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Green Thanksgiving Tips From Waste Management

Leaves on the ground and Black Friday "sneak peek" ads can only mean one thing: Thanksgiving is just around the corner! For 2017, Waste Management is challenging Texans to make Thanksgiving a green holiday this year. Here are a few ways to reduce, reuse and recycle this Thanksgiving: Buy and…
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November 10, 2017
Holiday

Giving Tuesday: An International Day of Giving

While you're planning which bargains to hunt on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, don't forget to budget to give back this holiday season! The Tuesday following Thanksgiving is a new holiday known as #GivingTuesday. #GivingTuesday is an international day of giving that kick-starts the charitable season. This year, start your…
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November 10, 2017
Holiday

Giving Thanks: Volunteers

Photos from Keep Fort Worth beautiful, Keep Lewisville Beautiful, Vison Beautiful, and Keep Sugarland Beautiful. Individual volunteers working at various KTB and affiliate programs. This Thanksgiving week, Keep Texas Beautiful would like to give thanks each day to a different member of our Keep Texas Beautiful family. Check this blog…
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November 10, 2017
Holiday

Giving Thanks: Supporters

Waste Management staff with KTB staff after donating to the Think Green Grant. This Thanksgiving week, Keep Texas Beautiful would like to give thanks each day to a different member of our Keep Texas Beautiful family. Check this blog each day in the lead-up to Thanksgiving to learn more about…
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November 10, 2017
Holiday

Giving Thanks: Community Affiliates

Photo from Keep Vinton Beautiful. Volunteers working on the Don’t Mess with Texas Trash-Off program This Thanksgiving week, Keep Texas Beautiful would like to give thanks each day to a different member of our Keep Texas Beautiful family. Check this blog each day in the lead-up to Thanksgiving to learn more about…
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November 10, 2017
Recycling

It Takes Time – Recovering After Disaster

Many struggle to know what to do in the weeks and months post-disaster. After the immediate shock of an event like a natural disaster, many quickly learn it takes endurance and patience to continue the rebuilding process when the initial media attention has died down. Myrriah Gossett, Director of Community Engagement…
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September 18, 2017
Programs

International Coastal Cleanup + KTB Fall Sweep

For our first annual Fall Sweep, Keep Texas Beautiful is joining with the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC), the world's largest volunteer effort to improve the health of the world's oceans and local waterways. This partnership leverages the unique resources of each organization that will assure progress as we seek to…
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September 18, 2017
Affiliate

Helping Texans in Need: Quick Tips

There have been a lot of great pieces of advice about supporting those in need floating around on the internet post-Harvey, Irma and beyond. Borrowed from a friend of KTB, below are a few tips on how to help your family, friends and communities after a disaster. Be VERY SPECIFIC in…
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September 15, 2017
Programs

Apply for the 2017 Native Garden Grants!

Keep Texas Beautiful, in partnership with AEP Texas, is excited to announce the 2017 Keep Texas Beautiful Native Garden Grants! Coinciding with National Planting Day on September 9, the Native Garden Grants will be awarded to communities looking to create and improve demonstration gardens that promote native species. In previous years, more than…
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August 14, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 10 Winner: Fort Worth

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. In Fort Worth, garnering the prestigious Governor's Community Achievement Award…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 9 Winner: McAllen

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. The Rio Grande Valley, often referred to simply as "the…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 8 Winner: Longview

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. Longview is a mid-sized city in East Texas, where towering…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 7 Winner: Flower Mound

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. The key to litter prevention in Flower Mound has been…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 6 Winner: Copperas Cove

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. Copperas Cove is an active community located in the heart…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 5 Winner: Murphy

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects.The city of Murphy, like many North Texas communities, has experienced…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 4 Winner: Athens

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. Athens is nestled in East Texas and is home to…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 3 Winner: Bastrop

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. Bastrop is a resilient city. In 2011, the largest wildfire…
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August 8, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 2 Winner: San Saba

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. Categorized by population, these ten cities share a prize of $2 million in landscaping projects. San Saba is known for its pecans, vineyards and picturesque…
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August 7, 2017
Recognition

GCAA Cat. 1 Winner: Muenster

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their achievements in litter prevention, beautification, public awareness, and other focus areas. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Each year, the Governor's…
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August 7, 2017

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