KTB Blog

GCAA Cat. 9 Winner: McAllen 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 8 Winner: Longview 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 7 Winner: Flower Mound 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 6 Winner: Copperas Cove 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 5 Winner: Murphy 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 4 Winner: Athens 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 3 Winner: Bastrop 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 8, 2017
GCAA Cat. 2 Winner: San Saba 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 7, 2017
GCAA Cat. 1 Winner: Muenster 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…
keeptxbeauty
August 7, 2017
Ten Texas Middle School Students Win Statewide Contest to Write Catchiest New Slogans for Iconic Don’t mess with Texas® Trashcans Programs

Ten Texas Middle School Students Win Statewide Contest to Write Catchiest New Slogans for Iconic Don’t mess with Texas® Trashcans

More than 400 middle school students from across the state showed off their creative side by entering the Don't mess with Texas® Middle School Can Slogan Contest in 2015. Organized by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) and Keep Texas Beautiful, middle school students were asked to write their own…
keeptxbeauty
June 5, 2015
Ten Communities Receive Prestigious State Environmental Award ProgramsRecognition

Ten Communities Receive Prestigious State Environmental Award

On March 3 2015, Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB) announced the winners of the 2015 Governor's Community Achievement Awards, one of the most prestigious annual environmental awards in Texas. The communities of Aubrey, Argyle, Whitehouse, Lockhart, Dickinson, Friendswood, Harlingen, Temple, Lewisville and Houston were selected by a panel of judges to share…
keeptxbeauty
March 9, 2015
Three Dallas-Fort Worth Area Students Win Keep Texas Beautiful and Don’t mess with Texas College Scholarships Programs

Three Dallas-Fort Worth Area Students Win Keep Texas Beautiful and Don’t mess with Texas College Scholarships

AUSTIN (May 8, 2014) - Paying for college just got a little easier for Sonia Campos (Dr. Ralph H. Poteet High School, Mesquite), Caroline Carr (Trinity High School, Euless) and Krystal Johnson (Lamar High School, Arlington). The three students were recognized for their work promoting a litter-free community and each recieved a scholarship…
keeptxbeauty
May 8, 2014
Keep America Beautiful Presents Pflugerville’s Sarah Young with First Place Youth Recognition Award Programs

Keep America Beautiful Presents Pflugerville’s Sarah Young with First Place Youth Recognition Award

Pflugerville's Sarah Young was recognized for her outstanding commitment to improving her community environment with the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) First Place Youth Recognition Award. Keep America Beautiful, the nation's leading nonprofit that builds and sustains vibrant communities, presented the award during its recent National Conference in Charlotte, NC where…
keeptxbeauty
February 24, 2014
Collin County’s Lee Howe Receives Keep America Beautiful National Law Enforcement Award Affiliate

Collin County’s Lee Howe Receives Keep America Beautiful National Law Enforcement Award

Collin County Deputy Lee Howe was recognized for his outstanding work in the field of environmental law enforcement with the Keep America Beautiful (KAB) National Law Enforcement Recognition Award. Keep America Beautiful, the nation's leading nonprofit that builds and sustains vibrant communities, presented the award during its recent National Conference…
keeptxbeauty
February 20, 2014