AmericanTowns is a virtual "town square", connecting you to all the events and news happening in Mason 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/mason-tx 144 69 https://www.americantowns.com/mason-tx https://www.americantowns.com/images/atn_rss_logo.gif Wed, 23 Apr 2025 05:45:39 -0500 This year's Old Yeller Day will be September 30th from 9:00-2:00 at Heritage Park in Mason, Texas. Old Yeller Day returns to Mason on September 30, https://www.americantowns.com/news/old-yeller-day-2023-31609918-mason-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/old-yeller-day-2023-31609918-mason-tx.html Arts and Entertainment Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 8:00 Free Rabies Clinic for the first 50 pets 9:00- Booths open 10:30- Dog Registration begins 11:00- Dog Parade & Contest 11:30- https://www.americantowns.com/news/old-yeller-day-2024-31688045-mason-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/old-yeller-day-2024-31688045-mason-tx.html Arts and Entertainment Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas’ ongoing efforts to increase reliable power generation for our growing state at a groundbreaking https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-celebrates-increasing-power-generation-at-entergy-power-station-groundbreaking-31567025-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-celebrates-increasing-power-generation-at-entergy-power-station-groundbreaking-31567025-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today announced the Texas Music Office (TMO) and the City of Linden will co-host a Music Friendly Texas Community workshop on https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-music-friendly-texas-community-workshop-in-linden-31567026-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-music-friendly-texas-community-workshop-in-linden-31567026-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Ranking Member Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and House Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) today sent https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-rep-jordan-send-bicameral-letter-to-san-francisco-fed-regarding-big-tech-bank-failure-31567776-fredericksburg-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-rep-jordan-send-bicameral-letter-to-san-francisco-fed-regarding-big-tech-bank-failure-31567776-fredericksburg-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) sent a letter to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center’s interim director Captain https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-demands-answers-after-walter-reed-medical-center-ends-contract-with-catholic-group-31567777-conroe-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/sen-cruz-demands-answers-after-walter-reed-medical-center-ends-contract-with-catholic-group-31567777-conroe-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today announced that the City of Rosenberg, having completed the multi-step training and certification process, has been https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-film-friendly-texas-designation-for-the-city-of-rosenberg-31568219-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-film-friendly-texas-designation-for-the-city-of-rosenberg-31568219-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today directed the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) to activate state emergency response resources as severe https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-activates-state-emergency-resources-ahead-of-severe-storms-31568221-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-activates-state-emergency-resources-ahead-of-severe-storms-31568221-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being named the Best State for Business by the nation's leading CEOs in an annual survey conducted by https://www.americantowns.com/news/texas-named-best-state-for-business-for-recordshattering-19-years-in-a-row-31568222-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/texas-named-best-state-for-business-for-recordshattering-19-years-in-a-row-31568222-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today announced the first of the 2023 Governor’s Small Business Summits to be held in Temple on Thursday, May 4. The https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-2023-governors-small-business-summits-31569381-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-2023-governors-small-business-summits-31569381-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Special Agents assigned to the Austin Violent Crimes Task Force https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-seizure-of-over-half-a-million-lethal-doses-of-fentanyl-in-austin-31569382-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-announces-seizure-of-over-half-a-million-lethal-doses-of-fentanyl-in-austin-31569382-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott last night lauded Texas' legendary energy industry at the Energy Workforce & Technology Council's Annual Meeting https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-named-2023-champion-of-the-oilfield-at-energy-workforce-and-technology-council-awards-31569384-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-named-2023-champion-of-the-oilfield-at-energy-workforce-and-technology-council-awards-31569384-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the https://www.americantowns.com/news/operation-lone-star-thwarts-thousands-of-human-smugglers-in-texas-31569387-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/operation-lone-star-thwarts-thousands-of-human-smugglers-in-texas-31569387-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-first-lady-abbott-invite-texans-to-participate-in-blue-sunday-as-part-of-child-abuse-prevention-month-31569388-austin-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/governor-abbott-first-lady-abbott-invite-texans-to-participate-in-blue-sunday-as-part-of-child-abuse-prevention-month-31569388-austin-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500 Rep. Dan Crenshaw joined Reps. Yvette Clarke, Michael Burgess, and Diana DeGette in leading new bipartisan legislation that would create a https://www.americantowns.com/news/crenshaw-leads-bipartisan-supporting-safety-net-hospitals-act-31569413-kingwood-tx.html https://www.americantowns.com/news/crenshaw-leads-bipartisan-supporting-safety-net-hospitals-act-31569413-kingwood-tx.html Government and Politics Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:00:00 -0500