According to Executive Director Brad Livingston, the agency’s sunset legislation and Legislative Appropriations Request (LAR) will be the two most important correctional issues addressed by the Texas Legislature during the regular session beginning on January 9th, 2007.
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Texas Legislature to address Sunset recommenda-
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Bees back in business of pollinating TDCJ unit gardens
TDCJ, in fact, once raised bees to help pollinate its field crops, but stopped keeping hives decades ago. |
Employees earn graduate degrees through scholarship program
In August, after two years of study, the two graduated from Sam Houston State University (SHSU) in Huntsville with master’s degrees in criminal justice management. They were the first TDCJ employees to earn their graduate degrees through a scholarship program that allowed them to work full-time during the week and attend classes tuition-free every other weekend. |
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Busy bees make much more than honey. They also make honeydew melons, squash, apples, pears, and a swarm of other fruits and vegetables. They do it through pollination.
Give Ralph Bales and Bruce Toney an “A” for achievement.