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Gov. Greg Abbott expands state disaster declaration on screwworm infestation in South Texas

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Gov. Greg Abbott expands state disaster declaration on screwworm infestation in South Texas

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A screwworm outbreak would threaten the state’s cattle industry and potentially increase already high beef prices nationwide.

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Eight Senate Republicans broke ranks this week. John Cornyn, spurned by Trump in his primary, didn’t.

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Eight Senate Republicans broke ranks this week. John Cornyn, spurned by Trump in his primary, didn’t.

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The Texas senator’s defeat to Ken Paxton sparked talk he’d join the “YOLO Caucus” of Republicans defecting...

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Parkinson’s disease is consistently linked to pesticide exposure, putting Rio Grande Valley farmworkers at risk

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Parkinson’s disease is consistently linked to pesticide exposure, putting Rio Grande Valley farmworkers at risk

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RGV researchers have been struck by how many people had Parkinson’s disease, a neurological condition that has...

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Christian Menefee’s congressional win is a generational shift backed by cryptocurrency

• 2026 Texas Elections

Christian Menefee’s congressional win is a generational shift backed by cryptocurrency

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Menefee, 38, unseated U.S. Rep. Al Green, 78, to represent a redrawn Harris County congressional district. They...

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Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICE

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Detained Guatemalan woman who required urgent ovarian surgery for months released by ICE

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Andrea Pedro Francisco was scheduled for surgery to remove an ovarian cyst in February. Then ICE detained...

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Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.

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Texas lawmakers put limits on cities’ abilities to enact progressive policies. Some want to go further.

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Some Republican Texas House members floated want to give more power to the attorney general to sue...

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What to know about screwworm in Texas

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What to know about screwworm in Texas

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The first case of New World screwworm in 60 years has been confirmed in South Texas, near...

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Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

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Texas Dream Act goes to court over fight to restore in-state tuition for undocumented students

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Advocates want a federal appeals court to allow them to fight for the Texas Dream Act. The...

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Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.

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Texas now requires cities to do an audit before raising property taxes. Some small towns can’t afford it.

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More than 130 cities, most with fewer than 10,000 residents, were blocked from increasing their property tax...

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First U.S. suspected case of New World screwworm reported in South Texas

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First U.S. suspected case of New World screwworm reported in South Texas

admin June 3, 2026 0

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced the suspected case of New World screwworm on Wednesday. It would...

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