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Education (Workshops & Schools) News Items
Texas school districts expect relief under new school finance law - Bond Buyer6/17/2019 2:00:53 PM
Texas school districts expect relief under new school finance law Bond Buyer Texas school districts sort through the implications of a new legislative formula to increase per-pupil funding.
TSU School Of Business To Host Prestigious Ivey Publishing Case Teaching, Writing Workshop June 24-27 - HBCU Buzz6/12/2019 11:57:00 AM
TSU School Of Business To Host Prestigious Ivey Publishing Case Teaching, Writing Workshop June 24-27 HBCU Buzz HOUSTON (June 12, 2019) – Texas Southern University's Jesse H. Jones School of Business is partnering with a leading provider of business case.
Expert Assistance News Items
Gov. Abbott announces upcoming small business forum in Lubbock - KCBD5/5/2019 8:51:38 PM
Gov. Abbott announces upcoming small business forum in Lubbock KCBD Governor Greg Abbott today announced a Small Business Forum will be held on September 6 in Lubbock, Texas. According to the Governor, the forum will ...
Governor Abbott Invites South Texas Entrepreneurs To Small Business Conference In Edinburg - The Edinburg Review3/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Governor Abbott Invites South Texas Entrepreneurs To Small Business Conference In Edinburg The Edinburg Review EDINBURG – Governor Greg Abbott invites South Texas entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their businesses to a Small Business Conference on Friday, ...
Gov. Abbott invites local entrepreneurs to small business conference in Edinburg - Monitor3/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Gov. Abbott invites local entrepreneurs to small business conference in Edinburg Monitor South Texas entrepreneurs looking to start or grow their business can attend a Small Business Conference on Friday, March 29 in Edinburg, according to a ...
Texas rancher burns cactus for cows to eat - RFD-TV11/2/2018 8:46:49 AM
Texas rancher burns cactus for cows to eat RFD-TV When drought swept through west Texas, one rancher found help for his herd with his handy -- flame thrower.
Texas Pickles are a Big "Dill" - RFD-TV11/2/2018 4:57:42 AM
Texas Pickles are a Big "Dill" RFD-TV August 19, 2016. Best Maid Pickles are a Lone Star institution. Dill, kosher, Bread and butter, whatever your pickle preference, it all starts on farms like Bryan ...
Texas FFA: 117,000 Leaders in the Making - RFD-TV11/2/2018 1:51:19 AM
Texas FFA: 117,000 Leaders in the Making RFD-TV The Texas FFA is working to sculpt its members into contributing members of society through leadership programs with strong farming and ranching roots.
American Legion GI Bill exhibit headed back to Texas - The American Legion9/19/2018 3:00:00 AM
American Legion GI Bill exhibit headed back to Texas The American Legion The George W. Bush Presidential Center in Dallas will welcome “The Greatest Legislation: An American Legion Centennial Salute to the GI Bill” from now ...
Chris Young Donates $100,000 - RFD-TV11/25/2017 6:48:34 AM
Chris Young Donates $100,000 RFD-TV Country singer Chris Young is a Nashville-area native, but he lived in Arlington, Texas before he earned his record deal. That Texas connection to friends and ...
Texas Corn Conditions - RFD-TV9/22/2017 6:24:55 PM
Texas Corn Conditions RFD-TV Texas Corn Producers Executive Director, David Gibson joined us today to talk about corn conditions in the state.
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses cooperative network to tap top talent for DoD environmental needs - DVIDS6/13/2016 3:00:00 AM
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers uses cooperative network to tap top talent for DoD environmental needs DVIDS FORT WORTH, Texas - Jack Mobley works out of cubicle on the third floor of the Lanham Federal Building in Fort Worth, Texas. If he cranes his neck, he can ...
Country singer Gene Watson grew up in rural Texas - RFD-TV5/27/2014 3:00:00 AM
Country singer Gene Watson grew up in rural Texas RFD-TV The man known as the “Singer's Singer,” has some strong rural roots.
Oklahoma-Texas border dispute has ranchers worried - RFD-TV4/10/2014 3:00:00 AM
Oklahoma-Texas border dispute has ranchers worried RFD-TV Most people think the border between Texas and Oklahoma is the Red River. Unfortunately, it's a little more complicated than that, especially along the part of ...
A sprawling slum in San Marcos' shadow - San Marcos Mercury11/14/2011 3:00:00 AM
A sprawling slum in San Marcos' shadow San Marcos Mercury by ALEXA GARCIA-DITTO Reporting Texas. REDWOOD – Luz Almendarez lines the inside walls of her faded pink mobile home with old family photographs and ...
Producer believes winter canola perfect for winter wheat rotation - North Texas e-News3/23/2009 3:00:00 AM
Producer believes winter canola perfect for winter wheat rotation North Texas e-News Vici, Oklahoma -- Jerry Hedges is a fourth-generation farmer in northwest Oklahoma and he urges plains wheat growers to place winter canola in rotation with ...
Firewise Communities News Items
Officials Warn Residents of Upcoming Wildfire Threat - Spectrum News5/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Officials Warn Residents of Upcoming Wildfire Threat Spectrum News AUSTIN, Texas — Emergency officials are warning residents in areas prone to wildfires to not be fooled by the recent rainy weather and prepare for fire season ...
Wildland Urban Interface Specialist I - SustainableBusiness.com2/13/2018 3:00:00 AM
Wildland Urban Interface Specialist I SustainableBusiness.com ... ~ Fulfilling the *service* component of a land-grant university system, Texas A&M Forest *Service* (TFS) is a proud member of The Texas A&M University System.
Texas A&M Forest Service celebrates successful year - KBTX11/17/2017 3:00:00 AM
Texas A&M Forest Service celebrates successful year KBTX Over 500 Texas A&M Forest *Service* employees came together at the agency's annual personnel meeting Wednesday, Nov. 15.
Laws And Regulations News Items
Owning Your Own Piece of Texas workshop set for June 28 in Crockett - AgriLife Today6/11/2019 9:18:00 PM
Owning Your Own Piece of Texas workshop set for June 28 in Crockett AgriLife Today CROCKETT – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* will present “Owning Your Piece of Texas: Top Laws Texas Landowners Need to Know” on June 28 in ...
Texas joins 15 states in support of Trump health insurance appeal - San Antonio Express-News6/10/2019 2:13:00 PM
Texas joins 15 states in support of Trump health insurance appeal San Antonio Express-News Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Monday joined 15 other states in supporting a Trump administration rule that would expand access to small-business ...
PayTollo Expands Mobile Payment Solutions to Major Tolls in California, Texas, Florida, Colorado and Washington - PRNewswire6/10/2019 12:00:00 PM
PayTollo Expands Mobile Payment Solutions to Major Tolls in California, Texas, Florida, Colorado and Washington PRNewswire NEW YORK, June 10, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- PayTollo, a mobile payment platform for toll roads and bridges that gives Toll Authorities and drivers a streamlined...
Failure to Launch: Eminent Domain Breaks Down in the Texas Legislature - Lexology6/10/2019 7:52:26 AM
Failure to Launch: Eminent Domain Breaks Down in the Texas Legislature Lexology Eminent domain proceedings in Texas are a complex process governed by multiple constitutions, laws, and regulations.[1] Through this process the…
U.S. ICE working with El Paso restaurants to hire legal workers - KFOX El Paso6/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
U.S. ICE working with El Paso restaurants to hire legal workers KFOX El Paso EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is partnering with businesses to get them to abide by the law and hire legal workers.
GameStop Announces New Leadership Appointments and Enhanced Leadership Structure - GlobeNewswire5/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
GameStop Announces New Leadership Appointments and Enhanced Leadership Structure GlobeNewswire GRAPEVINE, Texas, May 30, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) today announced new leadership appointments and an enhanced ...
Payment Data Systems to Present at the Ladenburg Thalmann Technical Expo 2019 in New York City on May 30, 2019 - GlobeNewswire5/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Payment Data Systems to Present at the Ladenburg Thalmann Technical Expo 2019 in New York City on May 30, 2019 GlobeNewswire SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 23, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Payment Data Systems (PYDS), an integrated electronic payment solutions provider, today ...
At least 19 tornadoes touched down from Texas to Oklahoma, causing widespread damage - Yahoo News5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
At least 19 tornadoes touched down from Texas to Oklahoma, causing widespread damage Yahoo News The biggest threat appeared to be flash flooding from torrential rains that accompanied the storms, forecasters said.
Enforcement lags as Texas moves to raise smoking age to 21 - Houston Chronicle 5/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Enforcement lags as Texas moves to raise smoking age to 21 Houston Chronicle AUSTIN — Lawmakers are rallying behind a bill to raise the smoking age in Texas to 21 in a bid to stop the state's teen-aged residents from getting hooked on ...
Texas Senate Unanimously Approves Hemp Legalization Bill - Marijuana Moment5/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Senate Unanimously Approves Hemp Legalization Bill Marijuana Moment Wednesday at the Texas Capitol was hump day — or hemp day, state Sen. Charles Perry joked before the upper chamber unanimously approved a bill that ...
Texas House Votes To Expand State's Medical Marijuana Program - Marijuana Moment5/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House Votes To Expand State's Medical Marijuana Program Marijuana Moment The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill to expand the state's limited medical marijuana program on Monday. The legislation would add multiple ...
Medical Marijuana Expansion And Hemp Legalization Advance In Texas Legislature - Marijuana Moment5/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Medical Marijuana Expansion And Hemp Legalization Advance In Texas Legislature Marijuana Moment Marijuana reform is making major headway in Texas, where two bills to expand the state's limited medical cannabis program have been scheduled for House ...
Texas House OKs removing jail time for small amounts of pot - Waco Tribune-Herald4/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House OKs removing jail time for small amounts of pot Waco Tribune-Herald AUSTIN — After a brief discussion, the Texas House gave preliminary approval Monday to a bill that would reduce the penalties for low-level possession of ...
Patients say unpaid labor for private firms makes this Texas and Louisiana rehab 'closest thing to slavery' - Dallas News4/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Patients say unpaid labor for private firms makes this Texas and Louisiana rehab 'closest thing to slavery' Dallas News A nationally renowned drug rehab program in Texas and Louisiana has sent patients struggling with addiction to work for free for some of the...
AgriLife Extension Wild Pig Management Workshop set for May 7 in Lincoln | AgriLife - AgriLife Today4/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
AgriLife Extension Wild Pig Management Workshop set for May 7 in Lincoln | AgriLife AgriLife Today The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* will conduct a Wild Pig Management Workshop for landowners May 7 in Lincoln.
Texas Lawmakers Will Vote On Marijuana Decriminalization This Week - Marijuana Moment4/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Lawmakers Will Vote On Marijuana Decriminalization This Week Marijuana Moment The Texas House is scheduled to vote on a bill on Thursday that would make low-level marijuana possession punishable by a fine with no jail time.
Three Major Cannabis Reform Bills Are Heading To The Texas House Floor - Marijuana Moment4/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Three Major Cannabis Reform Bills Are Heading To The Texas House Floor Marijuana Moment A Texas House committee unanimously approved a bill on Wednesday to expand the state's medical marijuana program by adding over a dozen health ...
maicasaa / stock.adobe.com Texas Joins the Fray: Consumer Privacy and Data Collection Bills Introduced 4 - insideARM.com4/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
maicasaa / stock.adobe.com Texas Joins the Fray: Consumer Privacy and Data Collection Bills Introduced 4 insideARM.com Published on: 4 April 2019 at 12:00 p.m. ET. April 4, 2019, noon April 4, 2019, 4:18 p.m. insideARM.com The iA Institute. Email to a Peer Share on LinkedIn ...
Texas Lawmakers Hold Hearings On 11 Cannabis Bills In One Day - Marijuana Moment4/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Lawmakers Hold Hearings On 11 Cannabis Bills In One Day Marijuana Moment Monday is a busy day for hemp and marijuana policy in Texas, with lawmakers in three House committees scheduled to hold hearings on 11 separate pieces of ...
U.S. Dept. Of Education Is Investigating The Admissions Bribery Scheme At 8 Colleges - KERA News3/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
U.S. Dept. Of Education Is Investigating The Admissions Bribery Scheme At 8 Colleges KERA News Eight universities embroiled in a massive college admission cheating scheme, including the University of Texas in Austin, are now being investigated by the U.S. ...
Texas Invasive Species Workshop set April 17 at Sutton County Civic Center - AgriLife Today3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Invasive Species Workshop set April 17 at Sutton County Civic Center AgriLife Today AgriLife Extension *Service* in Sutton and Crockett counties, will present a Texas Invasive Species Workshop April 17 at the Sutton County Civic Center.
Texas House Passes Bill Legalizing Lemonade Stands Run by Children - Reason3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House Passes Bill Legalizing Lemonade Stands Run by Children Reason When life gives you lemons, make lemonade—but don't sell it in Texas. At least, not yet. Although state law currently prohibits the sale of homemade drinks, the ...
Cotton acreage continues climb in northern Texas Panhandle - abc7amarillo.com3/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Cotton acreage continues climb in northern Texas Panhandle abc7amarillo.com Cotton acreage has almost tripled in the last five years in the top 22 counties of the Texas Panhandle, according to information from Texas A&M AgriLife ...
Texas Lawmakers Hold Marijuana Decriminalization Hearing - Marijuana Moment3/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Lawmakers Hold Marijuana Decriminalization Hearing Marijuana Moment A Texas House committee is scheduled to hear testimony Monday on a bill that would decriminalize possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Texas: the state of energy - Oil & Gas Journal2/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas: the state of energy Oil & Gas Journal The Texas Independent Producers & Royalty Owners Association's (TIPRO) fourth edition of its “State of Energy Report,” released earlier this month, contained ...
Tiguas lose legal rounds in battle with state of Texas over gaming at Speaking Rock - El Paso Times2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Tiguas lose legal rounds in battle with state of Texas over gaming at Speaking Rock El Paso Times The state of Texas won another legal round in its move to get a permanent injunction that would halt Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo from operating gaming machines at ...
El Paso Native American Tribe Suffers Major Defeat In Quarter-Century Battle With Texas - Texas Monthly2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
El Paso Native American Tribe Suffers Major Defeat In Quarter-Century Battle With Texas Texas Monthly A federal judge is the latest to rule the tribe's popular casino violates state gaming laws.
From the Web: Legislation Proposed in Texas Outlines Roles of Debt Buyers - ACA International2/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
From the Web: Legislation Proposed in Texas Outlines Roles of Debt Buyers ACA International The state legislation addresses legal action permitted by debt buyers for the purpose of collecting a consumer debt.
New Texas Debt Buyer Legislation Would Require More Notices, Addresses Legal Actions - insideARM.com2/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Texas Debt Buyer Legislation Would Require More Notices, Addresses Legal Actions insideARM.com Published on: 13 February 2019 at 10:00 a.m. ET. Feb. 13, 2019, 10 a.m. Feb. 13, 2019, 11:17 a.m. insideARM.com The iA Institute. Email to a Peer Share on ...
Statewide AgriLife Extension auxin schedule offered | AgriLife - AgriLife Today2/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Statewide AgriLife Extension auxin schedule offered | AgriLife AgriLife Today Online schedule of trainings provided for dicamba and 2,4-D choline product users in Texas. Two hours mandatory. https://agrilife.org/aes/
All American building new 80' cat for Texas - WorkBoat1/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
All American building new 80' cat for Texas WorkBoat All American Marine together with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department announced the signing of a contract for the construction of an 80' aluminum ...
Texas House Committee Recommends Passage of Legislation to Legalize and Regulate Commercial Hemp Farming - Cannabis Business Times1/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House Committee Recommends Passage of Legislation to Legalize and Regulate Commercial Hemp Farming Cannabis Business Times The interim report released this week by the House Committee on Agriculture and Livestock says, "Development of a state hemp industry ... could be beneficial ...
Last Chance CEU Training Course set for Jan. 22 in San Angelo - AgriLife Today1/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
Last Chance CEU Training Course set for Jan. 22 in San Angelo AgriLife Today SAN ANGELO – The Last Chance CEU Training Course is set for Jan. 22 at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center, 7887 U.S. Highway 87 ...
Abortion Activists File Lawsuit to Overturn Every Single Pro-Life Texas Law Saving Babies - LifeNews.com1/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Abortion Activists File Lawsuit to Overturn Every Single Pro-Life Texas Law Saving Babies LifeNews.com Abortion activists hope to overturn basically every abortion regulation in Texas with a radical new lawsuit. ADVERTISEMENT. Ad Row 2. Filed by Whole ...
Texas moves to dismiss lawsuit challenging most abortion laws - Austin American-Statesman1/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas moves to dismiss lawsuit challenging most abortion laws Austin American-Statesman Lawyers for Texas asked a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit that seeks to overturn most of the state's abortion laws and regulations, arguing Monday that the ...
Texas’ One-Stop Shopping for Judge in Health Care Case - The New York Times12/24/2018 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.
Judge Dismisses Blue Cross Lawsuit Over Low Reimbursement Rates - D Healthcare Daily12/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Judge Dismisses Blue Cross Lawsuit Over Low Reimbursement Rates D Healthcare Daily A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas by 49 physician groups that claim the insurer is not paying enough for ...
Big states missing out on online sales taxes for the holidays - Hillcountrynews12/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
Big states missing out on online sales taxes for the holidays Hillcountrynews WASHINGTON – Big states such as California, New York and Texas will likely miss out on millions in sales tax revenue this holiday shopping season because ...
New "Red Flag" Gun Control Bills to be Introduced in Texas - AmmoLand Shooting Sports News12/11/2018 3:00:00 AM
New "Red Flag" Gun Control Bills to be Introduced in Texas AmmoLand Shooting Sports News Texas lawmakers will consider anti-gun bills including "red flag" laws, mandatory background checks for all private handgun sales at gun shows, and new ...
Red-flag law, closing gun show loophole among 19 gun bills by Texas lawmakers - Houston Chronicle12/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Red-flag law, closing gun show loophole among 19 gun bills by Texas lawmakers Houston Chronicle The legislative quest to reform gun laws in Texas includes 19 bills lawmakers will consider next year, including a “red-flag” law to temporarily remove guns from ...
University of Texas at San Antonio - On-Campus Tailgating Information - UTSA Athletics11/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
University of Texas at San Antonio - On-Campus Tailgating Information UTSA Athletics ALL ON-CAMPUS TAILGATERS MUST PRE-REGISTER AT LEAST TWO WEEKS IN ADVANCE CLICK HERE FOR THE REGISTRATION FORM Rules and ...
We fact check Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s second debate - The Texas Tribune10/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
We fact check Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke’s second debate The Texas Tribune During their second U.S. Senate debate in San Antonio, Beto O'Rourke and Ted Cruz went back and forth on a number of issues. But how much of what each ...
Everything’s Bigger in Texas—Except Its Support for Small Farmers - Civil Eats7/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
Everything’s Bigger in Texas—Except Its Support for Small Farmers Civil Eats Attorney, farmer, and activist Judith McGeary and the Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance support small and sustainable farmers in the Lone Star State.
Laws? We don't need no stinking laws — if they hamper Texas hurricane recovery - Dallas News10/5/2017 3:00:00 AM
Laws? We don't need no stinking laws — if they hamper Texas hurricane recovery Dallas News AUSTIN — Gov. Greg Abbott has suspended more than 200 state laws and regulations since Hurricane Harvey smashed into the Texas Gulf Coast in...
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