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‘We look out for each other’: Houston organization awarded $300K to help homeless veterans Updated: Tags: Homeless veterans. They returned from the front lines but fell through the cracks. Harold Jones served six years in the Marines and was deployed to the middle east where he fractured his foot and suffered a head trauma injury. “The pain, the physical pain escalated and then it got out of control,” Jones said. The war in the Middle East may have broken Jones’ body, but it’s the war at home that broke his spirit. “I attempted suicide twice,” Jones said. Shortly after his service to our country, he was homeless … living in misery.
$1.7M for George Strait, six-figure bonuses: Months later, a lawsuit forced Texas to release details on inaugural spending KTRK Share: Share: AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) -- To celebrate Gov. Greg Abbott's reelection last year, his inaugural committee paid a whopping $1.7 million to hire country crooner George Strait and his band. A coterie of top political aides and staff got more than $1 million, some of it paid out in six-figure bonuses. And a handful of lucky charities received $800,000 in unspent money. Left out of that tally: the $116,000 taxpayers spent to keep all those inaugural expenditures secret. Abbott and the 2019 Texas Inaugural Committee spent months fighting the disclosure of documents detailing how they spent a record-setting $5.3 million that event organizers raised mostly from corporations and wealthy donors.
Service King Provides Ongoing Support for Veterans Through Employment Initiatives Leading national operator of comprehensive, high-quality auto collision repair facilities develops recruitment, training and retainment strategies to employ veterans News provided by Share this article RICHARDSON, Texas, Dec. 14, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Through recent, current and future initiatives, Service King Collision ® has shown its continuous commitment to the brave men and women who protect and serve our country. On Nov. 5, Service King participated in the North Central Texas Red, White and You virtual career fair, hosted by the Texas Workforce Commission and Texas Veterans Commission. During the event, Service King Chief Human Resources Officer Sean Huurman hosted a webinar for veterans attending to provide a company overview and discuss job openings.
2. Run (virtual) races for charity. Between the crowded starting lines, profuse sweating, and heavy breathing, it comes as no surprise that most marathons have bitten the dust thanks to Covid-19 concerns. But you can still stretch your legs for a good cause because many of our favorite races, including the 2021 Chevron Houston Marathon and the Aramco Houston Half-Marathon, have gone virtual. Even better? You can do the race on your own time (run wherever you want, whenever you want between Jan. 8 and 17, 2021), fill up on all those endorphins, and do some good because of the marathonâs Run for a Reason program.