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Google Introduces a Social Where Next Suggestion Patent

Google was granted a patent this week on offering recommendations or suggestions for places to go for members of social groups. A social group, such as a meetup group that may get together for social events, may use the internet to communicate and interact, and look to for recommendations on where to go next. The […]

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Posted on February 3rd, 2017

Father-daughter dances and silent films: 8 things to do in North Texas, Feb. 3-5

Friday On the first Friday of every month, the Sci-Tech Discovery Center invites veterans to the Makerspace studio to learn, create, build and make. This event is free, but a military ID is required. Children over 10 years old are also welcome, and each guest will be able to work on their own projects. There will be […]

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Posted on February 3rd, 2017

Sunset Advisory Committee offers recommendations to improve TxDOT

Every 12 years, each state agency must go before the Sunset Advisory Committee for evaluation and critical review. The result is a series of Sunset bills, filed in the House and Senate, that translate the committee’s recommendations into proposed agency changes. If those recommendations are approved, the agency will alter its processes and protocol. After […]

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Posted on February 3rd, 2017

Senate committee unanimously fast-tracks ethics legislation

After hearing the first of Gov. Greg Abbott’s emergency items Wednesday, the Senate State Affairs Committee sent ethics reform legislation sponsored by Sen. Van Taylor, R-Plano, back to the Senate floor for a full vote. In a unanimous decision, the nine members of the committee approved seven separate bills authored by Taylor. The bills will […]

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Posted on February 2nd, 2017

4 things you need to know about Texas’ proposed sanctuary city bill

A proposed sanctuary city bill had its first committee hearing early Thursday morning. The bill, spearhead by state Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, would penalize local government entities whose law enforcement officials do not cooperate with federal immigration investigations. The sanctuary city debate recently received publicity when Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez made good on her […]

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Posted on February 2nd, 2017

Colleyville named 11th-safest city in the nation

NeighborhoodScout, a web-based patented neighborhood search engine, named Colleyville the 11th-safest city in the nation. The list, which only includes cities in the U.S. with 25,000 or more residents, is based on the total number of property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents. Crimes include burglary, larceny-theft, motor vehicle theft, murder, rape, armed robbery and aggravated assault. Click […]

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Posted on February 1st, 2017

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott names 4 emergency items during Tuesday’s State of the State address

Gov. Greg Abbott addressed a joint chamber of the Senate and the House when naming his four emergency state priorities Tuesday during his State of the State address. These emergency items include Child Protective Services, border security, ethics reform and calling a convention of states. Once a biennium, the state’s governor gathers members of the two […]

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Posted on January 31st, 2017

Texas school choice bill filed by Senate leadership

After last week’s Capitol rally hosted by school choice proponents, many state experts have questioned what the proposed education policy could look like in Texas. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Senate Education Committee Chairman Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, answered many of those questions during a press conference Monday before filing Senate Bill 3. The proposed […]

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Posted on January 30th, 2017

Texas children under Child Protective Services care still in jeopardy

In October, Gov. Greg Abbott, House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined forces to raise alarm about the state of Child Protective Services in Texas. The agency, which serves children embroiled within the foster care system, announced in October that more than 1,000 children at suspected risk of abuse, named […]

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Posted on January 30th, 2017

A brief history of each time Texas dipped into its savings account known as the ‘Rainy Day Fund’

Much like a savings account in any Texas household, the statehouse has its own account in which lawmakers store money for future rainy days—thus, the “Rainy Day Fund” was established. Officially called the Texas Economic Stabilization Fund, here is an overview of each time money was withdrawn from the Rainy Day Fund and a forecast […]

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Posted on January 30th, 2017

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