The Meadows Foundation has awarded Valley Initiative for Development and Advancement (VIDA) $75,000 to train low-income women in high-demand jobs. Algur H. Meadows established General American Oil Company of Texas in 1939 and led it to become one of the nation’s most successful independent oil-and-gas-production companies. Algur and his wife, Virginia, knew they had been richly blessed, so they returned the blessings by establishing The Meadows Foundation in 1948. The Foundation continues to enrich the lives of countless Texans in the areas of arts and culture, civic and public affairs, education, health, and human services. “The Meadows Foundation is one of our ...