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More Bible stories in public schools, changes to history lessons before Texas education board today
Posted 2:29 PM 6/22/2026 by Jaden Edison
Texas students may soon attend social studies and reading classes that minimize racial, geographic and cultural diversity while emphasizing the Bible.
The State Board of Education has two pivotal votes slated for this week that would usher in these changes: one on a rewrite of Texas&rsquo (More)
6/18/2026
“Mass euthanasias”: Screwworm could have deeper implications for Texas’ already-crowded animal shelters
Posted 9:45 AM 6/19/2026 by Jayme Lozano Carver
LUBBOCK — After the New World screwworm was found in a dog in Texas, pet owners across the state worried how (More)
6/17/2026
“Survival of the fittest”: Insiders say screwworm could improve the Texas cattle industry, beef
Posted 10:00 AM 6/18/2026 by Stephen Simpson, Photos by Justin Hamel, The Waco Bridge
WACO — Brian Uptmore, a rancher and auctioneer based just outside of Waco, has had the same routine over the past several years. Every morning, he makes his rounds, feeds his cattle, checks them for respiratory issues and makes other basic health assessments.
Recently (More)
6/16/2026
As data centers seek to tap Texas’ energy, grid regulators are close to approving a new way of vetting requests
Posted 9:47 AM 6/17/2026 by Paul Cobler
If you look at recent forecasts for future demand on Texas’s energy grid, the state must find a way to more than quadruple its energy production in the next six years or risk high energy prices and blackouts.
However, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas, the energy grid (More)
6/15/2026
USDA has new partners in the fight against screwworm — drones, dogs and fungi
Posted 6:49 PM 6/16/2026 by Berenice Garcia
McALLEN — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is doubling down on its fight against screwworm.
On Tuesday, the USDA announced new approaches to combat screwworm, including using AI drones to monitor wildlife and enlisting the help of 40 research projects that would be funded (More)