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Clyde has joined the affiliate program of Keep Texas Beautiful (KTB), a statewide community improvement, litter prevention and beautification organization.  Keep Texas Beautiful is a network of dedicated Texans working together to make the state the best place to live, work and play. They equip local partners and affiliates with the tools they need to build vibrant, engaged communities. Founded in 1967, Keep Texas Beautiful has 50 years of experience deploying resources for local clean-up, recycling, and youth engagement efforts.

Keep Texas Beautiful is also a certified state affiliate of Keep America Beautiful and sponsors and coordinates education and cleanup programs such as the Great American Cleanup, the Governor’s Community Achievement Award _and the _Don’t Mess with Texas® Trash-Off in cooperation with the Texas Department of Transportation. Affiliate requirements include establishing and maintaining a local citizen-based organization, participating in at least one litter prevention, beautification, community improvement or waste reduction program annually, attending an annual training session and submitting an Annual Report.

Mayor Rodger Brown said “The City of Clyde is proud to partner with the Keep Texas Beautiful/Keep America Beautiful organization. We are very happy to work alongside our citizens to bring awareness to and implementation of the principles of community beautification. Clyde becoming an affiliate will allow citizens to have a very hands-on part in making Clyde the place that one would love to come home to.”