Texas Comptroller urges small cities, counties to take advantage of energy saving grants
     Texas Comptroller Susan Combs today announced more than a thousand small cities and more than 200 counties in Texas can receive grants to help with energy efficiency and energy conservation projects. A total of about $45 million in federal stimulus funds can be used for projects that include public building energy retrofits and energy efficient street lighting.
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USDA set to deliver grants to energy projects in Nacogdoches, Flint and Stratford
     In Nacogdoches, Texas, Carrizo Creek Corporation has been selected for a $6,668 grant to install energy efficient sidewall cool cell curtains in six poultry boiler grower houses. The grant will enable them to lower their electric bill by $1,453 annually.
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TxDOT project updates for week of Sept. 28
     Here's a quick look at events and work planned in the Tyler District in the coming week:   Traffic surveys begin Tuesday in Tyler area
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David Wolf lecture and bird walk scheduled for Oct. 1 and 3
     In conjunction with the JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: American Artist and Naturalist exhibition at the Museum of East Texas, International Birding Guide David Wolf will be presenting a lecture at the Museum and leading a bird walk Ellen Trout Park in Lufkin.
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Texas Comptroller's office schedules October tax seminars
     Seminar to be held in Lufkin Oct. 6; another to be held in Tyler Oct. 14
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Agriculture Commissioner Staples to eat lunch at Johnny Cace's in Longview
     Agriculture Commissioner Todd Staples will join Farm Credit Bank of Texas to honor Texas farmers and ranchers by eating a meal at Johnny Cace’s Seafood and Steak House on Tuesday, Sept. 29 at 11 a.m.
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Land steward workshop for women, Women of the Land, Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Navasota
     The 2009 Basic Women of the Land will be held at Camp Allen in Navasota, October 30 through November 1. This year’s program will focus on habitat management for a variety of wildlife species in the blackland prairie region of Texas but the information gained will be applicable statewide.
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Jacksonville High School NHS to hold garage sale for St. Jude's Sept. 26
     The garage sale will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 in the Chili’s parking lot. In addition, there will be a car wash and a bake sale on the premises of Chili’s that day.
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Museum of East Texas to open 5 exhibits to the public on Sept. 27
     <!--StartFragment--> LUFKIN: The Museum of East Texas is honored to announce the public opening of five exhibitions on Sunday, September 27th. The Museum’s main gallery houses the JOHN JAMES AUDUBON: American Artist and Naturalist exhibition.
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TxDOT: Project Updates
Here's a quick look at events and work planned in the Tyler District in the coming week:
           Traffic surveys to begin in Tyler area
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Beef quality program to be held Oct. 20 in Nacogdoches
     NACOGDOCHES – A virtual video tour of a Panhandle feed yard will be just one of the features of the upcoming beef quality program set Oct. 20 at Nacogdoches County Exposition Center, 3805 N.W. Stallings Drive, Nacogdoches.
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East Texas Show Series Clinic and Prospect shows set for Oct. 31-Nov. 1
By Robert Burns
     The main purpose of the two-day event is to teach youth about livestock management and showmanship, said Chad Gulley, AgriLife Extension agent in Nacogdoches County. It will be held at Nacogdoches County Exposition Center, 3805 N.W. Stallings Dr., Nacogdoches.
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Rep. Hensarling warns of scam targeting veterans
     Congressman Jeb Hensarling is warning Texas veterans against a recent scam aimed at obtaining credit card information for fraudulent purposes.
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NET RMA board discusses requests for qualifications, acquisition of rail line
      The North East Texas Regional Mobility Authority (NET RMA) Board of Directors met Thursday for its Board Meeting at Kilgore College in Longview. Among the topics of discussion were two separate Requests for Qualifications (RFQs) that have been or will be released, and the possible acquisition of an abandoned rail line.
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Children choir audition scheduled
At SFA Oct. 1
     Production will be held Dec. 11
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Texas by Nature
The Nature Conservancy of Texas offers a series of weekly columns about the natural wonders of the Lone Star State, how Texans can get out to enjoy nature and ways they can help protect the Earth. Called “Texas By Nature,” the columns are freely distributed with permission granted for use in your publication and will be sent to you accompanied by photos on a monthly basis
     *Texas by Nature Invasive Species Watch: Crazy Ants Troublesome pests spreading across the Gulf Coast and into San Antonio
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