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Congressman John Carter visited the Cedar Park Surgery Center as part of National ASC Month. He toured the facility and then joined a round-table discussion on the value of ASCs and the many benefits ASCs provide to patients and the healthcare system as a whole. It was a wonderful opportunity to showcase Cedar Park Surgery Center, SCA and value of ASCs.


Also Pictured: Teri O’Laughlin, RN, CASC; Cullen Scott, Director of Operations, Austin/San Antonio; and Michael Huerta, Director of Sales & Market Development, Austin/San Antonio.

Home construction per household is now at its lowest levels in nearly six decades, leading to a new housing crisis of too few homes and too many potential buyers.

The New Housing Crisis: Shut Out Of The Market Ten years after a housing collapse during the Great Recession, home values have rebounded but there are too few homes on the market. Buyers face intense competition, and that means higher prices.

Texas Senate school safety committee recommends focusing on mental health, avoids gun control https://t.co/aUpMcdO1y6 via

Texas Senate school safety committee recommends focusing on mental health, avoids gun control The Senate Select Committee on Violence in Schools and School Safety also wants to explore new funding to help arm certain school employees.

Polls close at 7pm, last chance for those in to vote in this special election! Last minute voting > sitting in rush hour traffic

VoteTexas on Twitter “TEXAS SENATE DISTRICT 19 VOTERS: Today is the day! Don't forget to cast your vote in the SD-19 Special Election. To learn more about who's on the ballot and which approved forms of photo ID you can bring to the booth, visit https://t.co/VUkuIgybdw https://t.co/MPImCF...

Attending a joint mtg of H. B&I and H.LAP Committees to hear more about the construction industry’s response after Hurricane Harvey. The need for more skilled workers in construction is reaching a crisis point! Lots of good discussion.