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Why recent rains haven't helped this drought-parched region of Texas
3+ week, 3+ 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…...
Texas ranch dispute highlights tensions over aging oil wells and cleanup costs
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (1784+ words) Jackie Chesnutt props up a sign next to a leaking oil well operated by Core Petro on her property near Knickerbocker. Jackie Chesnutt poses for a portrait on her property in Tom Green County. She has documented pollution from oil…...
Political blame game follows as screwworm parasite threatens cattle in Texas
3+ mon, 1+ 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…...
Weeks before Texas screwworm cases, state lawmakers were warned of devastating consequences
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…...
Authorities lock down Texas area where screwworm found
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…...
Texas governor wants to speed up work on a fly-breeding factory to fight a cattle parasite
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…...
Officials Have A Suspected Case Of The New World Screwworm Fly In South Texas, The USDA Says
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....
Here’s what officials are doing to stop the spread of New World screwworm in Texas
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…...
USDA lab in Ames tests Texas livestock sample for suspected screwworms
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…...
With limited options, Corpus Christi focuses on delaying – not avoiding – its looming water crisis
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…...