing Harvey's damages - Bond Buyer
8/31/2017 3:00:00 AM
`Texas Rich' gives Lone Star State edge addressing Harvey's damages    Bond Buyer Fueled by oil and natural gas production taxes, the state's rainy day fund is the biggest in any state.
No Idling Resolution: State And Local Programs Cut Vehicle Emissions & Costs At The Pump - Environmental Defense Fund
7/31/2012 3:00:00 AM
No Idling Resolution: State And Local Programs Cut Vehicle Emissions & Costs At The Pump    Environmental Defense Fund Did you know that emissions from transportation contribute up to half of the air pollution in some parts of Texas? These emissions, combined with point and area ...
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