“There is a “new” groundbreaking date for Substance Abuse Treatment Center”, says Texas State Representative Aaron Pena. Once completed the facility will be 11,000 square foot. Three million dollars have been secured for this project. They are hoping that the clinic will be completed April 2011.Hidalgo County has been needing this facility open and begin giving treatments to individuals and families battling the addictions. The county will fund the clinic with local, state, and federal dollars. The state and local budgets will include more funding for substance abuse treatment programs for low level, non-violent offenders. Law enforcers continue to keep schools and neighborhoods safe. Even though the enforcements won’t be enough. Educating the children and adults about the dangers of drugs and alcohol abuse will most likely help. Also providing meaningful treatment and rehabilitation services will be helping this fight against substance abuse.
I do agree with the blogger on the fight against substance abuse. That having this facility will help many people with substance abuse and also help stop any kind of addiction before it starts. Having children and even adults educated about how important not doing drugs are wont be a guarantee that they won’t do it. But at least educating them will probably lower the chances of them trying drugs
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Austin more than staying afloat
Editorial Board
Facebook announced that they are opening a unit that would add 200 jobs in Austin and announced that Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. is also considering locating a manufacturing plant here. This could create 300 jobs for us Texans. The fact that Austin has lost about 2,300 jobs between December 2008 and December 2009 shows there is a great need for new industries . If those companies open up here, it is estimated that 850 jobs will be created for jobless Texans. Facebook and Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. will get tax breaks totaling approximately $200,000 and $355,000, respectively over a ten year period from the government if they provide jobs as promised. Everything sounds great, the only thing is Austin, TX and Phoenix, AZ are in competition for the same job creations. The writer of the article noted that president Harry Truman believes that a recession means a neighbor lost his job and a depression means you lost yours. Under that definition, too many Central Texans are in a depression.” Based on everything that I have read in the article and paraphrased in my blog, I think every effort should be made by our governing authorities to assure Faacebook and Yingli chooses Austin, TX as their location for business. Central Texas needs jobs now as away to get out of our depressed economy that so many Texans are dealing with. Honestly, this will be a great opportunity to get Texans back to work.
Facebook announced that they are opening a unit that would add 200 jobs in Austin and announced that Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. is also considering locating a manufacturing plant here. This could create 300 jobs for us Texans. The fact that Austin has lost about 2,300 jobs between December 2008 and December 2009 shows there is a great need for new industries . If those companies open up here, it is estimated that 850 jobs will be created for jobless Texans. Facebook and Yingli Green Energy Americas, Inc. will get tax breaks totaling approximately $200,000 and $355,000, respectively over a ten year period from the government if they provide jobs as promised. Everything sounds great, the only thing is Austin, TX and Phoenix, AZ are in competition for the same job creations. The writer of the article noted that president Harry Truman believes that a recession means a neighbor lost his job and a depression means you lost yours. Under that definition, too many Central Texans are in a depression.” Based on everything that I have read in the article and paraphrased in my blog, I think every effort should be made by our governing authorities to assure Faacebook and Yingli chooses Austin, TX as their location for business. Central Texas needs jobs now as away to get out of our depressed economy that so many Texans are dealing with. Honestly, this will be a great opportunity to get Texans back to work.
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