3+ week, 4+ day ago   (415+ words) Across Texas, lakes and reservoirs have seen the benefits of the heavy rains that drenched the state this spring and summer. Outside of San Antonio, beloved Canyon Lake is completely full. In the Coastal Bend, Lake Corpus Christi is nearly…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (1012+ words) State officials and researchers warned Texas lawmakers in May that New World screwworm was advancing toward the state and could carry a billion-dollar economic toll. Less than a month before New World screwworm was confirmed in Texas for the first…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (807+ words) La Pryor, Texas ― Following the first confirmation of screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite, on a U.S. farm in decades, federal and state officials have fanned out in South Texas, where a calf was found infested. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said on…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (956+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening…...

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (783+ words) Donald Trump told critics of the Iran conflict to “sit back and relax” – but history isn't made by those on the sidelines. At moments like this, the public needs facts, accountability, and fearless reporting – not blind trust. The U.S....

3+ mon, 1+ week ago   (505+ words) Officials are increasing trapping efforts, establishing quarantine zones and releasing millions of sterile flies after New World screwworm was confirmed in South Texas. The confirmation of a New World screwworm case in a South Texas calf on Wednesday has triggered…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1464+ words) The city is looking into emergency conservation measures as most options for additional water have been tapped or are years from completion. Five straight years of record heat, sporadic rainfall and divided leadership has Corpus Christi in danger of becoming…...

1+ year, 2+ day ago   (294+ words) by Alejandra Martinez, Berenice Garcia, Carla Astudillo, Carlos Nogueras Ramos, Jayme Lozano Carver, Jess Huff, Suraj Thapa and Yuriko Schumacher, The Texas Tribune September 11, 2025 A growing population, leaking pipes and changing climate threaten the state’s water supply. Texas lawmakers hope…...

4+ mon, 6+ day ago   (328+ words) The report shows that in 2024 Texas power plants consumed roughly 100 billion gallons of water, while renewables and battery storage use a negligible amount of water. The report shows that Bexar County’s water consumption was the highest among other Texas counties....

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (379+ words) AUSTIN, Texas — On Monday, Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller announced the New World screwworm is inching closer to the Texas border from Mexico. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), a case has been confirmed in a young calf…...