AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Big Bend National Park Texas. Whether it's town issues and community activism, or school calendars and sports schedules, AmericanTowns delivers the information faster and helps you use it better. en-us 30 https://www.americantowns.com/big-bend-national-park-tx 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/big-bend-national-park-tx https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Sat, 21 Dec 2024 01:45:23 -0600 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Michael D. McFarland, Ed.D. to the State Board for Educator Certification for a term set to expire https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appointments-mcfarland-to-state-board-for-educator-certification-31508806-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appointments-mcfarland-to-state-board-for-educator-certification-31508806-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott on Dec 20th, demanded President Joe Biden immediately deploy federal assets to address the dire border https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-demands-federal-border-action-ahead-of-polar-vortex-31508821-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-demands-federal-border-action-ahead-of-polar-vortex-31508821-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Cornyn, Klobuchar Bill to Reauthorize Anti-Human Trafficking Law Passes Senate WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-klobuchar-bill-to-reauthorize-antihuman-trafficking-law-passes-senate-31509302-daingerfield-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-klobuchar-bill-to-reauthorize-antihuman-trafficking-law-passes-senate-31509302-daingerfield-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Cornyn, Ellzey Bill to Honor Late Rep. Ron Wright Signed Into Law Local Post Office to be Renamed After Tarrant County Congressman https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-ellzey-bill-to-honor-late-rep-ron-wright-signed-into-law-31509305-early-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-ellzey-bill-to-honor-late-rep-ron-wright-signed-into-law-31509305-early-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Cornyn, Blumenthal Bill to Reauthorize Task Force Combatting Child Exploitation Signed Into Law WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-blumenthal-bill-to-reauthorize-task-force-combatting-child-exploitation-signed-into-law-31509313-daingerfield-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-blumenthal-bill-to-reauthorize-task-force-combatting-child-exploitation-signed-into-law-31509313-daingerfield-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Cornyn, Colleagues Bill to Reauthorize Project Safe Neighborhoods Program Passes Senate WASHINGTON- Today, U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chuck https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-colleagues-bill-to-reauthorize-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-passes-senate-31509311-gainesville-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/cornyn-colleagues-bill-to-reauthorize-project-safe-neighborhoods-program-passes-senate-31509311-gainesville-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Karnes County Sheriff Switches Party to Republican Karnes County Sheriff Dwayne Villanueva announced he has officially switched parties and is now https://www.americantowns.com/news/karnes-county-sheriff-switches-party-to-republican-31509364-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/karnes-county-sheriff-switches-party-to-republican-31509364-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Emily Miskel to the Fifth Court of Appeals, Place 13, for a term set to expire on December 31, https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appoints-miskel-to-fifth-court-of-appeals-31509429-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appoints-miskel-to-fifth-court-of-appeals-31509429-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott on Dec 20th, announced that the Governor's Sexual Assault Survivors' Task Force (SASTF) issued its second https://www.americantowns.com/news/sexual-assault-survivors-task-force-issues-second-biennial-report-to-legislature-31509435-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sexual-assault-survivors-task-force-issues-second-biennial-report-to-legislature-31509435-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 AUSTIN – Governor Greg Abbott on Dec 21st, provided an update on the State of Texas' cold weather response ahead of the polar vortex https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-provides-update-on-texas-cold-weather-preparedness-31509487-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-provides-update-on-texas-cold-weather-preparedness-31509487-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher’s (TX-07) Hazard Eligibility and Local Projects (HELP) Act, H.R. 1917, which eliminates https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-lizzie-fletchers-bipartisan-bill-to-expedite-certain-disaster-recovery-projects-passes-congress-31509276-dallas-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congresswoman-lizzie-fletchers-bipartisan-bill-to-expedite-certain-disaster-recovery-projects-passes-congress-31509276-dallas-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 (Houston, TX) — On Wednesday, December 21, 2022 Congressman Al Green attended the joint session of Congress and released the following https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-al-green-attends-ukrainian-president-zelenskyys-address-to-joint-session-of-congress-31509281-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/congressman-al-green-attends-ukrainian-president-zelenskyys-address-to-joint-session-of-congress-31509281-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Washington D.C. – Today, a bill championed by Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) to rename the post office on Galveston Road in https://www.americantowns.com/news/bill-to-name-houston-post-office-to-in-honor-of-vanessa-guillen-passes-the-house-headed-to-president-bidens-desk-for-signature-31509335-bryan-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/bill-to-name-houston-post-office-to-in-honor-of-vanessa-guillen-passes-the-house-headed-to-president-bidens-desk-for-signature-31509335-bryan-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Governor Abbott Appoints Kahan To State Commission On Judicial Conduct Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Andrew "Andy" Kahan to the State https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appoints-kahan-to-state-commission-on-judicial-conduct-31509780-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-appoints-kahan-to-state-commission-on-judicial-conduct-31509780-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600 Operation Lone Star Gears Up For Potential Ending Of Title 42 Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas https://www.americantowns.com/news/operation-lone-star-gears-up-for-potential-ending-of-title-42-31509783-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/operation-lone-star-gears-up-for-potential-ending-of-title-42-31509783-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Sat, 21 Dec 2024 00:00:00 -0600