Posted 9:00 AM 6/10/2026 by Sneha Dey, graphics by Hien An Ngo

Texas high school students made gains in every subject from algebra to U.S. history, results from state tests released Wednesday show.

The STAAR end-of-course exams tested students in Algebra I, Biology, English I, English II and U.S. History this spring – and measured whether they (More)

Posted 2:39 PM 6/8/2026 by Jayme Lozano Carver and Stephen Simpson, The Texas Tribune

KERRVILLE — Three more cases of New World screwworm were confirmed in Texas by the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday, bringing the total number of cases to five.

One new case is in Andrews County, nearly 400 miles north of Zavala County, where the first case was reported last (More)

Posted 9:10 AM 6/6/2026 by Stephen Simpson and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune

The U.S. Department of Agriculture confirmed a second case of New World screwworm in Zavala County on Friday, just hours after Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration in response to the (More)

Posted 10:46 AM 6/5/2026 by Stephen Simpson and Berenice Garcia, The Texas Tribune

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday expanded a statewide disaster declaration in response to the New World screwworm’s arrival in Texas.

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Posted 10:43 AM 6/4/2026 by Stephen Simpson and Berenice Garcia

An infestation of the flesh-eating flies has been confirmed in South Texas, setting off alarm bells for the state’s cattle industry.

A sample from a 3-week-old calf from La Pryor in Zavala (More)

Posted 10:23 PM 6/3/2026 by Berenice Garcia

McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Wednesday confirmed the country’s first case of New World screwworm — the parasitic fly poised to harm the state’s $15 billion cattle industry — in South Texas.

The USDA tested a sample from La Pryor in Zavala (More)