Texas Climate Issues. Did climate change help bring about the devastating Texas heat wave of 2011? In February, Texas State Climatologist John Neilsen-Gammon will walk through some of the science behind what has happening with our climate, particularly the 2011 heat wave that continues to impact The Woodlands vegetation and water resources. He will illustrate how researchers use computer models…
ReLEAF – Reserve Your FREE Texas Native Tree. Keep Montgomery County Beautiful is supporting the Texas A&M Forest Service and Anheuser-Busch in a program to restore native trees and forests while beautifying areas of south east Texas impacted by last year’s drought and destructive fires. Initially the program will focus on selected areas of Grimes, Montgomery and Waller counties affected…
CEC is sharing information during the session about what bills our member groups and readers are tracking. More information is available at cechouston.org/category/texas-legislature/. As of February 18, 2013, 879 bills have been filed by the Senate and 2008 bills have been filed by the House. Learn more at http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/Reports/General.aspx. Other helpful links: Texas Senate Week in Review Texas House Committee Schedules The…