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Keep Smithville Beautiful – Murals, Murals, Everywhere – And Other Projects, Too! Affiliate

Keep Smithville Beautiful – Murals, Murals, Everywhere – And Other Projects, Too!

Michael W. Hall at the installation of “Steam” – an abstract inspired by the railroad, the Colorado River, and the Smithville Volunteer Fire Department. Photo by Clover Cochran. Smithville is a small, rural town in Central Texas with a population arguably at about 4,000 people. Keep Smithville Beautiful (KSB) is…
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August 8, 2019
Scenic Cities 2019 Affiliate

Scenic Cities 2019

This month, 21 Texas municipalities earned official Scenic City certification through the Scenic City Certification Program, a project of Scenic Texas, Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), and 16 statewide program partner organizations. These municipalities have demonstrated their commitment to enact high-quality scenic standards for public roadways and public spaces that improve…
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July 23, 2019
Staff Blog: Carbon Offsets – What Are They And How Can We Help Reduce Our Footprint? Programs

Staff Blog: Carbon Offsets – What Are They And How Can We Help Reduce Our Footprint?

In the world of environmentalism, many hear buzz-words like "zero-waste" and "trash-free," but aren't really sure what the impact of these causes or actions are. We'll be unpacking some of this terminology on our blog and helping every-day humans, just like you, learn how you can positively create change in…
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July 11, 2019
Affiliate of the Month: Helping to Keep Angelina County Beautiful is As Easy As AB/C Affiliate

Affiliate of the Month: Helping to Keep Angelina County Beautiful is As Easy As AB/C

Working in Angelina County since 1984, Angelina Beautiful/Clean (AB/C) has a mission to educate and empower East Texans to take responsibility for enhancing their community environment and serves Angelina County and the surrounding area to help make it a cleaner, greener place to live, work and play. AB/C cultivates programs,…
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July 9, 2019
Affiliate of the Month: Keep Grapevine Beautiful – Engaging the Entire Community AffiliateRecognition

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Grapevine Beautiful – Engaging the Entire Community

Each month, KTB highlights a new affiliate organization on the blog and through an Instagram takeover. This campaign recognizes the diverse organizations working hard to keep Texas beautiful. Check out past highlighted affiliates here.Since its inception in 2002, Keep Grapevine Beautiful (KGVB) has been a benefit to the community by…
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April 2, 2019