by Kristin Gordon | Jul 19, 2017 | Education
What is the deciding factor for a student trying to choose a campus to attend for his or her next level of education? Is it the living quarters, tuition, degree program or location? College campuses put a lot of focus on how to attract students to their schools and...
by Kristin Gordon | Jul 14, 2017 | Legislation/Policy
Guests who pay to stay in lodging are providing cities with funding that is supposed to help increase and maintain tourism. According to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the state’s HOT tax has been around since 1959, when the Texas Legislature enacted...
by Kristin Gordon | Jul 12, 2017 | Opportunities
Has your city of county ever applied for a government grant? Most grants can be used either immediately or over the long term. This includes local street improvement projects and programs to attract business development to depressed sections of a city or town. Funding...
by Kristin Gordon | Jun 30, 2017 | Federal
This week Senate lawmakers called for total defense spending in fiscal 2018, which begins Oct. 1, of $700 billion. A total of $696.5 billion was proposed by the House committee Monday, which was approved by the House Appropriations Committee Thursday. The Senate...
by Kristin Gordon | Jun 28, 2017 | Legislation/Policy, Transportation
Two bills that were introduced June 21 and 22 provide very different outcomes for the future of aviation in the United States. Chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, Rep. Bill Shuster, introduced a six-year draft House bill called the 21st...
