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    Fore!

    Swing into action and help wild animals at Houston SPCA's golf tournament

    CultureMap Create
    Nov 29, 2022 | 12:13 pm

    Practice your swing and make a difference at the same time by attending Houston SPCA's Tee Off for Wildlife golf tournament on December 3.

    Every year, the Houston SPCA’s Wildlife Center of Texas takes in more than 12,000 ill, injured, and orphaned native wildlife from 270 species.

    It is the largest and most sophisticated wildlife response center in Texas, and the only trauma and wildlife rehabilitation center in southeast Texas that treats every wild animal that needs help.

    The staff works tirelessly, and now it's our turn to help them by showing up to Topgolf at 1030 Memorial Brook Blvd.

    The golf tournament will be hosted in temperature-controlled bays, and players of all ages and skill level are welcome and encouraged to register.

    You can build a team, play as an individual, or attend as a guest — regardless, everyone will be treated to a tasty breakfast. There will be live tournament leaderboards and automated game scoring to display each team’s activity in real time.

    You can also bid on silent auction items and meet the Wildlife Center' education ambassadors. They include an Eastern Screech Owl, Harris’ Hawk, and Crested Caracara.

    The tournament runs from 10 am-1 pm on December 3, and you can register online here. Sponsorships are available at events@houstonspca.org or by calling 713-869-7722, extension 148.

    Fawn, Houston SPCA Wildlife Center
      

    Photo courtesy of Houston SPCA

    The Wildlife Center staff works tirelessly.

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    Texas improves rank on 2025 list of best states for military retirees

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    May 26, 2025 | 10:00 am
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    Military veterans looking to settle down in their retirement years may find happiness in Texas, which just ranked No. 21 on WalletHub's annual list of the "Best and Worst States for Military Retirees."

    The Lone Star State has made significant improvements over its 2024 placement, when it ranked a middling No. 28.

    Ever year, WalletHub's analysts examine all 50 states and the District of Columbia based on each state's capability of providing a comfortable lifestyle for the nation's military retirees. States were ranked based on three categories: Economic environment, quality of life, and healthcare.

    Texas has the sixth best economic environment for its military retirees, the report said. Factors that influenced the state's rank include housing affordability, job growth, and tax-friendliness.

    The presence of veteran transition programs is also an important factor for readjusting to civilian life, the report says.

    "Many retirees also face major struggles including Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, disability and homelessness, which are especially difficult to deal with during this period of economic difficulty," the report's author wrote. "These veterans must also consider how state tax policies on military benefits vary, along with the relative friendliness of different job markets and other socioeconomic factors, when choosing a state in which to settle down."

    Texas still has room for improvement when it comes to improving its quality of life and healthcare for its military retirees. Texas' quality of life for veterans only ranks 32nd, while its healthcare ranked 36th.

    The quality of life metric was determined based on factors like the share of veterans, the share of VA facilities per number of veterans, the quality of each state's public universities, each state's "idealness of weather," among others. The healthcare rank covered the quality of VA hospitals, the number of mental health counselors per capita, and veteran suicide rates.

    South Carolina maintained the top spot as the No. 1 best state for military retirees, thanks to its multiple programs and laws that help transition veterans back into civilian life and provide retirement aid.

    The remaining top five states for veterans to retire were all located on the East Coast: Maryland (No. 2), New Hampshire (No. 3), North Dakota (No. 4), and Virginia (No. 5).

    Meanwhile, veterans should avoid retiring in states like Oregon (No. 51) and Washington (No. 50), which both ranked at the bottom of the list as the worst states for military retirees this year.

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