Litter Essays Bring Awards to Three Texas Students

AUSTIN — A Nacogdoches County student is one of three students being honored by Keep Texas Beautiful and the Texas Department of Transportation. It’s for their litter-prevention efforts with 2016 Don’t mess with Texas Scholarships. Destiny Scaief of Woden was one of over 1,300 Texas high school seniors who applied for this year’s scholarships. The winning essays detailed solutions to prevent litter. The other winners were Nely Munoz of Utopia, Eugena Choice of Sugar Land.