1+ mon, 6+ day ago   (978+ words) Houston quietly ended a recycling program for businesses late last year, leaving organizations that chose to recycle with one less way to do so in a city that already recycles less of its waste than other major Texas cities. Some…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (920+ words) U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins watched sterile flies being released to fight the New World screwworm on Thursday and visited the Texas ranch where one of the first cases of the pest was detected. The screwworm could devastate the nation’s cattle…...

3+ mon, 2+ day ago   (313+ words) Updated on: June 11, 2026 / 8:21 PM EDT / CBS News Nashville, Tennessee — Residents packed a city public hearing in Nashville, Tennessee, on Thursday night, looking to stop a nearly 70,000-square-foot data center from being built near the Nashville Zoo, arguing it would expose…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (63+ words) Texas livestock sample sent to National Veterinary Services Laboratories in Ames to check for suspected screwworm infestation. USDA lab in Ames tests Texas livestock sample for suspected screwworms An infestation of the flesh-eating screwworm parasite may have been detected in…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (446+ words) A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to the USDA. A flesh-eating New World screwworm was recently detected in Mexico just 25 miles from the United States border, according to…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (445+ words) Clear Lake residents know all too well about derelict and abandoned boats sitting in the water, but the unanswered question has long remained: what's actually going to be done about them? On Thursday, local and state officials launched what they…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (531+ words) February 15, 2026 / 9:27 AM EST / CBS News Spend some time staring at the famous painting "Washington Crossing the Delaware," and you can't miss the ice. It's everywhere. Cold weather became part of Washington's military strategy, says Alex Robb, an educator at Washington…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (404+ words) Houston's stellar parks have been ranked the 10th best park system in Texas, according to the newly released ParkScore Index. Every year, the Trust for Public Land, a land conservation nonprofit, rates the park systems in the 100 largest American cities based…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (45+ words) An executive order signed by President Trump on Thursday loosens a federal rule requiring grocery stores and air conditioning companies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from cooling equipment. CBS News correspondent Natalie Brand has more. Trump rolls back Biden-era environmental…...

3+ mon, 3+ week ago   (326+ words) Petrochemical plant on Teeside, North East, UK. A petrochemical plant proposed in Jefferson County, Texas, has stalled after Eenergy Transfer withdrew and air application permit. A massive petrochemical project planned for the Texas Gulf Coast has suddenly been put on…...