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Apr

13

Affiliate of the Month: Keep San Saba Beautiful

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Written by Sarah Saldivar, Executive Director, Keep San Saba Beautiful (KSSB) In 2007, the new City Manager, familiar with the guiding principles of Keep America Beautiful (KAB) and Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), asked the City Council for assistance in preventing litter and in beautification. And so, began the formation of our affiliate, Keep San Sab...

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Apr

08

How YOU Can Help Reduce Roadside Litter

KTB Intern

Programs

Blog Post Written by Colton Mitchell, KTB Intern. April is Roadside Cleanup Month! Clean roadways are vital to environmental health, so it is super important to do our part to keep them as clean as possible. A large part of the pollution on roadways comes from things people throw out of their car windows, this is detrimental to our envir...

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Mar

26

Guest Blog: Costa Cleanups are keeping it clean on South Padre Island

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Blog post written by Tonya Tallard, Founder of Costa Cleanups. Costa Cleanups is a team of dedicated ambassadors and volunteers that focus on cleaning unmaintained, beautiful areas of shoreline littered with ocean trash in South Padre Island. Members of Costa Cleanups have been cleaning beaches and waterways for years, but Costa Cleanups...

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Mar

23

Beautify Texas Awards Past Winner Highlight: Martha Knies

Brianna Fuller

Recognition

Blog post written by Sarah Attwood and Stephanie Nestlerode of Keep Wimberley Beautiful Martha Knies exemplifies the unmatched volunteer spirit that characterizes the CAN-DO attitude found in Wimberley Texas. In 1992, before Wimberley's incorporation, Martha was having breakfast on the Square with her friends, when they started talking about a...

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Mar

11

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Brazos Beautiful

Brianna Fuller

Affiliate

Blog post written by Erin Stewart, Executive Director, Keep Brazos Beautiful, Inc. Keep Brazos Beautiful has been proudly serving Brazos County since its formation in 1980. The non-profit was established after Jack and Dorothy Miller organized a very successful cleanup for the community and wanted to continue the beautification efforts. T...

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Mar

03

GCAA 2020 Category Winner 10: Grand Prairie

Brianna Fuller

Recycling Affiliate

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Feb

25

GCAA 2020 Category Winner 9: Tyler

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Feb

23

GCAA 2020 Category Winner 8: Harlingen

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Feb

12

GCAA Category 7 Winner: The Colony

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Feb

11

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Andrews Beautiful

Brianna Fuller

Affiliate

Blog post written by Michael Rosales, President of Keep Andrews Beautiful and Community Outreach Coordinator with the City of Andrews. "Opportunities don't happen. You create them." If you have never experienced what this quote is saying, then it might not make a lot of sense. But if you have…then this quote by Chris Grosser will make all the sense...

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Feb

04

Staff blog: Texas Legislative Session - The Basics and What to Expect in 2021

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Blog post written by Sara Nichols, Program Director of Keep Texas Beautiful. It's February 2021. This year has already seen the inauguration of a new President and new administration in Washington, and, perhaps a bit more quietly, the beginning of a new legislative session in Texas. The Texas Legislature meets every other year, in odd years, ...

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Feb

02

GCAA Category 6 Winner: Alvin

Brianna Fuller

Recognition

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Jan

26

Guest Blog: Dump Illegal Dumping

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Blog post written by Jonathan Nolte, Take Care of Texas. TCEQ defines Illegal dumping as disposing, allowing the disposal of, receiving, or transporting litter or other solid waste to any place that is not an approved solid waste site. It's a tricky behavior to prevent. Fortunately, Texas communities are rallying to turn back the clock on una...

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Jan

20

GCAA 2020 Category 4 Winner: Levelland

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Jan

13

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Harlingen Beautiful

Brianna Fuller

Affiliate

Each month, we invite one affiliate to share their story on our blog and recognize them as our Affiliate of the Month. KTB is a network of nearly 300 community affiliates, which have the potential to educate 17 million Texans. Affiliates are qualifying cities, counties and/or communities that work alongside us in our mission to ...

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Jan

07

GCAA 2020 Category 2 Winner: Weston Lakes

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Jan

05

GCAA 2020 Category 1 Winner: South Padre Island

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Each year, the Governor's Community Achievement Awards (GCAA) celebrate ten Texas communities for their outstanding efforts to keep their communities beautiful. From the Texas coast to the Panhandle, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) has awarded cities with this honor since 1986. Winners are selected for their ability to engage citizen...

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Dec

22

Guest Blog: Don't Spark a Wildfire This Holiday Season

Brianna Fuller

Programs

Blog post written by Erin O'Connor, Wildland Urban Interface Specialist III at Texas A&M Forest Service Did you know humans and their activities cause more than 90% of wildfires in Texas? This winter season, Texas A&M Forest Service is urging Texans to avoid participating in activities that may start a fire. One spark ca...

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Dec

15

Affiliate of the Month: Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful

Brianna Fuller

Affiliate

Blog post written by Roxanne Flores-Achmad, Executive Director of Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful. Keep Copperas Cove Beautiful began in 2002 and currently has fifteen members, appointed by City Council as Commissioners. Our Commissioners represent the community, and we are fortunate to have a diverse group of individuals that bring new idea...

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Oct

27

What to Do With Your Leftover Candy Wrappers

Brianna Fuller

Holiday

Halloween has finally arrived! Even though we are still working through a pandemic and this year's festivities will look different, one thing that can be guaranteed in almost every house is that there will be lots of candy. In 2019, it was estimated that 95% of American households bought candy to celebrate Halloween and a combined $2.08 billi...

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