Carre Adams has been named Lead Curator/Culture & Arts Manager of the George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center, the city of Austin Parks and Recreation department announced today. The position is the museum’s leadership role. For the past four years Adams has served as the center’s Associate Curator and CoordinatorContinue Reading
AUSTIN EVENT TO BE HELD SEPTEMBER 28, 2019 AT HUSTONTILLOTSON UNIVERSITY (DAVAGE-DURDEN STUDENT UNION) N.E.W. CLINICS PUT CLOSE TO 300 PEOPLE ON THE PATH TO LEGAL RELIEF IN 2018 NATIONAL SPONSORS INCLUDE HOUSEPLANT AND CANOPY GROWTH CORPORATION The second annual National Expungement Week (N.E.W) will be held from September 21-28,Continue Reading
This Sunday, 820 new laws passed during the 2019 session of the Texas Legislature will go into effect. They range from the huge — a $250 billion two-year budget — to the symbolic — a number of bills to rename parts of Texas highways. Here’s a sample of several thatContinue Reading
Congratulations to Aaron Demerson, the new Texas Workforce Commissioner Representing Employers. Governor Greg Abbott has named Aaron Demerson the new Commissioner Representing Employers of the Texas Workforce! Prior to his appointment, Commissioner Demerson served as the Director of the Office of Employer Initiatives at the Texas Workforce Commission, Senior Advisor to Gov. Rick Perry, ExecutiveContinue Reading
Local students got a back to school surprise when members of the 100 Black Men of Austin showed up to wish them a successful school year. Thousands of Central Texas kids are headed back to school this week and one local charter school got an extra special boost of encouragementContinue Reading
A man who was arrested by Austin police at Pease Park with a small cache of weapons had a rifle outfitted with a bipod, scope and loaded with a 30-round magazine, according to court records filed last week. Dalton Harley Broesche, 23, was arrested Aug. 14 and charged with unlawfullyContinue Reading
You’ve likely driven by many 7-Eleven stores and seen the familiar orange, green and red striped signs. But the one that sits on the corner of South Mays Street and Gattis School Road in Round Rock just passed a small milestone. Kim Eboreime is the owner. “We opened the doorsContinue Reading
15th Annual Women’s Entrepreneurial Luncheon Join @SmallBizAustin as they celebrate their 15th Annual Women’s Entrepreneurial Luncheon! Panelists will share their insights, challenges and successes in achieving entrepreneurial success. For tickets http://ow.ly/pzBO30oCh9dContinue Reading
Bottom line. Until the Union Army arrived in Galveston with 2,000 Federal troops to occupy Texas on behalf of the Federal government Texas slave owners did not recognize the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862. —- During the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862, with an effective date ofContinue Reading
If you don’t mind being paid to taste test some of the most delicious BBQ ribs across the country, posting envy-inducing pictures of your food and falling asleep every night dreaming about your next rack of ribs, then you could have what it takes to be the next Reynolds Wrap®Continue Reading