First CSP sign up targets 18 watersheds nationwide
The NRCS plans a summer 2004 sign up for the Conservation Security Program, with 18 watersheds nationwide eligible including parts of Texas. The Hondo and Punta de Agua watersheds cover 1.7 million acres. CSP funding totals 41.4 million dollars to reward conservation practices, with 3,000 to 5,000 contracts anticipated.
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Shawn Wade
Usda Natural Resource Conservation Service
United States
Texas
Hondo
Edwards
Medina
Bandera
Frio
Punta de Agua
Texas-New Mexico
Texas Panhandle
Dallam
Hartley
Oldham
Union County
New Mexico
America
NRCS
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
TASS
National Agricultural Statistics Service
U.S. Agriculture
NCC
National Cotton Council
U.S
Cotton
Cotton Belt
Washington, DC
Cotton Foundation
DuPont Crop Protection
Member Services Department
Jimmy Sanford
Alabama
Sanford
State Capital Highlights XR
The Texas special legislative session on school finance ended without action and two working groups were formed to tackle funding fairness and tax cuts. If an agreement passes by August, constitutional amendments on school finance or taxes could reach the ballot. State worker turnover remains high after benefit cuts.
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Austin
David Dewhurst
Tom Craddick
Texas lawmakers eye Perry call for next special session
The Texas audit cites 267 million dollars and a 17.4 percent turnover rate in 2003. Public Employees Association seeks a 3.5 percent raise this September and 4.5 percent annual raises for the next biennium. A spring poll shows Governor Perry at 37 percent approval, Speaker Craddick at 25 percent, Legislature at 23 percent.
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Texas Public Employees Association
Gary Anderson
Anderson
Perry
Rick Perry
Texas
Craddick
Scripps-Howard
Rural wealth, philanthropy, and rural assets grow hope
Rural communities face money shortfalls for housing water sewer service and high speed Internet. Foundations give little to rural development, but SRDI and NE communities map assets and expand local philanthropy. The Philanthropy Index helps towns tap generosity cast broadly to attract outside funds and build local capacity.
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Thomas D. Rowley
National Committee For Responsive Philanthropy
NCRP
America
WK. Kellogg Foundation
Ford Foundation
Boston College
Nebraska Community Foundation
Nebraska
Southern Rural Development Initiative
SRDI
Southeastern Council of Foundations
Alan McGregor
McGregor
Gratitude for Hamilton Park groundbreaking celebration
Letter from Nancy Wade thanking Lynn and many local supporters and contributors including Joe T. Hamilton family B and B Construction Texas Department of Transportation First National Bank Jack and Joann Cargill Bobby and Patty Knight Rick Bond Cottage Village Texas Tech University Wm C Brown Mary Jo Collins Eldon Jobe Willie Herrera and crew Citizens Advisory Committee Butch Wagner and crew for ground breaking of Hamilton Park in Terry County. The writer urges broad local participation to foster pride and a welcoming green space for visitors and residents.
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Lynn
Hamilton Park
Joe T. Hamilton
B&b Construction
Texas Department of Transportation
First National Bank
Jack & Joann Cargill
Bobby & Patty Knight
Rick Bond
Cottage Village
Texas Tech University
Wm.c. Brown
Mary Jo Collins
Eldon Jobe
Willie Herrera
Citizens Advisory Committee
Butch Wagner and
Crew
Terry County
Nancy Wade
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Brownfield
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Texas Press Association
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Infrastructure, Development and Security Committee
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