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/. The last day to file most bills was March 8, 2013. The next significant date is April 15, 2013, which is the first day a Senator may place five bills or resolutions on the Intent Calendar. The…
Featured Drought conditions contribute to decline in monarch populations (Erin Mulvaney – Houston Chronicle, 3/14/2013) Monarch butterfly populations have been fluttering away in the last decade, and a local expert points to Texas’ drought conditions and recent wildfires as key factors in the decline. The number of monarchs as well as milkweed plants, which are key to the insects’ survival,…
Buffalo Bayou Partnership at the OKRA Charity Saloon. BBP been chosen as 1 of 4 charities that you can support in March by voting at the OKRA Charity Saloon. All of the proceeds for March will be donated to the charity that receives the most votes this month. Learn more at http://www.friedokra.org/charity-bar.html. Cypress Creek Greenway Initiative. Working with the Bayou…