DPC of Texas Blog

WE’VE BEEN EVERYWHERE, MAN!

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Mark your calendar.   Friday, October 27 is the LAST of our 2017 Mock Line Strike/PipelineResponse events! We’ll be in Vinton, just outside of El Paso, Texas for this event. The location is the West Valley Fire Department, 510 E. Vinton Road, Vinton, TX 79821 from 9:00 am – 12:00 pm.   Contact Damage Prevention Manager […]

THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH?

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As you may know, the famous Ringling Bros. & Barnum and Bailey Circus is no more. The institution folded its tents this year, citing shrinking audiences, travel costs – well, there were a lot of extenuating factors involved. In the Damage Prevention world, the big show is the 4th Annual Eagle Ford Safety & Equipment […]

SURVEY SAYS!

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Remember the old game show Family Feud? Host Richard Dawson would always ask some crazy question that the audience had to respond to, and then the contestants had to guess the answer. Dawson would always give his big, over-the-top cry of “Survey says!” to reveal the answer. Well, “survey says” your DPCs of Texas were […]

TERROR IN LAS VEGAS

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Like you, I am stunned by the horrible news coming out of Las Vegas. At the time of this writing, at least 58 people are dead and over 500 injured in the aftermath of the mass shooting.   The lone gunman, 64 year old Stephen Paddock, apparently killed himself before police could storm his 32nd floor […]

A ROSE BY ANY OTHER NAME

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At your Damage Prevention Councils of Texas, we not only want to educate you in the why, how and when of calling 811 to prevent damage to our state’s underground infrastructure – but we also want you to get a little knowledge of the classics! To the point – We’ve all heard the words in […]

811 DOWN UNDER

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Texas is a big place – and your Damage Prevention Managers get around to every corner of it. But – you may not know that we also take the occasional side trip. Director of Damage Prevention JimBob Sims was down under in Australia recenty with the Australian version of 811 – Dial Before You Dig.   […]

9/11, 811, AND RECOVERY

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No sooner do we begin the cleanup from Harvey, than Florida is pummelled by Irma. Today is a triple.   First, it’s the 16th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks that left over 2,000 dead in New York, the Pentagon and a field in Pennsylvania.   Ceremonies and events are being held across the United States to mark […]

LABOR DAY – A TRADITIONAL TIME FOR GIVING

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It’s Labor Day – the traditional beginning to so many rites of fall.   Besides football and school (or is that school and football?) Labor Day also used to be the home of the Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor Day Telethon hosted by multi-talented comedian/actor/director Jerry Lewis from 1966 to 2010. For many years, the show originated […]

HARVEY – HOUSTON – HELP

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Just a week ago we were talking about the majesty of the solar eclipse. Today, Mother Nature is showing us Texans who’s still the boss. The disaster unfolding in the Houston area in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey borders on disbelief. The nation’s fourth largest city is paralyzed. The New York Times states “The Houston […]