Lemonade Day is a community-wide educational initiative designed to teach children how to start own and operate their own business- a lemonade stand. Children learn the entrepreneurial skills necessary to be successful in the future and become contributing members of their society.
For more information on Lemonade day click here to visit...
What is QE2? Well, this is a broad summary and a brief explanation of how that effects the home sales industry and more specifically the future home buyer.
QE2 stands for Quantitative Easing – Round 2.
The ultimate goal of QE2 is to pump more money into our financial system to avoid deflation, and right now what...
Back-to-School Organizer
It’s the return of morning-hustle-out-the-door, scheduling, and paperwork chaos. No problem: Here are some tips to stay on your “A” game this school year.
Entryway
Welcome to the supersize equivalent of a junk drawer – a massive catchall for jackets, backpacks, shoes, and rain boots that also happens to be front and center for all to...
A special thank you to all the servicemen and women on Memorial Day who have served, protected and sacrificed for our country and our freedom.
America the Beautiful
O beautiful for spacious skies,
For amber waves of grain,
For purple mountain majesties
Above the fruited plain!
America! America!
God shed his grace on thee
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining...
We found this great article on Houston Chronicle online. It will be very useful as you start getting out in the yard and garden now that Spring time is in full swing. Enjoy!
Top 10 Texas Superstar plants
By KATHY HUBER, Garden Editor
Copyright 2010 Houston Chronicle
“Texas gardeners need plants that tolerate extremes. Searing summer heat. Drought. And...
As the deadline for the First-Time Homebuyer Tax Credit crept closer, it became a clear priority on the Hill. An extended and expanded home buyer tax credit is a part of a larger bill that also extends unemployment benefits. This bill was signed by President Obama on Friday, November 6.
The bill essentially remains intact but...
The best way to lower your energy bills is to use less energy. Take the Energy-Saving Tour through the interactive house below to pick up tips for saving energy in every room in your home.
To take the Energy-Saving Tour click on the image below.
Make windows work for you
On sunny days, open draperies and blinds to let in...
New traffic, criminal laws set to go into effect Sept. 1
HB 2730 is the DPS’s Sunset Legislation, and many of the DPS-related bills this session were included in HB 2730. Notable traffic and criminal laws that go into effect on Sept. 1 (unless otherwise indicated) include*:
Driving: HB 55 makes it illegal to use a wireless...
