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Keep Texas Beautiful is now accepting nominations for its Beautify Texas Awards. The annual awards recognize individuals and organizations that have made a positive environmental impact in education, projects, programs and the like. Anyone can nominate those whom they think most deserving (even themselves) through March 22 at 5 p.m. A list of the awards and information on the nomination process can be found here.

Elizabeth Pagano is the editor of the Austin Monitor.