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March 25, 2009

Due to the large number of inquiries we receive each day about the President's Economic Stimulus Package, I want to provide you with as much information as possible to help ensure your community get...

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June 06, 2007

The Texas Enterprise Zone Program is an economic development tool for local communities to partner with the State of Texas to promote job creation and capital investment in economically distresse...

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February 23, 2007

In the world of multi-million dollar contracts, allegations of doping, bad behavior, and huge egos, that seems to typify so much of professional athletics these days, it is truly rare to find someon...

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February 02, 2007

I am often asked the question, "Can you recommend an Engineer?". The answer is YES, MOST DEFINITELY.

We have the privilege to work regularly alongside many professsional engineers, an...

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November 08, 2006


Governor Rick Perry has appointed Gloria L. Ray of San Antonio to the TDHCA Governing Board for a term to expire January 31, 2011.

Ray is a retired senior official of Kelly Air Forc...

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May 04, 2006

Texas may receive an additional $182 million for hurricane recovery efforts under a bipartisan amendment sponsored by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn that was unanimously accepted to the pending Emergenc...

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March 24, 2006

Six months after Hurricane Rita prompted a massive and messy coastal evacuation, Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order Tuesday requiring state officials to develop more detailed hurrican...

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February 03, 2006

Cities, counties, school districts, metropolitan planning organizations and transit authorities in Texas have about three months to submit applications for funding via the Texas Department o...

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November 11, 2005

Texans have received $502 million from the Federal Emergency Management Agency in personal assistance aid related to costs incurred during Hurricane Rita, according to a FEMA report release...

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November 03, 2005

The entire Traylor & Associates family is saddened today over the sudden death of Ms. Mary Jane Smith in an auto accident.

Ms. Mary Jane Smith, was killed in a three-vehicle wreck las...

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October 17, 2005

Dear Friends,
Since the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs announced the 2005 HOME grant recipients in August, we have been engaged in a challenge to the application process...

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September 26, 2005

TYLER - Reaching into a white plastic bag Sunday, pastor Michael W. Massar pulled out a broken tree limb - a symbol of Hurricane Rita.

"The winds are going to blow, it says in the Bible...

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June 27, 2005

1. House Appropriations Committee Reports Transportation, Treasury & HUD FY06 Appropriations bill:
The following is excerpted from a House Appropriations Committee press release:
Addressin...

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May 13, 2005

DATE: Friday, May 13, 2005
TIME: 2:00 P.M.

ORCA has begun to post the results of the 2005-6 Community Development Fund and Planning/Capacity Building Fun...

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May 6, 2005

I have been informed that ORCA intends the 2005 TCDP grant award recommendation to be an Agenda Item when the ORCA Executuve Commmittee meets in early June.

We will monitor the agenda, an...

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April 09, 2005

This year marks the 37th anniversary of the passage of the Fair Housing Act. Each April, HUD commemorates this occasion and celebrates the strides it has made in furthering this landmark civil right...

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April 04, 2005

News came over the weekend of the sudden and unexpected death of Smith County Commissioner Don Pinkerton. Throughout Tyler and Smith County, his friends and fellow officials are pausing to expres...

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March 01, 2005


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February 03, 2005

Today, I would like to use my daily message to recognize my very good friend and long-time colleague, Ms. Diann Brown, who is retiring after 27 years of wonderful service to Traylor and Associates....

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January 31, 2005

To view the results of the East Texas Regional Scoring for the 2005-2006 TCDP applications, please clic...

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January 26, 2005

The Washington Post has reported that the White House will seek to shrink the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) by folding some of its programs into the Labor and Commerc...

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January 22, 2005

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January 12, 2005

WELFARE REFORM SHOWS SURPRISES IN NEW DATA

The following was a great editorial that appeared earlier this week in the Tyler Morning Telegraph.

The impact of the 1996 welfar...

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November 01, 2004

The 2004 Texas Municipal League Conference last week in Corpus Christi was very enjoyable.

I just wanted to say THANKS to the hundreds of our customers who took time to stop by our boot...

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August 26, 2004

After several months of an unusual slowdown, the state's economy is showing signs of renewed vigor in the latest Texas Index of Leading Economic Indicators.

Based on the index's results...

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August 12, 2004

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July 23, 2004

Reprinted from Tyler Morning Telegraph
By: KRISTI FLIPPIN, Staff Writer July 21, 2004

CANTON - Tucked away in a corner office of the Van Zandt County courthouse where a "wome...

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July 15, 2004

Ms. Sandy Mauro who directed the Texas Community Development Program for many years has retired from a career in public service to enter the private sector. I would like to express my appreciatio...

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June 29, 2004

Crediting “the best city employees there are anywhere” with most of his accomplishments, longtime Carthage City Manager Charles Thomas was honored with a farewell party held Monday evening at th...

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June 21, 2004


Tyler Morning Telegraph
By: SHAUNA WONZER, Staff Writer June 19, 2004

The future population of Texas will be larger and more diverse, said state demographer Steve Murdock...

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May 19, 2004

Homeownership rates for low- and moderate-income working families with children have declined since the late 1970s, even though the overall U.S. homeownership rate has risen, according to a stud...

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March 23, 2004

Texas Governor Rick Perry has announced a plan to 1) place caps on municipal property tax revenues, (2) place a 3-percent cap on annual increases in the appraised value of residential homesteads, an...

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March 05, 2004

Dear Friends,

TRAYLOR & ASSOCIATES is in the process of mailing its new quarterly newsletter,GRANT INFORMATION, to our clients and allies. <...

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March 01, 2004

Our New Web Site
Traylor and Associates is pleased to announce the launching of the firm's new website! The new site has been under development for several months and has been designe...

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February 26, 2004

The City of Gatesville, Texas has selected TRAYLOR & ASSOCIATES to prepare its 2004 HOME Program application to the Texas Department of Communit...

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February 18, 2004

State Sen. Todd Staples and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst will be the featured speakers at the 55th Annual East Texas Banking & Agriculture Conference, Feb. 24 at Harvey Convention Center, organizer...

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January 31, 2004

After two decades, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development has finally settled a class-action desegregation lawsuit aimed at integrating public housing in East Texas.

Th...

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January 02, 2004

Our New Web Site
Traylor and Associates is pleased to announce the launching of the firm's new website! The new site has been under development for several months and has been designe...

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December 12, 2003

President Bush has ordered all executive branch agencies to close on Friday, Dec. 26, giving most federal employees a four-day Christmas weekend. I have also learned that the 24th and 26th have bot...

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December 12, 2003

Mel Martinez, the nation's 12th Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, has announced he is resigning from the office he assumed on January 24, 2001. The resignation is effective at noon o...

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December 09, 2003

Our New Web Site
Traylor and Associates is pleased to announce the launching of the firm's new website! The new site has been under development for several months and has been designe...

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December 05, 2003

Flags at the U.S. Courthouse in Tyler flew at half-staff Thursday after officials learned U.S. Chief Judge for the Eastern District of Texas John Henry Hannah Jr. had died suddenly while attending ...

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December 04, 2003

Word has come this morning that John H. Hannah, Jr., Chief United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Texas has died suddenly while vacationing in Florida with his wife U.S. Magistrat...

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December 03, 2003

The race for the state senate seat soon to be vacated by State Sen. Bill Ratliff is shaping up to be an exciting one as another hat has been tossed into the ring.

Tommy Merritt...

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November 20, 2003

Senator Ratliff announced today that he will resign from the Texas Senate effective January 10, 2004. He served with great distinction and dignity for 15 years. He will be sorely missed for th...

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October 27, 2003

Our New Web Site
Traylor and Associates is pleased to announce the launching of the firm's new website! The new site has been under development for several months and has been designe...

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October 21, 2003

Are you looking for a distinctive, but relatively inexpensive gift for clients, employees, or co-workers during the upcoming holiday season?

If so, I have a great suggestion: The...

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