All posts tagged "education"

Billy, the Boy Who Loved Pigeons: A Tragic Texas Tale

With great pride Billy pointed toward a chicken-type-coop filled with pigeons. “These are my friends,” he said. As...

TTU Offers Free Tuition to Students in Families Earning Less Than $40K

Texas Tech has been assisting undergraduate students with their tuition and mandatory fees for more than a decade....

How Texas is Working to Make College More Affordable

Texas is continuing to make college more affordable, allowing for more “non-traditional” students (people over the age of...

State Education Committee Under Fire for Alamo Curriculum Proposal

After recommending the removal of the word "heroic" from the seventh-grade history curriculum about the Alamo, a Texas...

Big Bugs Exhibit Invades Houston Zoo With Larger-Than-Life Specimens

The Big Bugs exhibit now happening at the Houston Zoo will be open through the end of summer,...

Come See What All the Fuss Is About at Sea Turtle, Inc’s New Education Facility

Sea Turtle, Inc's (STI) new education facility is set to make its grand opening in February of 2018.

Fight for Civil Rights in Texas: The Emma Tenayuca Story

Born in South Texas is 1916, her first arrest (which would become one of many) occurred when Emma...

A Grassroots Response to the Texas Skilled Labor Shortage

Although the construction industry has flagged the fact that there's a shortage of skilled labor, it appears to be local...

Countdown to SXSW 2017

SXSW launches the city of Austin onto center stage this year from March 10-19, 2017. Find out what...

This Father Crosses the Border with Children Everyday for a Better Education

Jose Luis Dominguez wants his children to have the best education possible, no matter what lengths they need...

Heading to College: Tips for Your To-Do List

Starting a new path or reconfirming your desires toward your future profession both require equal helpings of textbooks,...

5 Ways to Ease the Back-to-School Transition

After a few months of summertime schedules, children, teens, and even some adults have trouble adjusting to the demands...

Dive into Fun in Dripping Springs

Just outside Austin, there is a Hill Country town bursting with natural beauty paired with world-class food and...

Good Times Meet in Junction, Texas

The South and North Llano Rivers join together in Junction, Texas to make this country town, the "Land...

8 Facts Guaranteed to Boost Your Texas Pride

People say Texans are proud as if that were a bad thing, but here in Texas we have a lot...

The First Ever High School Viticulture Program in Texas