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Homes for Our Troops to Host Three-Day Build Brigade to Start New Tomball Home for Severely Injured Veteran Community of Tomball and General Contractor SpawGlass come together for Marine LCpl Daniel Peterson TOMBALL, Texas, Jan. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Homes for Our Troops (www.homesforourtroops.org), a national non-profit organization dedicated to building specially adapted homes for severely injured veterans, will hold a three-day Build Brigade in Tomball, Texas...

TOMBALL, Texas, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tomball Hospital Authority (Authority) today announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of Tomball Regional Medical Center (TRMC), a nationally recognized provider of comprehensive healthcare services serving the greater Northwest Houston market, to a subsidiary of Community Health Systems, Inc. (CHS) (NYSE: CYH). "We are excited to begin our next phase with Community Health Systems, a true industry leader in...

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- In Bexar County, a district court minute book covers life in the area during the period when Santa Anna's troops captured the County Courthouse in 1842. A Jack County district court minute book contains the only surviving record of the criminal trials of the Kiowa Chiefs Satanta and Big Tree, one of only two times in American history that Native American chiefs were put on trial. From the Bell County case files there are details concerning...

European Wax Center makes Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies, comes in at #82 Houston, TX (PRWEB) September 09, 2011 European Wax Center recently made the Inc. 500 list of the fastest-growing private companies. The privately owned company came in as the #1 fastest growing franchise and the #82 fastest growing privately owned company in the country. Judd Miller, European Wax Center’s very first regional developer, is not surprised. When talking about the recent...

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110428/DC91889LOGO) THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8: GALVESTON HURRICANE Profile America -- Thursday, September 8th. There are a number of famous natural disasters that have occurred in the U.S. -- Hurricane Katrina, the Mount St. Helen's volcano, and several major earthquakes come immediately to mind. But the nation's worst...

HOUSTON, Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Tellepsen, a leader in commercial and industrial construction, is pleased to be the recipient of the SILVER STEP (Safety Through Exemplary Performance) award for safety from The University of Texas System Office of Facilities Planning and Construction (OFPC). The award was presented in recognition of the company's leadership in promoting a culture of safety in the construction industry as demonstrated during the six-month period from December 1, 2010...

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Texas State Energy Conservation Office announced in July that registration had begun for statewide workshops focused on the updates to the State building energy code. The 2009 IECC for Residential and Commercial Construction became effective on April 1, 2011, and the 2009 IRC: Chapter 11 will become effective on January 1, 2012. Apple Energy Group, the training provider, has conducted these 3-hour workshops in Austin, San Antonio, Houston,...

ServerMonkey, Comp-U-Dopt provide computer equipment to Texas children Houston, TX (PRWEB) August 29, 2011 ServerMonkey, a provider of new and refurbished servers and networking equipment, announced that it has partnered with Houston-based Comp-U-Dopt to provide computer monitors and equipment to children and students in need in the Houston area. Founded in 2007 by John Osha, Comp-U-Dopt is a non-profit organization that provides computers and technology education to children in...

Hosts anniversary celebration at local YMCA Pearland, TX (PRWEB) August 26, 2011 First Choice ER, the largest operator of freestanding emergency rooms in the state of Texas, is proud to announce the four-year anniversary of its Pearland emergency room. To celebrate, First Choice ER will hold a public party at the Vic Coppinger Family YMCA. The event will be held Wednesday, August 31 from 4:30 - 7:30 pm and features food, games and prizes. The first 100 children and adults will receive...

HOUSTON, Aug. 25, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston Unit 174 of the American Contract Bridge League (ACBL) is concluding its "Houston Bridge Week" by welcoming ACBL President Craig Robinson at a reception scheduled for Saturday, August 27 at the Houston Bridge Studio. In addition to the welcome reception, the Studio will be hosting 180 players at 45 tables for duplicate bridge. Several stars of the bridge world have been invited to the sanctioned games, including Grand Life Masters Eddie Wold,...