For decades, the federal government has approached long-term disaster recovery in somewhat of a peculiar way. The process was this: wait for catastrophe, appropriate billions of dollars, and then begin figuring out how the money will be administered. Congress has now...
The next disaster recovery starts before the disaster happens by Mary Scott Nabers, CEO of Strategic Partnerships, Inc. Disaster recovery laws have changed. Now is the time for public officials and private sector contractors to provide input as final procedures and...
Austin is among the first cities in Texas to pass its annual budget, adopting a $6.6 billion budget for Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027. Of that amount, $4.3 billion will go toward the city's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP), while the General Fund budget amounts to $1.5...
The El Paso City Council has officially adopted its Fiscal Year 2026 through 2027 budget, outlining roughly $1.4 billion in investments for the next year. Notably, the approved budget includes a reduced property tax rate, resulting in an increase in savings for the...
The city of Pflugerville will spend $10.6 million to complete the second phase of its Lake Pflugerville Park improvement project. Construction is slated to begin in September 2027. Based on the 2019 preliminary design report, Phase 2 will prioritize a series of...
The Texas Space Commission (TSC) has issued two Requests for Information (RFI) probing the market for insight into testing facilities capable of handling space cargo as the state broadens its spacefaring aspirations for larger payloads in orbit. Both RFIs have...