Wardrobe change for State Fair’s Big Tex.
Every few years, The State Fair of Texas’ iconic Big Tex undergoes a wardrobe change. This year, Big Tex’s outfit will honor the Dallas Police Department by sporting a blue ribbon and badge on his cowboy shirt. Big Tex’s new look will be unveiled when the fair opens on September 30th at Fair Park in Dallas. To read more…
Ag Commissioner to boycott NFL.
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says he will boycott the NFL until the league requires players, like San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, to stand for the national anthem. Kaepernick, joined by several fellow players, says he has chosen to take a knee in protest to racial injustice. Miller says he will continue to support the Cowboys, after Jerry Jones spoke out against the protest. To read more…
Lawmakers turn careful eye to the Hazelwood Program.
Hazelwood is a program created by the Texas Legislature in 2009 that offers free college tuition to many veterans’ children. Hazelwood was predicted to be helping just under 900 students by 2014. Last year, almost 19,000 students received free tuition through the program. Two House committees met last week to the cost and growth of Hazelwood, and where to go from here. To read more…
Only in Austin…
Austin Community College is partnering with Texas A&M and Chevron to offer a co-enrollment program for engineering students. Austinites can now stick close to home for the first two years of their A&M engineering studies, before completing one of 18 different types of engineering programs in College Station. Chevron is supporting five similar programs across the state. To read more…