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Affiliate of the Month: Keep Hutto Beautiful on Community Engagement and Hutto Pride Affiliate

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Hutto Beautiful on Community Engagement and Hutto Pride

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.  Despite the extreme growth that Hutto has experienced in the last decade, the small-town spirit and heart of the community remains. Now over 25,000 in population and…
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September 26, 2018
Volunteer Recruitment – Attracting Young Professionals to Your Organization Affiliate

Volunteer Recruitment – Attracting Young Professionals to Your Organization

Many of you have asked KTB staff how to get more youth involved in your organization. Some of you have adult volunteers that may not be as familiar with technology and social media. Others are concerned about sustainability and passing your hard work and passion on to future generations.Let's face it,…
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September 5, 2018
Affiliate of the Month: Keep Denton Beautiful on 30+ Years of Beautification and Environmental Efforts Affiliate

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Denton Beautiful on 30+ Years of Beautification and Environmental Efforts

The History of KDBIf you mention Keep Denton Beautiful (KDB) to a Dentonite, you'll likely get a story about how they received a free tree from us, or how they love our murals around town. KDB's history expands over three decades of beautification efforts. In 1987, Denton's City Council saw…
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August 29, 2018
Guest Blog – Water Conservation and Beautification: Free Resources for Affiliates Programs

Guest Blog – Water Conservation and Beautification: Free Resources for Affiliates

It's been a hot, dry summer in Texas! According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, temperatures were well above average across the state in May through July—with some areas even breaking previously-recorded highs. Meanwhile, our precipitation level was below average. As of August 14, 77 percent of the state was…
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August 22, 2018
Eco-friendly Summer Recycling

Eco-friendly Summer

Texas summer is in full swing. It's the season to lay out by the pool, vacation with family and do your best to survive the heat. This lull in the year also provides a great opportunity to get organized and take stock of aspects of your life that may otherwise…
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July 27, 2018
Scenic Texas announces 2018 Scenic City Certifications Programs

Scenic Texas announces 2018 Scenic City Certifications

This month, 13 Texas cities earned certified Scenic City status for demonstrating strong municipal infrastructure standards, through a rigorous assessment process developed by Scenic Texas, Keep Texas Beautiful and 14 other Program Partner organizations.The Scenic City Certification Program offers cities an objective review of existing municipal infrastructure standards as they…
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July 19, 2018
The Return of RACA ProgramsRecycling

The Return of RACA

Keep Texas Beautiful is excited to announce the return of our RACA program. RACA stands for River Access and Conservation Areas and is our designation for grant funding provided by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) for river cleanups throughout the state.What is RACA? TPWD has signed lease agreements that allow public river…
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July 13, 2018
Affiliate of the Month: Keep Midland Beautiful – Super Kids Can Save The World! Affiliate

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Midland Beautiful – Super Kids Can Save The World!

Introducing Educational and Outreach Coordinator, Audrey Sizemore of Keep Midland Beautiful (KMB). As the first of many in our new Affiliate of the Month highlight, Sizemore shares her experience in developing KMB's youth education. She'll also be taking over Keep Texas Beautiful's Instagram stories, giving us an inside look of their…
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June 1, 2018
KTB Awards Youth & Educator Winners Programs

KTB Awards Youth & Educator Winners

Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) is pleased to announce the winners of the 2018 Keep Texas Beautiful Awards for Youth and Educators.The Keep Texas Beautiful Youth and Educator Awards honor extraordinary students, educators and volunteers working to improve and beautify their communities. Learn more about the categories and award winners below:Ruthe Jackson…
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May 16, 2018

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