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Commissioner Miller Urges FDA to Approve Feed-Based Ivermectin to Fight New World Screwworm
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OPINION: Texas Must Fight Big Pharma, Not Wage War on Pharmacies
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US Screwworm Count Reaches 31 as Inactive Cases Climb to Third of the Total
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States rose to 31 as of July 1, according to the U.
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On Independence Day, Texas Voted to Give Up Its Independence
On the Fourth of July, 1845, a convention in Austin voted 55 to 1 to accept annexation by the United States — choosing, on the nation's birthday, to dissolve the Republic of Texas into the Union.
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US Screwworm Count Reaches 31 as Inactive Cases Climb to Third of the Total
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States rose to 31 as of July 1, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service confirmed-detections dashboard. Thirty of the cases are in
U.S. Screwworm Tally Reaches 29 as Texas Records Its First Case in a Dog
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States climbed to 29 as of June 30, with a dog in Pecos County becoming the first Texas case in a companion animal, according to the U.S. Department of
Texas Screwworm Tally Reaches 27 as Cattle Futures Near Record Highs
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States has climbed to 27 animals as of June 29, nearly all of them in Texas, while the cattle futures market, which includes the state's $15 billion cattle sector,
New World Screwworm Reaches the South Texas Border as Cases Climb to 26
The New World screwworm has pushed into the South Texas borderlands for the first time, prompting the Texas Animal Health Commission to stand up a tenth formal quarantine zone as the confirmed U.S. case count reached 26, according to FOX
New World Screwworm Cases Climb to 20, Emergency Zone Across Bandera, Medina and Uvalde Counties
The number of confirmed New World screwworm cases in the United States has risen to 20 — 19 in Texas and one in New Mexico — after the flesh-eating parasite turned up in a bovine in Medina County, according to
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Sen. Sarah Eckhardt Is Focused on Long-Term Solutions for Texas Infrastructure
Texas is learning to adjust quickly to rapid population growth and increasingly frequent extreme weather. With a legislature that meets in regular session only once every two years, that work now spills into special sessions and interim hearings on government
Vantage’s Stargate Campus in Shackelford County Nears Its First Power-On
One of the largest single data-center projects yet planned in Texas is approaching an operational milestone in a rural county west of Fort Worth. Vantage Data Centers' "Frontier" campus in Shackelford County, developed as part of the Stargate initiative led
Most Texans Say They Oppose a Local Data Center in a New Poll
A new statewide survey finds that a majority of Texas voters do not want a data center built in their own community, a result that lands as the state races to become the country's largest market for the AI and
Across much of Texas, no agency limits how much groundwater a data center pumps, House panel told
In much of Texas, a data center can sink a well and pump as much groundwater as it wants, and no state agency is empowered to stop it. That was the answer a Texas Water Development Board official gave the
El Paso Council Member Faces Recall Over Vote to Keep Meta’s Data Center Tax Breaks
Organizers in Northeast El Paso have filed a formal notice to recall City Representative Cynthia Boyar Trejo. The petition follows a June 9 City Council vote where Boyar Trejo joined a 5-3 majority that refused to reopen El Paso’s tax
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Southern 765-kV Leg Awaits Administrative Recommendation as Hill Country Opposition Presses On
The southernmost leg of Texas's Permian Basin Reliability Plan — the Howard–Solstice 765-kilovolt line proposed by CPS Energy and AEP Texas — has moved into its proposal-for-decision phase, leaving landowners, conservation groups and the utilities to await an administrative law
West Texas Big Hill–Sand Lake 765-kV Route Case Heads Toward a Summer PUC Decision
As the notice dispute over the central Permian Basin Reliability Plan line draws attention to Bell County, the westernmost leg of the same 765-kilovolt corridor is moving toward its own decision point. The Big Hill–Sand Lake project, filed by Oncor
Judges Split Grid Need from Routing Dispute as Texas 765-kV Transmission Deadlines Converge
Administrative law judges overseeing a central segment of the state’s Permian Basin Reliability Plan have ruled that their upcoming routing recommendation will not determine whether the transmission line is actually necessary. The State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) judges determined
State Regulators Move to Rewrite Grid Cost Rules as $33 Billion Transmission Buildout Advances
As Texas moves forward on the 765-kilovolt transmission expansion estimated at more than $33 billion, state utility regulators are reworking the rules that determine which customers pay for the new infrastructure. The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) is advancing
PUC Keeps Central Permian 765-kV Transmission Line on Schedule, Denying Landowner Appeals
The Public Utility Commission of Texas (PUCT) voted unanimously to deny a request for a hearing on the route adequacy of the proposed Bell County East to Big Hill 765-kilovolt transmission line. The decision rejects formal appeals submitted by two
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Texas Begins First Education Freedom Account Payments to Nearly 73,000 Families
Texas began distributing its first Education Freedom Account payments on July 1, with nearly 73,000 families set to receive funds in the opening round, according to a news release from the state comptroller's office. Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock called it
Texas Districts Sent More Than $2.3 Billion to the State in Recapture as July Payment Notices Near
Texas school districts paid more than $2.3 billion back to the state in recapture during the 2025-26 school year, with 192 districts writing checks under the "Robin Hood" system, according to figures compiled by the Texas School Coalition and Texas
Calmer Campuses, Lingering Questions: Year One of the Texas School Phone Ban
With the 2025-26 school year now complete, Texas has finished the first full year under House Bill 1481, the statewide prohibition on student use of personal communication devices during the school day, and the early assessments from educators, teacher groups,
Fort Worth ISD Posts STAAR Gains Under State-Appointed Leadership
Nine months into one of the largest school-district takeovers in Texas history, the first round of statewide test results offers an early measure of whether new state-appointed leadership is moving the needle in Fort Worth. Preliminary spring high-school results show
Texas Board of Education Holds Final Votes June 26 on Reading List and Social Studies as Supporters and Critics Make Their Case
The Texas State Board of Education is scheduled to take final votes on Friday, June 26, on two changes to the state's public-school curriculum: a rewrite of the social studies standards and a new statewide reading list that would add