CenterPoint Energy activates staging sites and begins onboarding additional emergency response resources as preparations continue ahead of this weekend’s approaching winter weather conditions
Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint electric employees and contract workers are pre-staged for storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Southeast Texas Approximately 700 natural gas workers and contractors support response as well State of Texas issues disaster declaration ahead of potential impacts Customers urged to have a plan and prepare for freezing temperatures,…
Read MoreLand Commissioner Buckingham Calls for Submissions to 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest
AUSTIN, Texas—Today, Texas Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, M.D., encourages students across the Lone Star State to participate in the 30th Annual Treasures of the Texas Coast Children’s Art Contest supported by the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) Adopt-A-Beach Program. Every public, private, and homeschooled kindergarten through sixth-grade Texas student is invited to submit their original artwork…
Read MoreIllegal alien sentenced for gun trafficking in Eastern District of Texas
SHERMAN, Texas –An illegal alien has been sentenced to federal prison for firearms trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. Abigael Colin Saldana, 28, pleaded guilty to trafficking firearms and was sentenced to 60 months in federal prison by U.S. District Judge Amos L. Mazzant, III on…
Read MoreOp-Ed: American businesses dodged $11 billion tax: state-by-state breakdown of paused Greenland tariffs
When President Trump canceled his threatened Greenland tariffs days after the announcement, 33 U.S. states dodged $11 billion in additional tariff costs – they would have been absorbed by American businesses and consumers. It’s because despite administration claims that foreign exporters bear tariff costs, a Kiel Institute study has found that U.S. importers and consumers…
Read MoreRockin’1000 Announces Full Line Up of U.S. Debut Concert
Global music phenomenon brings 1,000 musicians and New Orleans legends to the Caesars Superdome WHO/WHAT: Rockin’1000, The Biggest Rock Band on Earth, announces the full line up for its highly anticipated U.S. stadium debut in New Orleans. In addition to 1,000 musicians from 25 countries, the one night only concert will feature special…
Read MoreSFA Gardens Lecture to Feature Raised Bed Gardening
SFA Gardens will host the monthly Theresa and Les Reeves Lecture Series at 7 pm on February 12 in the Ina Brundrett Conservation Education Building at the Pineywoods Native Plant Center, 2900 Raguet Street, Nacogdoches. Ed Bush, professor in the School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Science at Louisiana State University, will discuss “Growing Your…
Read MoreNutrition accommodations for students focus of Feb. 4 webinar
Event will provide an overview of key definitions related to Individual Education Plans and 504 plans The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and OneOp will host the webinar, “Nutrition Accommodations in IEPs and 504 Plans for All Students,” on Feb. 4 from 10-11 a.m. Nutrition accommodations for students focus of Feb. 4 webinar (Adobe Stock) There is no cost…
Read MoreDrought conditions intensify across Texas
Texas Crop and Weather Report Texas agriculture producers have experienced a reversal of fortune when it comes to rainfall and soil moisture over the past six months. Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service specialists and county agents are reporting widespread drought conditions with symptoms ranging from ungerminated wheat fields and declining rangeland conditions to low water levels…
Read MoreCenterPoint Energy ramps up customer communications as 3,300-person expanded workforce continues preparations and emergency response efforts ahead of winter weather system forecasted to impact Texas
Approximately 3,300 CenterPoint employees and contract workers supporting storm preparation and potential restoration efforts across Houston and parts of Southeast Texas Emergency Operations Center fully staffed and operating; three staging sites activating today First daily operational briefing scheduled for this afternoon at the company’s Emergency Operations Center State of Texas issues disaster…
Read MorePlano man and woman convicted in Collin County sex trafficking conspiracy
PLANO, Texas – A Plano man and woman have been convicted of federal sex trafficking violations in the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Jay R. Combs. William McKinnley Garland, 43, of Plano, was found guilty by a jury of coercion and enticement and conspiracy to commit sex trafficking. Anastasiya Claire Lyons,…
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