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EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY | 369 SW3d 814 (2012) | 20120224852 - Leagle.com2/24/2012 3:00:00 AM
EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY | 369 SW3d 814 (2012) | 20120224852 Leagle.com 369 S.W.3d 814 (2012). The EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY and The State of Texas, Petitioners, v. Burrell DAY and Joel McDaniel, Respondents. Supreme ...
Texas agency sued over Canadian whooping crane deaths - Canada.com12/10/2009 3:00:00 AM
Texas agency sued over Canadian whooping crane deaths Canada.com Canada's most endangered species is at the centre of a U.S. legal battle after 23 whooping cranes from.
Groundwater News Items
HPWD: Inspect domestic wells to avoid groundwater contamination - KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com8/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
HPWD: Inspect domestic wells to avoid groundwater contamination KLBK | KAMC | EverythingLubbock.com LUBBOCK, Texas – The following is a news release from the High Plains Underground Water Conservation District No. 1.: August is National Water Quality ...
Tyler City Council approves ordinance dealing with contaminated groundwater at old Carrier plant - KLTV7/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Tyler City Council approves ordinance dealing with contaminated groundwater at old Carrier plant KLTV TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - The Tyler City Council on Wednesday morning approved an ordinance prohibiting the use of groundwater at the old Carrier plant.
What Happens When The Massive Ogallala Aquifer Becomes Depleted? - Texas Standard7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
What Happens When The Massive Ogallala Aquifer Becomes Depleted? Texas Standard “We are actually more or less returning to the way this land was … [when] the pioneers, they came in here 100, 150 years ago.” ...
Neighbors Face Off Over Texas' Other Lucrative Resource: Water - The Wall Street Journal7/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Neighbors Face Off Over Texas' Other Lucrative Resource: Water The Wall Street Journal One powerful West Texas family wants to pipe millions of gallons daily from under its farmland to oil producers. Another wants to stanch that flow—echoing ...
Groundwater Management Area 8 Joint Planning Meeting July 26 - North Texas e-News7/12/2019 10:39:12 PM
Groundwater Management Area 8 Joint Planning Meeting July 26 North Texas e-News Cleburne, Texas -- Citizens in Groundwater Management Area 8 interested in planning for their groundwater resources will want to attend a Groundwater ...
Water well owner training set for Aug. 8 in Lampasas - AgriLife Today7/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Water well owner training set for Aug. 8 in Lampasas AgriLife Today A Texas Well Owner Network “Well Educated” training has been scheduled for 1-5 p.m. Aug. 8 at the Lampasas County Farm Bureau in Lampasas.
News Roundup: Defective Blood-Testing Kits Could Compromise Thousands Of Harris County DWI Cases - Texas Standard6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
News Roundup: Defective Blood-Testing Kits Could Compromise Thousands Of Harris County DWI Cases Texas Standard The Standard's news roundup gives you a quick hit of interesting, sometimes irreverent, and breaking news stories from all over the state. Thousands of blood ...
Caprock Chronicles: The Ogallala Aquifers long history, uncertain future - LubbockOnline.com6/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Caprock Chronicles: The Ogallala Aquifers long history, uncertain future LubbockOnline.com Editor's Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker, a librarian at Texas Tech University. This week's essay, by Paul Carlson, emeritus ...
Nearly 500,000 Texans Live in Communities with Contaminated Groundwater. Lawmakers Aren’t Doing Much About It. - The Texas Observer6/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Nearly 500,000 Texans Live in Communities with Contaminated Groundwater. Lawmakers Aren’t Doing Much About It. The Texas Observer Even if they don't kill you, they'll definitely outlast you. Texans living near seven military sites discovered last year that their groundwater is heavily polluted with a ...
With floods and droughts increasing, communities take a new look at storing water underground - Ensia6/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
With floods and droughts increasing, communities take a new look at storing water underground Ensia June 11, 2019 — Houston, Texas, has flooded every year for the past five years. At the same time, Texas is also known for dire water shortages. What if people ...
As its population grows, Texas worries about water supply - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine6/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
As its population grows, Texas worries about water supply Irrigation & Green Industry magazine About 1000 people flock to the Lone Star State every day, drawn mainly by the promise of abundant jobs. The state's population is expected to double to more ...
For a Texas Ranching Family, Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Hits Home - Yale Environment 3605/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
For a Texas Ranching Family, Toxic Coal Ash Pollution Hits Home Yale Environment 360 A Texas family's ranch has been found to be one of the most contaminated coal ash sites in the country. Environmental groups say the pollution — and the ...
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District's rules deemed void, unenforceable; Texas Water Development Board rejects district's management goals - Community Impact Newspaper5/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District's rules deemed void, unenforceable; Texas Water Development Board rejects district's management goals Community Impact Newspaper May 20, 2019: This article has been updated to include comment from the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. Senior District Judge Lamar McCorkle ...
Science versus Politics in Groundwater Districts - KBTX5/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Science versus Politics in Groundwater Districts KBTX Texas Groundwater Districts were created for local stewardship of groundwater supplies, a resource Texas Courts have consistently ruled that landowners ...
Storm water banking could help Texas manage floods and droughts - Science Daily5/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Storm water banking could help Texas manage floods and droughts Science Daily A study has quantified the amount of water flowing in major Texas rivers during heavy rains and found that there is enough room in coastal aquifers to store most ...
SJRA a Top Finisher in "Best Tasting Drinking Water in Texas" Competition - hellowoodlands.com4/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
SJRA a Top Finisher in "Best Tasting Drinking Water in Texas" Competition hellowoodlands.com CONROE, TX - San Jacinto River Authority's (SJRA) Groundwater Reduction Plan (GRP) Division earned top marks from the American Water Works Association ...
Answer Line: SWEPCO addressing groundwater issues at plant - Longview News-Journal3/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Answer Line: SWEPCO addressing groundwater issues at plant Longview News-Journal QUESTION: After reading the article on coal ash pollutants in groundwater in East Texas, I worry about my well water. I live on a country road in Hallsville and ...
Could a Tug-of-War Between Two Central Texas Counties Leave Residents Without Drinking Water? - Texas Monthly3/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Could a Tug-of-War Between Two Central Texas Counties Leave Residents Without Drinking Water? Texas Monthly Dirk Aaron's timing was terrible. He took over management of Bell County's Clearwater Underground Water Conservation District in the summer of 2011, which ...
The Mysterious Salamanders Fighting Extinction Under Central Texas - Pacific Standard3/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
The Mysterious Salamanders Fighting Extinction Under Central Texas Pacific Standard Researchers warn that all of the underground salamanders living in an aquifer system near Austin could disappear in the next century.
Justices take up Clean Water Act case, rebuke Texas court in death penalty case - SCOTUSblog2/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Justices take up Clean Water Act case, rebuke Texas court in death penalty case SCOTUSblog Last Friday the justices added the dispute over the decision to add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census to their merits docket. Today they issued ...
New Mexico AG: Science Will Be Key in Rio Grande Fight - U.S. News & World Report2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Mexico AG: Science Will Be Key in Rio Grande Fight U.S. News & World Report ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas says the state is in what he describes as a "historic fist fight" with Texas and the ...
Texas Groundwater Contaminated by Coal Ash Pits - Water & Wastes Digest1/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Groundwater Contaminated by Coal Ash Pits Water & Wastes Digest In Texas, 16 coal ash pits are leaking contaminants into groundwater, including arsenic, boron, cobalt and lithium, according to a report by the Environmental ...
Report: East Texas coal plants leaching pollutants into groundwater - Longview News-Journal1/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Report: East Texas coal plants leaching pollutants into groundwater Longview News-Journal As the Trump administration considers weakening Obama-era safeguards for disposal of toxic coal waste, a new report shows groundwater near all of Texas' 16 ...
Report: Texas coal power plants leaching toxic pollutants into groundwater - The Texas Tribune1/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Report: Texas coal power plants leaching toxic pollutants into groundwater The Texas Tribune Analyzing groundwater monitoring data that power companies are now required to report to the federal government, the Environmental Integrity Project found ...
Report: Power Plants are Leaking Cancer-Causing Toxins into Groundwater Across Texas - The Texas Observer1/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Report: Power Plants are Leaking Cancer-Causing Toxins into Groundwater Across Texas The Texas Observer An environmental group found that all of Texas' coal-fired power plants have polluted groundwater with multiple chemicals, including arsenic, which was ...
Records Show 100 Percent of Texas Coal Power Plants Contaminating Groundwater - Earthjustice1/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Records Show 100 Percent of Texas Coal Power Plants Contaminating Groundwater Earthjustice Toxic coal ash pollutants are leaking into groundwater surrounding 100 percent of Texas's power plants for which data are available, with unsafe levels of ...
Newly discovered salamander species already at risk of extinction - Earth.com1/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
Newly discovered salamander species already at risk of extinction Earth.com Three new species of groundwater salamander have been discovered in Central Texas, including one species that is critically endangered. The researchers at ...
Central Texas Salamanders, Including Newly Identified Species, At Risk of Extinction - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin1/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Central Texas Salamanders, Including Newly Identified Species, At Risk of Extinction UT News | The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas — Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin have discovered three new species of groundwater salamander in Central Texas, including one ...
Keeping Texas Groundwater Safe With PENETRON Technology - Water Online12/6/2018 3:00:00 AM
Keeping Texas Groundwater Safe With PENETRON Technology Water Online The large saltwater disposal tanks at the Balmorhea Shale Oil Facility in West Texas, completed in November 2018, included PENETRON ADMIX in the...
Hill Country water and West Lake Hills - News - Austin American-Statesman11/15/2018 3:00:00 AM
Hill Country water and West Lake Hills - News Austin American-Statesman Water is a shared resource, and Texas manages its water sources in different ways.Atmospheric water that falls as rain or snow belongs to the owner of the land ...
Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater - Houston Public Media9/25/2018 3:00:00 AM
Researchers: “No Link” between Fracking And Methane in North Texas Groundwater Houston Public Media Researchers at the University of Texas say there's “no link” between natural gas fracking and elevated levels of methane found in some North Texas water wells.
No Link Between Barnett Shale Natural Gas Production and Methane in Groundwater, Studies Conclude - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin9/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
No Link Between Barnett Shale Natural Gas Production and Methane in Groundwater, Studies Conclude UT News | The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas — After four years of studies, scientists have found no link between methane present in water wells outside of Fort Worth and nearby gas ...
How others see Texas water policy - mySA9/12/2018 3:00:00 AM
How others see Texas water policy mySA The San Antonio Express-News recently joined the nationwide effort of print media to address “fake news.” It did so by emphasizing what journalism is all about ...
The US and Mexico have only just begun to grapple with their shared aquifers - Quartz8/20/2018 3:00:00 AM
The US and Mexico have only just begun to grapple with their shared aquifers Quartz All along the 1,250 miles of border between Texas and Mexico, hidden under hundreds of feet of soil and rock, lie more than a dozen underground ...
Inside the Fight Over Extracting Water From Texas for Fracking in New Mexico - Pacific Standard7/24/2018 3:00:00 AM
Inside the Fight Over Extracting Water From Texas for Fracking in New Mexico Pacific Standard The oil business in New Mexico is booming, but due to the state's stricter laws the groundwater being used to access petroleum is pumped in from Texas.
Oil Boom in Southern New Mexico Ignites Groundwater Feud With Texas - News Deeply7/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
Oil Boom in Southern New Mexico Ignites Groundwater Feud With Texas News Deeply Drilling new water wells is strictly regulated in New Mexico, causing hardship for an oil industry that needs water for fracking. So groundwater is being piped ...
State Lawmakers: Who Owns The Right To Groundwater? - Texas Public Radio6/4/2018 3:00:00 AM
State Lawmakers: Who Owns The Right To Groundwater? Texas Public Radio Many rural groundwater conservation boards are considering or have already decided to export some of their water to nearby urban centers. Farmers are.
Texas Found 276 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination Last Year - The Texas Tribune9/8/2016 3:00:00 AM
Texas Found 276 New Cases of Groundwater Contamination Last Year The Texas Tribune Texas regulators last year documented 276 new cases of groundwater contamination, a slight increase compared to 2014 but far fewer than in years past. by Jim ...
Assessing Groundwater Over Time in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum Counties, Texas - United States Geological Survey6/21/2016 3:00:00 AM
Assessing Groundwater Over Time in Gaines, Terry and Yoakum Counties, Texas United States Geological Survey A new report about how groundwater quality and quantity has changed in and around Gaines, Terry and Yoakum counties, Texas is now available from the U.S. ...
Groundwater Wars Brewing in Austin's Suburbs - Texas Tribune1/23/2015 3:00:00 AM
Groundwater Wars Brewing in Austin's Suburbs Texas Tribune A crack in Texas' mishmash groundwater regulatory framework is allowing a water company to pump a huge amount of water from underneath Hays County with ...
Mapped: Groundwater Contamination in Texas - StateImpact Texas3/21/2014 3:00:00 AM
Mapped: Groundwater Contamination in Texas StateImpact Texas Though the rise of fracking (and the chemicals used in the fracking process) has raised concerns about groundwater contamination, the source of a majority of ...
Now You Can Track Groundwater Levels in Texas - StateImpact Texas3/19/2014 3:00:00 AM
Now You Can Track Groundwater Levels in Texas StateImpact Texas Texans don't need statistics to tell them what the drought is like – they can feel it in their bones. Residents, manufacturers and farmers all depend on both ...
For Groundwater, Political Boundaries Trump Natural Ones - Texas Tribune12/4/2013 3:00:00 AM
For Groundwater, Political Boundaries Trump Natural Ones Texas Tribune Groundwater doesn't flow according to the state's political boundaries. Yet it's regulated largely along county lines, a decades-old system that is facing increased ...
Texas Groundwater Districts Face Bevy of Challenges - Texas Tribune8/29/2013 3:00:00 AM
Texas Groundwater Districts Face Bevy of Challenges Texas Tribune Groundwater managers in Texas have applauded lawmakers' push to fund a comprehensive water plan, but as a water summit this week made clear, money ...
Texas Groundwater Levels Suffer Sharp Drop, Study Finds - Texas Tribune5/7/2013 3:00:00 AM
Texas Groundwater Levels Suffer Sharp Drop, Study Finds Texas Tribune Groundwater levels in Texas dropped considerably between 2010 and 2011, according to a report published recently by the Texas Water Development Board.
Irrigation News Items
If you see colored lake water, keep your dog out of it - The Citizen.com8/20/2019 4:20:17 PM
If you see colored lake water, keep your dog out of it The Citizen.com At least one dog's death from blue-green algae in Lake Allatoona and reports of dog fatalities in North Carolina and Texas have made the viral social media ...
Redesigned Irving Golf Club to Open this Month - Irving Weekly8/20/2019 12:24:32 PM
Redesigned Irving Golf Club to Open this Month Irving Weekly Irving, Texas. August 20, 2019 –. Irving Golf Club in Irving, Texas, will open this month following a comprehensive renovation of the former Twin Wells golf ...
Texas Crop and Weather Report: Texas pecan crop looks below average amid challenges - Leon County Today8/20/2019 11:12:16 AM
Texas Crop and Weather Report: Texas pecan crop looks below average amid challenges Leon County Today COLLEGE STATION – Texas pecan growers could expect another subpar year despite good moisture early in the 2019 season, according to a Texas A&M ...
Texas pecan crop looks below average amid challenges - North Texas e-News8/19/2019 10:09:54 PM
Texas pecan crop looks below average amid challenges North Texas e-News Pecan loads are hit and miss around the state following good spring and early summer moisture. (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension photo by Adam Russell)
Registration opens for Texas A&M Turfgrass Field Day - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine8/19/2019 5:00:00 PM
Registration opens for Texas A&M Turfgrass Field Day Irrigation & Green Industry magazine Registration for the Texas A&M Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day is now open. The field day will be held Oct. 9 in College Station at the Scotts-MiracleGro ...
East Texas Ag News: Tips on summertime watering - KLTV8/19/2019 7:34:00 AM
East Texas Ag News: Tips on summertime watering KLTV EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - During the summer, many homeowners ask how much they need to water their yard. Agrilife Extension irrigation engineers in ...
Hot weather, pests stressing West Texas pecan trees - Standard-Times8/18/2019 8:00:00 AM
Hot weather, pests stressing West Texas pecan trees Standard-Times It started out as a great year for a good pecan crop, but various pests and the hot dry summer weather have made it challenging for trees to keep up. Dr. Larry ...
Texas pecans look below average amid challenges - Waco Tribune-Herald8/17/2019 11:30:00 PM
Texas pecans look below average amid challenges Waco Tribune-Herald COLLEGE STATION —Texas pecan growers could expect another subpar year despite good moisture early in the 2019 season, according to a Texas A&M ...
Forage sorghum field tour set Sept. 4 near Bushland - AgriLife Today8/17/2019 9:39:00 AM
Forage sorghum field tour set Sept. 4 near Bushland AgriLife Today AMARILLO – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* will present the Bushland Forage Sorghum Plot Tour beginning at 9 a.m. Sept. 4. Jourdan Bell, Ph.D., ...
Water users in City of Crandall and Gastonia Scurry SUD urged to limit water usage after pipeline break - inForney.com8/16/2019 4:55:00 PM
Water users in City of Crandall and Gastonia Scurry SUD urged to limit water usage after pipeline break inForney.com CRANDALL, Texas — The North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD), the city of Crandall and the Gastonia-Scurry SUD (Special Utility District) are urging ...
Texas A&M Turfgrass Field Day set Oct. 9 in College Station - AgriLife Today8/15/2019 12:30:00 PM
Texas A&M Turfgrass Field Day set Oct. 9 in College Station AgriLife Today COLLEGE STATION — Registration for the Texas A&M Turfgrass and Landscape Field Day on Oct. 9 is open. The field day will be held at the Scotts-MiracleGro ...
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 13, 2019 - AgriLife Today8/13/2019 4:59:00 PM
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 13, 2019 AgriLife Today Texas pecan growers could expect another subpar year despite good moisture early in the 2019 season. That and more in the Texas Cropa and Weather ...
Texas A&M-bred zoysia turf varieties tested in High Plains climate - AgriLife Today8/12/2019 5:04:00 PM
Texas A&M-bred zoysia turf varieties tested in High Plains climate AgriLife Today A new zoysia turfgrass demonstration studying water-efficiency and cold hardiness has been installed in front of the original headquarters of the Conservation ...
Wine grape quality above average despite challenges in Texas vineyards - Longview News-Journal8/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Wine grape quality above average despite challenges in Texas vineyards Longview News-Journal The 2019 growing season bestowed blessing and curse for Texas vineyards, with a challenging growing year culminating in lower yields but the promise of ...
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 6, 2019 - AgriLife Today8/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Crop and Weather Report – Aug. 6, 2019 AgriLife Today A challenging year for vineyards could culminate with exceptional 2019 wines from Texas wine grapes. More here in the latest Texas Crop and Weather Report.
AgriLife 'Top Picks' offered as wheat producers gear up for new wheat crop - AgriLife Today8/5/2019 11:00:00 AM
AgriLife 'Top Picks' offered as wheat producers gear up for new wheat crop AgriLife Today Planted wheat acres were down in 2018-2019 in the Texas Panhandle, but it was still a learning year, according to experts with the Texas A&M AgriLife ...
CPS Distributors opens Colorado Springs branch | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine8/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
CPS Distributors opens Colorado Springs branch | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine Irrigation & Green Industry magazine Heritage Landscape Supply Group, Inc., McKinney, Texas, announced today that CPS Distributors has opened a new branch in Colorado Springs to benefit ...
Water Uncertainty Frustrates Victims Of California's Worst Wildfire - Texas Public Radio8/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Water Uncertainty Frustrates Victims Of California's Worst Wildfire Texas Public Radio Tammy Waller thought she was one of the lucky ones after her home in Magalia survived California's most destructive wildfire ever, but her community.
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 31st, 2019 – Front Porch News Texas - frontporchnewstexas.com7/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 31st, 2019 – Front Porch News Texas frontporchnewstexas.com Alternative crops like sunflowers and sesame experienced a mixed year amid variable market conditions for the commodities that produce everything from oils to ...
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 30, 2019 - AgriLife Today7/30/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 30, 2019 AgriLife Today The latest Texas Crop and Weather Report says alternative crops like sunflowers and sesame experienced a mixed year amid variable market conditions.
When Should I Water My Yard? WaterMyYard Has An App For That - frontporchnewstexas.com7/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
When Should I Water My Yard? WaterMyYard Has An App For That frontporchnewstexas.com A frequent summertime question from homeowners is “how much do I need to water my yard?” according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* experts.
Normac joins Heritage Landscape Supply | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine7/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Normac joins Heritage Landscape Supply | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine Irrigation & Green Industry magazine Heritage Landscape Supply Group Inc., McKinney, Texas, has announced that Normac Inc. a family-owned distributor of irrigation and landscape supplies, has ...
What Happens When The Massive Ogallala Aquifer Becomes Depleted? - Texas Standard7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
What Happens When The Massive Ogallala Aquifer Becomes Depleted? Texas Standard “We are actually more or less returning to the way this land was … [when] the pioneers, they came in here 100, 150 years ago.” ...
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 22, 2019 - AgriLife Today7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Crop and Weather Report – July 22, 2019 AgriLife Today COLLEGE STATION – Row crops in North Texas and the South Plains are in the home stretch and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* experts want ...
East Texas Ag News: Checking your landscape irrigation system - KLTV7/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
East Texas Ag News: Checking your landscape irrigation system KLTV EAST TEXAS (KLTV/KTRE) - We've seen a lot of rain during the last few months, So Angelina County extension agents are saying it's time to check your ...
Neighbors Face Off Over Texas' Other Lucrative Resource: Water - The Wall Street Journal7/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Neighbors Face Off Over Texas' Other Lucrative Resource: Water The Wall Street Journal One powerful West Texas family wants to pipe millions of gallons daily from under its farmland to oil producers. Another wants to stanch that flow—echoing ...
Southern Region Water Conference July 23-25 at Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center - AgriLife Today7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Southern Region Water Conference July 23-25 at Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center AgriLife Today COLLEGE STATION — The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* will host the Southern Region Water Conference, titled “Improving Adoption of Sustainable ...
In San Elizario, Texas, residential growth competes with cotton farming for land - Borderzine6/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
In San Elizario, Texas, residential growth competes with cotton farming for land Borderzine Many Borderlanders may not realize that El Paso County's Lower Valley is one of the nation's largest cotton producers. But the valley's historical farming ...
Temple contractor issues partial refund to woman billed $9K for landscaping, irrigation - KCENTV.com6/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Temple contractor issues partial refund to woman billed $9K for landscaping, irrigation KCENTV.com TEMPLE, Texas — A Temple contractor issued a partial refund to a woman who paid thousands of dollars for landscaping and irrigation, but she is still far from ...
4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer - The Associated Press6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
4 border deaths in Texas could be a preview of the summer The Associated Press Two babies, a toddler and a woman were found dead near the U.S.-Mexican border, overcome by the sweltering heat in a glimpse of what could lie ahead this ...
Caprock Chronicles: The Ogallala Aquifers long history, uncertain future - LubbockOnline.com6/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Caprock Chronicles: The Ogallala Aquifers long history, uncertain future LubbockOnline.com Editor's Note: Caprock Chronicles is edited each week by Jack Becker, a librarian at Texas Tech University. This week's essay, by Paul Carlson, emeritus ...
Drip makes every drop count | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine6/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Drip makes every drop count | Irrigation and Green Industry Magazine Irrigation & Green Industry magazine From a Texas ranch home to a 50-story Chicago high-rise, drip irrigation sustains unique landscapes of all shapes and sizes..,Drip.
El Paso Police Find 4 Found Dead In Waterway Near US-Mexico Border - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth6/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
El Paso Police Find 4 Found Dead In Waterway Near US-Mexico Border CBS Dallas / Fort Worth EL PASO, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — El Paso police say four men were found dead Monday in an irrigation canal that diverts water from the Rio Grande to ...
As its population grows, Texas worries about water supply - Irrigation & Green Industry magazine6/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
As its population grows, Texas worries about water supply Irrigation & Green Industry magazine About 1000 people flock to the Lone Star State every day, drawn mainly by the promise of abundant jobs. The state's population is expected to double to more ...
Water, energy-efficient products tax free all Memorial Day weekend - FOX 7 Austin5/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Water, energy-efficient products tax free all Memorial Day weekend FOX 7 Austin This Memorial Day weekend, Texas families and businesses can save on the purchase of certain water- and energy-efficient products.
Science. Technology. Helping Texas farmers make conservation investments for tomorrow's benefits. - TribTalk5/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Science. Technology. Helping Texas farmers make conservation investments for tomorrow's benefits. TribTalk Since 2010, the population of Texas has grown by nearly 4 million people. That's more than the current populations of the cities of Houston and Dallas combined ...
Texas A&M-designed irrigation runoff mitigation system patented, available for licensing - AgriLife Today5/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas A&M-designed irrigation runoff mitigation system patented, available for licensing AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu. Contact: Dr. Ben Wherley, 979-845-1591, b-wherley@tamu.edu · Texas A&M tackling urban ...
Deep in the Desert in West Texas, a Spring-Fed Swimming Pool Beckons - Atlas Obscura4/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Deep in the Desert in West Texas, a Spring-Fed Swimming Pool Beckons Atlas Obscura A surefire indicator of the Texas desert's unrelenting severity awaits when you turn south after taking the exit for Balmorhea. There, on the side of the road, an ...
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set April 18 in Lockhart - AgriLife Today3/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set April 18 in Lockhart AgriLife Today Presented by AgriLife Extension's Healthy Lawns Healthy Waters Program. LOCKHART – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service's* Healthy Lawns and Healthy ...
Cotton Acres to Climb in Northern Texas Panhandle - Cotton Grower3/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Cotton Acres to Climb in Northern Texas Panhandle Cotton Grower Cotton acreage has almost tripled in the last five years in the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service* District 1, which covers the 22 northernmost counties in the ...
Texas A&M AgriLife expands research on artichokes as commercial crop for Texas - AgriLife Today3/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas A&M AgriLife expands research on artichokes as commercial crop for Texas AgriLife Today Recent studies focus on conventional, organic farming/soil amendments. Dr. Yahia Othman inspects initial planting of artichoke varieties in an organic field at the ...
Study Shows Changes in Great Plains' Ogallala Aquifer - WeatherNation2/21/2019 3:00:00 AM
Study Shows Changes in Great Plains' Ogallala Aquifer WeatherNation [Dust storm approaching Stratford, Texas during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. Photo credit: NOAA George E. Marsh Album]. [NOAA by Michon Scott] The Ogallala ...
Winsupply Acquires Irrigation Supplier Baron Distributors - Industrial Distribution2/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Winsupply Acquires Irrigation Supplier Baron Distributors Industrial Distribution Winsupply Inc. has purchased Baron Distributors, a wholesaler-distributor of irrigation products in four locations in west Texas and New Mexico.
BrightView acquires Benchmark Landscapes in Texas - Lawn & Landscape2/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
BrightView acquires Benchmark Landscapes in Texas Lawn & Landscape Benchmark made Lawn and Landscape's Top 100 list in 2018 and has six branches in four markets.
Integrating center pivot irrigation control technologies goal of Texas A&M study - AgriLife Today1/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Integrating center pivot irrigation control technologies goal of Texas A&M study AgriLife Today Writer: Kay Ledbetter, 806-677-5608, skledbetter@ag.tamu.edu. Contacts: Thomas Marek, 806-677-5600, thomas.marek@ag.tamu.edu. Dr. Dana Porter ...
Texas City to Guzzle Drinking Water from Treated Waste - Environmental Leader11/30/2018 3:00:00 AM
Texas City to Guzzle Drinking Water from Treated Waste Environmental Leader The city of El Paso, Texas, may soon become the first large city in the US to use treated sewage water for its drinking water needs. The amount of snowmelt ...
School of Irrigation to provide hands-on training in irrigation management - AgriLife Today7/18/2018 3:00:00 AM
School of Irrigation to provide hands-on training in irrigation management AgriLife Today Contact: Charles Swanson, 979-845-5614, clswanson@tamu.edu. COLLEGE STATION – Texas A&M's School of Irrigation will hold a training series for ...
Less water, same Texas cotton: Study isolates best irrigation patterns to conserve water - Phys.Org5/16/2018 3:00:00 AM
Less water, same Texas cotton: Study isolates best irrigation patterns to conserve water Phys.Org Plants need water—but what about when it's running low? Is it possible to use less water and still have healthy crops?
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Texas crop, weather for Sept. 9, 2015 | AgriLife - AgriLife Today9/9/2015 3:00:00 AM
Texas crop, weather for Sept. 9, 2015 | AgriLife AgriLife Today Podcast: Play in new window | Download. Subscribe: Android | RSS. When will El Niño predicted wet weather arrive? As if waiting for cooler weather, San ...
South Texas birds - Chron.com4/30/2014 3:00:00 AM
South Texas birds Chron.com The Rio Grande Valley and adjacent oak mott/bluestem prairie region of South Texas is a paradise for birders and others who enjoy wild places and wildlife.
Texas crop, weather for June 11, 2013 | AgriLife - AgriLife Today6/11/2013 3:00:00 AM
Texas crop, weather for June 11, 2013 | AgriLife AgriLife Today Podcast: Play in new window | Download. Subscribe: Android | RSS. Rains help, but drought maintains its stubborn hold. Man driving a hay field harrower.
Environmentalists vs Ranchers on the Clean Water Act - Texas Tribune6/7/2010 3:00:00 AM
Environmentalists vs Ranchers on the Clean Water Act Texas Tribune Congress is known for having arcane battles, but the biggest fight these days in water law is over a single word in a 1970s-era measure designed to reduce ...
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A turfie returns to the Lone Star State - Golfdom - Golfdom magazine8/6/2019 2:43:12 PM
A turfie returns to the Lone Star State - Golfdom Golfdom magazine Becky Grubbs-Bowling, Ph.D., introduces herself to the turfgrass world. She's an assistant professor and Extension turfgrass specialist at Texas A&M.
Texas Watershed Planning Program reaches watershed coordinators statewide - AgriLife Today6/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Watershed Planning Program reaches watershed coordinators statewide AgriLife Today The Texas Water Resource Institute has benefited thousands of communities in Texas by providing training to water professionals through its Texas Watershed ...
Environmentalists say TCEQ violated Clean Water Act - KVUE.com6/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
Environmentalists say TCEQ violated Clean Water Act KVUE.com DRIPPING SPRINGS, Texas — Environmentalists want a judge to stop the City of Dripping Springs from dumping treated wastewater into Onion Creek.
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for May 7 in Boerne - AgriLife Today4/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set for May 7 in Boerne AgriLife Today BOERNE – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service's* Healthy Lawns and Healthy Waters Program will host a residential rainwater harvesting and turf ...
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set April 18 in Lockhart - AgriLife Today3/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rainwater harvesting, turf management training set April 18 in Lockhart AgriLife Today Presented by AgriLife Extension's Healthy Lawns Healthy Waters Program. LOCKHART – Texas A&M AgriLife Extension *Service's* Healthy Lawns and Healthy ...
Texas attorney general files lawsuit against company where chemicals burned for days - 550 KTSA3/26/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas attorney general files lawsuit against company where chemicals burned for days 550 KTSA ABC News(DEER PARK, Texas) — Texas has filed a lawsuit against a company where petrochemicals burned for days and sent thick, black clouds of smoke ...
Tests show presence of benzene in Houston Ship Channel - KHOU.com3/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Tests show presence of benzene in Houston Ship Channel KHOU.com HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Galveston Bay Foundation on Monday released results from its multi-day water monitoring samples that indicate the presence of ...
Texas sues company behind Deer Park terminal fire - The Texas Tribune3/22/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas sues company behind Deer Park terminal fire The Texas Tribune Attorney General Ken Paxton filed an environmental lawsuit against Intercontinental Terminals late Friday seeking tens of thousands of dollars in damages.
Dripping Springs allowed to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek tributary - KVUE.com2/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Dripping Springs allowed to discharge treated wastewater into Onion Creek tributary KVUE.com AUSTIN, Texas — After four years of planning and fighting, the City of Dripping Springs will be allowed to dump treated wastewater into an Onion Creek tributary.
Study: Harvey Aftermath Affected Gulf of Mexico Water Quality - Houston Public Media8/6/2018 3:00:00 AM
Study: Harvey Aftermath Affected Gulf of Mexico Water Quality Houston Public Media It's been nearly a year since Hurricane Harvey inundated portions of southeastern Texas, and we're still learning more about its impact on the surrounding ...
Fecal Bacteria Contaminated Surface Water Quality Following Hurricane Harvey - Technology Networks8/3/2018 3:00:00 AM
Fecal Bacteria Contaminated Surface Water Quality Following Hurricane Harvey Technology Networks Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August. Now, research from UTSA ...
Fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey: Hurricane Harvey delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August - Science Daily8/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
Fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey: Hurricane Harvey delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August Science Daily Research by a civil and environmental engineering professor has substantiated that Hurricane Harvey caused high levels of fecal contamination to be ...
Research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey - Phys.org8/1/2018 3:00:00 AM
Research confirms fecal bacteria contaminated surface water after Hurricane Harvey Phys.org Hurricane Harvey was an unprecedented rain event that delivered five consistent days of flooding and storms to Texas last August. Now, research from UTSA ...
TWDC stocking grass carp in Woodland Waterway - Chron.com4/24/2017 3:00:00 AM
TWDC stocking grass carp in Woodland Waterway Chron.com Officials with the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department have given The Woodlands Development Company the green light to add triploid grass carp to The ...
The Q&A: L'Oreal Stepney - Texas Tribune1/10/2017 3:00:00 AM
The Q&A: L'Oreal Stepney Texas Tribune In this week's Q&A, we interview L'Oreal Stepney, the deputy director for the Office of Water, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Apache Partners to Monitor Water Quality in Permian's Alpine High - Natural Gas Intelligence10/13/2016 3:00:00 AM
Apache Partners to Monitor Water Quality in Permian's Alpine High Natural Gas Intelligence Apache Corp. is partnering with chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) to track groundwater and surface water quality as it begins to bear down ...
Watershed protection effort benefits from community participation - AgriLife Today3/10/2015 3:00:00 AM
Watershed protection effort benefits from community participation AgriLife Today South Central Texas effort helped by area businesses, landowners, students and others. SEGUIN – “It takes a community” like the one involved through the ...
Salinization of groundwater resources in Texas is a growing concern - Phys.Org11/18/2013 3:00:00 AM
Salinization of groundwater resources in Texas is a growing concern Phys.Org (Phys.org) —Degrading potable groundwater quality is a growing concern in Texas, as about 15 percent of all domestic wells in the state are at risk due to high ...
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Central Texas Firefly Researcher Documents Species an Insect at a Time - Spectrum News8/19/2019 12:27:00 PM
Central Texas Firefly Researcher Documents Species an Insect at a Time Spectrum News With approximately 45 different species of fireflies throughout the state, Central Texas is home to about 10-13 of those species.
Zebra Mussels Are Infesting Texas Lakes. There’s Only One Way to Stop Them. - Texas Monthly8/13/2019 5:10:00 PM
Zebra Mussels Are Infesting Texas Lakes. There’s Only One Way to Stop Them. Texas Monthly The invasive species hitches rides on contaminated boats from one body of water to the next.
Zebra mussels found in Lake LBJ, Lake Pflugerville - KXAN.com8/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Zebra mussels found in Lake LBJ, Lake Pflugerville KXAN.com Invasive zebra mussels have been found in two more Central Texas Lakes: Lake Lyndon B. Johnson northwest of Austin and Lake Pflugerville northeast of ...
Rep. Veronica Escobar won't meet with President Trump in El Paso - UPI News8/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Rep. Veronica Escobar won't meet with President Trump in El Paso UPI News El Paso, Texas, Democrats have been upfront about their wariness toward President Donald Trump's visit to their city. For at least one lawmaker, that mistrust ...
Texas could gain millions in federal funding to help at-risk fish and wildlife - KXAN.com7/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas could gain millions in federal funding to help at-risk fish and wildlife KXAN.com AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas could receive more than $50 million annually to pay for initiatives that support at-risk fish and wildlife populations under a bipartisan ...
Zebra Mussels Invasion In Central Texas Prompts July 4 Alerts - Downtown Austin, TX Patch7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Zebra Mussels Invasion In Central Texas Prompts July 4 Alerts Downtown Austin, TX Patch Zebra Mussel Prevalence Prompts Pre-Holiday Alerts - Downtown Austin, TX - Regional waterways have seen explosive growth of the critters, prompting ...
See the endangered, venomous and non-venomous snakes in Texas - Houston Chronicle7/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
See the endangered, venomous and non-venomous snakes in Texas Houston Chronicle There are 12 rare, threatened or endangered snakes in Texas.
Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute supporting National Pollinator Week - AgriLife Today6/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute supporting National Pollinator Week AgriLife Today National Pollinator Week is June 17-23, and the Texas A&M Natural Resources Institute and others continue efforts to promote pollinator populations.
Invasive species growing in North Texas lakes, none yet found in Ellis County - Waxahachie Daily Light6/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Invasive species growing in North Texas lakes, none yet found in Ellis County Waxahachie Daily Light A striped invasive species has found its way into the U.S. and Texas is not immune. The Zebra mussel — a freshwater mussel similar to a clam — is overtaking ...
Back 40: Texas Blooms - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin5/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Back 40: Texas Blooms UT News | The University of Texas at Austin The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center lies just beyond Austin's downtown traffic, near the intersection of MoPac and State Highway 45. Tucked within ...
Native plant expert to speak in Pharr - Valley morning Star5/14/2019 3:00:00 AM
Native plant expert to speak in Pharr Valley morning Star HARLINGEN — When it comes to cultivating native plants, acreage isn't necessarily required. The South Texas Border Chapter of the Texas Master Naturalists ...
In a Texas border town, a church on the edge and wildlife at risk - CNET5/9/2019 3:00:00 AM
In a Texas border town, a church on the edge and wildlife at risk CNET Some South Texans say they'd rather live with constant surveillance by Border Patrol than a physical barrier.
North Texas Ecology Course Creates A Team Of Master Naturalists - KERA News5/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
North Texas Ecology Course Creates A Team Of Master Naturalists KERA News In Texas, there's a group of trained volunteers so committed to caring for the state's natural areas, they're known as Master Naturalists. The program is.
To Anglers' And Boaters' Delight, Giant Salvinia Is Gone From Two Texas Lakes … For Now - Texas Standard5/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
To Anglers' And Boaters' Delight, Giant Salvinia Is Gone From Two Texas Lakes … For Now Texas Standard The invasive plant that grows in dense green clumps crowds out the freshwater habitats of native plants and animals. Share this story with a friend: Facebook ...
Urban fishing, war on salvinia about to heat up - Houston Chronicle5/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Urban fishing, war on salvinia about to heat up Houston Chronicle May signals summer's arrival for Texas' 1.3 million or so freshwater anglers; never mind that the calendar says it's still spring for almost two more months.
Houston Zoo Announces Opening Date for Texas Wetlands Exhibit - Houston On The Cheap4/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Houston Zoo Announces Opening Date for Texas Wetlands Exhibit Houston On The Cheap The new Texas Wetlands exhibit is part of the Houston Zoo's ongoing dedication to protecting wildlife both locally and globally.
Invasive Species Have Reshaped Texas. Now What? - The Texas Observer4/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Invasive Species Have Reshaped Texas. Now What? The Texas Observer From parakeets to fire ants, nilgai to tamarisk trees, invasives have integrated into the state's ecosystems — and managing them means asking hard questions.
Growth in gardening: The Wildflowers of Texas - San Marcos Daily Record4/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Growth in gardening: The Wildflowers of Texas San Marcos Daily Record
Go native when it comes to plants and trees for your garden - austin3604/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Go native when it comes to plants and trees for your garden austin360 Surrounded as we are now by the beauty of Texas wildflowers, it is a good time to think about native plants in our own gardens.“Wild” are generally those plants ...
Yellow Columbine: a NICE plant for your spring shade garden - Community journal3/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Yellow Columbine: a NICE plant for your spring shade garden Community journal Texas is a large, diverse state and plants that work for one region may not always be the best choice in a different region. The Native Plant Society of Texas ...
14 must-see North Texas garden events to get you in the mood for spring - Dallas News3/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
14 must-see North Texas garden events to get you in the mood for spring Dallas News Love to garden? There's no better way to enjoy the splendor of spring than among the buds and blossoms. Experience the glory by visiting the many...
This Week's Book Review: Unnatural Texas? The Invasive Species Dilemma - Ricochet.com3/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
This Week's Book Review: Unnatural Texas? The Invasive Species Dilemma Ricochet.com By MARK LARDAS. Mar 5, 2019. “Unnatural Texas? The Invasive Species Dilemma,” by Robert W. Doughtry and Matt Warnock Turner, Texas A&M University ...
Tiny subterranean Texas salamanders could be extinct in 100 years - Mongabay.com3/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
Tiny subterranean Texas salamanders could be extinct in 100 years Mongabay.com A recent study has revealed the existence of three previously undescribed species living underground within an aquifer system in Central Texas. The authors ...
Benny J. Simpson Ecopark nearing completion in Dallas - AgriLife Today3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Benny J. Simpson Ecopark nearing completion in Dallas AgriLife Today Texas A&M AgriLife's ecopark in Dallas will welcome visitors for tours and lessons in "green" development beginning late 2019.
Texas Invasive Species Program Gets New Boost from Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation - UT News | The University of Texas at Austin2/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Invasive Species Program Gets New Boost from Lee and Ramona Bass Foundation UT News | The University of Texas at Austin AUSTIN, Texas—Destructive and costly fire ants, crazy ants, moth larvae and invasive grasses can wreak havoc on Texas ecosystems, but biologists at The ...
As Work Begins on Trump's Border Wall, a Key Wildlife Refuge Is at Risk - Yale Environment 3602/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
As Work Begins on Trump's Border Wall, a Key Wildlife Refuge Is at Risk Yale Environment 360 Construction is underway on a stretch of President Trump's border wall cutting through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge in Texas.
Border wall would destroy Texas wildlife - mySanAntonio.com2/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Border wall would destroy Texas wildlife mySanAntonio.com In the debates about the southern border, it is easy to overlook our native plants and animals, which cannot speak for themselves even though they are deeply ...
Invasive mussels threaten Texas freshwater ecosystems - Houston Chronicle 2/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Invasive mussels threaten Texas freshwater ecosystems Houston Chronicle Few Austin-area residents, or many people in the rest of Texas for that matter, paid much attention in the summer of 2017 when state fisheries scientists ...
The border wall poses a threat to Texas wildlife - Corpus Christi Caller-Times2/15/2019 3:00:00 AM
The border wall poses a threat to Texas wildlife Corpus Christi Caller-Times In the debates about the southern border, it is easy to overlook our native plants and animals, which cannot speak for themselves even though they are deeply ...
Is there a solution to the zebra mussel problem in Central Texas? - KVUE.com2/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Is there a solution to the zebra mussel problem in Central Texas? KVUE.com As they continue to cause problems in Central Texas, is there a way to get rid of this invasive species?
Border Wall Construction Threatens Texas Butterfly Sanctuary | Smart News - Smithsonian.com2/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
Border Wall Construction Threatens Texas Butterfly Sanctuary | Smart News Smithsonian.com The National Butterfly Center covers an expanse of cultivated gardens and wild landscape along the Texas-Mexico border, where all sorts of butterflies, birds ...
Nature helps Caddo lake with salvinia problem - KLTV2/1/2019 3:00:00 AM
Nature helps Caddo lake with salvinia problem KLTV The appearance of the invasive plant 'Giant Salvinia' on an East Texas lake years ago, was a red flag to state biologists, knowing what damage it could do if it ...
Eating native: In the Valley, wild edibles are on the menu - Monitor1/20/2019 3:00:00 AM
Eating native: In the Valley, wild edibles are on the menu Monitor HARLINGEN — Hugh Ramsey Nature Park isn't your usual lunch spot, but with Texas Master Naturalist Christina Mild, dining al fresco is always a possibility.
22 hiking and biking spots in North Texas where you can get a dose of nature this fall - Dallas News11/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
22 hiking and biking spots in North Texas where you can get a dose of nature this fall Dallas News Have you and your family been outside lately? Most of us spend a lot of time indoors, and one study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
Great Gardening - Central Texas: Chinese tallow tree threatens native species - Temple Daily Telegram10/21/2018 3:00:00 AM
Great Gardening - Central Texas: Chinese tallow tree threatens native species Temple Daily Telegram Recently my husband removed a tree from behind our home while a neighbor and I cheered him on. This tree was a huge threat to our environment because it ...
Take Care Of Texas' Ultimate Guide To Xeriscape™ Landscaping - San Marcos Corridor News9/8/2018 3:00:00 AM
Take Care Of Texas' Ultimate Guide To Xeriscape™ Landscaping San Marcos Corridor News Across the United States, nearly 9 billion gallons of water are used each day for landscape irrigation. As water conservation becomes increasingly important, you ...
Borderland Rebellion: One Texas Naturalist Takes Conservation Into His Own Hands - The Crux - Discover Magazine9/5/2018 3:00:00 AM
Borderland Rebellion: One Texas Naturalist Takes Conservation Into His Own Hands - The Crux Discover Magazine From climate change to a border wall, the scrubland plants in South Texas face myriad threats. This self-taught naturalist is taking matters into his own hands.
The Impact Of Invasive Species On Texas Water Resources - Texas Public Radio5/3/2017 3:00:00 AM
The Impact Of Invasive Species On Texas Water Resources Texas Public Radio Invasive Arundo cane, Zebra Mussels, and Hydrilla are among a host of aquatic plants and animals that are not native to Texas and compete with our native.
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Coons: Conditions at border detention centers 'unacceptable' - Delaware State News - Delaware State News7/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Coons: Conditions at border detention centers 'unacceptable' - Delaware State News Delaware State News DOVER — Delaware's junior U.S. senator traveled to the southern border last week, visiting several migrant detention centers in Texas. What he saw, he says, ...
With sandwiches on hand, Texas Gov. Abbott publicly signs 'Save Chick-fil-A' bill into law - WZTV7/19/2019 11:42:00 AM
With sandwiches on hand, Texas Gov. Abbott publicly signs 'Save Chick-fil-A' bill into law WZTV AUSTIN (CBS AUSTIN) - The so-called “Save Chick-fil-A” bill is now officially law in Texas. Though he signed the bill last month, Governor Greg Abbott held a ...
Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry has some concerns about the proposed House defense bill - KWTX7/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry has some concerns about the proposed House defense bill KWTX Texas Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX) shared his thoughts on the House version of the 2020 defense bill.
Here’s how Texas GOP reps would’ve voted on House resolution condemning Trump’s tweets - McClatchy Washington Bureau7/17/2019 3:00:00 AM
Here’s how Texas GOP reps would’ve voted on House resolution condemning Trump’s tweets McClatchy Washington Bureau Most of Tarrant County's U.S. House representatives said they would have voted against a resolution that condemned President Trump's tweets aimed at four ...
With the Texas House at play in 2020 elections, Dallas-Fort Worth candidates draw big money - Dallas News7/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
With the Texas House at play in 2020 elections, Dallas-Fort Worth candidates draw big money Dallas News AUSTIN --- Next year's battle for the Texas House may be won or lost in Dallas-Fort Worth and both sides are pouring large amounts of money into...
New Texas laws designed to prepare for floods, storms - Bond Buyer7/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
New Texas laws designed to prepare for floods, storms Bond Buyer Facing its third hurricane season since Harvey devastated the coastal region, Texas is investing billions of dollars to protect vulnerable cities and counties from ...
Nonprofit immigration center in Del Rio, Texas provides a safe haven for migrants - Standard-Times7/3/2019 3:00:00 AM
Nonprofit immigration center in Del Rio, Texas provides a safe haven for migrants Standard-Times DEL RIO, TX — Paul Acres grabbed a cold bottle of water and rested a moment from his 8-hour shift volunteering at an immigration processing center near the ...
"The whole facility's culture is rotted from the core": What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saw inside the El Paso camps - Mother Jones7/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
"The whole facility's culture is rotted from the core": What Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saw inside the El Paso camps Mother Jones What stands out most about the budding concentration camps in El Paso, Texas, is that they don't stand out at all. An unmarked beige-brick office building holds ...
Government moves 249 migrant children from Texas facility after reports of poor conditions - PIX11 New York6/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Government moves 249 migrant children from Texas facility after reports of poor conditions PIX11 New York Nearly 250 migrant children who were held at a Customs and Border Protection facility in Clint, Texas, will be shifted into the Department of Health and Human ...
Texas lawmaker: Detention facilities 'overflowing,' Congress must act on 'crisis' - Fox News6/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas lawmaker: Detention facilities 'overflowing,' Congress must act on 'crisis' Fox News Border facilities were not meant for the amount of detainees they house and Congress must fix the crisis, according to Rep. Will Hurd, R-Texas.
Power of New York, Texas hinges on immigrant count - Roll Call 6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Power of New York, Texas hinges on immigrant count Roll Call Two states that have the most on the line in the Supreme Court case over the citizenship question in the 2020 census are taking drastically different approaches ...
Bodies found at Texas-Mexico border in Hidalgo county along Rio Grande as White House blames immigration crisis on Democrats in Congress - CBS News6/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Bodies found at Texas-Mexico border in Hidalgo county along Rio Grande as White House blames immigration crisis on Democrats in Congress CBS News FBI probing grim discovery as White House continues to put blame for border crisis squarely at feet of congressional Democrats.
Trump and Pence say Congress is to blame for lack of soap and toothbrushes at detention facilities - Vox.com6/23/2019 3:00:00 AM
Trump and Pence say Congress is to blame for lack of soap and toothbrushes at detention facilities Vox.com Lawyers visiting a detention center in Texas found children there lacked basic necessities. Trump and Pence blame Congress.
$150 Million assigned to Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board for flood control dam projects - KCBD6/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
$150 Million assigned to Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board for flood control dam projects KCBD LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) - Flood Control projects across the state have received a boost of funding from the Texas Legislature with Governor Greg Abbott ...
3,000-Bed Jail for Immigrant Children Opening in Texas - Courthouse News Service6/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
3,000-Bed Jail for Immigrant Children Opening in Texas Courthouse News Service (AP) — The federal government is opening a giant new jail to hold immigrant children in Texas and considering detaining hundreds more children on three ...
Texas Lawmakers Earmark $12.5M for Palo Mountains State Park - NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth6/2/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Lawmakers Earmark $12.5M for Palo Mountains State Park NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth Texas lawmakers have earmarked $12.5 million for Palo Pinto Mountains State Park near Dallas-Fort Worth. What's next for funding?
Slew of bills on Harvey recovery, flood mitigation await Abbott signature - Houston Chronicle 5/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Slew of bills on Harvey recovery, flood mitigation await Abbott signature Houston Chronicle Amid a session focused on fixing Texas' property tax and school finance systems, the Legislature pushed through a slew of little-noticed bills that are set to better ...
Texas Transfers Emergency Agency to A&M University System - JEMS.com5/31/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Transfers Emergency Agency to A&M University System JEMS.com The Legislature has passed legislation to transfer the Texas Division of Emergency Management to the A&M System as its eighth state agency. Lawmakers ...
10 Texas constitutional amendments slated for November ballot - Austin American-Statesman5/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
10 Texas constitutional amendments slated for November ballot Austin American-Statesman Ten state constitutional amendments, approved by the Legislature during this year's session, will appear on the statewide ballot Nov. 5. They range from letting ...
State emergency agency transferred from DPS to A&M University System - KBTX5/29/2019 3:00:00 AM
State emergency agency transferred from DPS to A&M University System KBTX The following is a news release from the Texas A&M University System: The Legislature has passed legislation to transfer the Texas Division of Emergency ...
Last Full Week In Review: Texas Legislature Adjourns Sine Die - San Marcos Corridor News5/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
Last Full Week In Review: Texas Legislature Adjourns Sine Die San Marcos Corridor News The 86th regular legislative session is drawing to a close with the Legislature scheduled to adjourn sine die on Monday, May 27. This week included a flurry of ...
Battleship Texas could be relocated to Galveston if lawmaker has his way - Houston Chronicle 5/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Battleship Texas could be relocated to Galveston if lawmaker has his way Houston Chronicle The aging Battleship Texas will have a new caretaker and be temporarily moved to Alabama for much-needed repairs under a bill that could be headed to Gov.
What to watch as the Texas Legislature takes up climate, energy, water and more - Environmental Defense Fund4/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
What to watch as the Texas Legislature takes up climate, energy, water and more Environmental Defense Fund We're past the midpoint of the Texas legislative session and the bill filing deadline is behind us. Because the legislature only meets for five months every other ...
Some state employees call for raise like Texas teachers - KXAN.com4/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Some state employees call for raise like Texas teachers KXAN.com AUSTIN (Nexstar) — A few hundred state workers marched on the Capitol to implore lawmakers to fund an across-the-board raise for employees of the State of ...
Trump finally finds a Bush he likes: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush - Roll Call 4/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Trump finally finds a Bush he likes: Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush Roll Call President Donald Trump on Wednesday found a member of the Bush family he likes: George P. Bush. The 42-year-old son of former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, a ...
PUBLIC LANDS: In Texas borderlands, wall fight hinges on nuance - E&E News4/8/2019 3:00:00 AM
PUBLIC LANDS: In Texas borderlands, wall fight hinges on nuance E&E News SANTA ANA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE, Texas — Just a few miles from the nation's southern border with Mexico, pristine hiking trails snake through quiet ...
House passes state budget at end of marathon session - Austin American-Statesman3/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
House passes state budget at end of marathon session Austin American-Statesman After a marathon session, lawmakers in the Texas House on Wednesday night approved a funding plan for state government for the next two years.
Texas House unanimously approves $251B budget - KXAN.com3/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House unanimously approves $251B budget KXAN.com The Texas House unanimously approved its $251 billion state budget Thursday morning just after midnight. The plan now goes to the Senate. The House Ways ...
As Houston choked on toxic fumes, Texas legislators targeted air quality programs - Grist3/27/2019 3:00:00 AM
As Houston choked on toxic fumes, Texas legislators targeted air quality programs Grist While Houstonians were dealing with the aftermath of a chemical fire, Republican lawmakers were looking to defund the state's air quality programs.
Texas House and Senate diverge on budget - Austin American-Statesman3/24/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas House and Senate diverge on budget Austin American-Statesman As state lawmakers convene this week to refine proposals to fund the state government for the next two years, the marquee issues of the legislative session ...
Texas Legislature considers a mix of outdoors-related bills - Houston Chronicle 3/16/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Legislature considers a mix of outdoors-related bills Houston Chronicle Dozens of the more than 7000 bills filed for consideration during this year's session of the Texas Legislature focus on issues tied to fishing, hunting, camping, ...
Texas Senate seeks to tap billions from rainy day fund - Austin American-Statesman3/13/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Senate seeks to tap billions from rainy day fund Austin American-Statesman Aiming to cover lingering expenses related to Hurricane Harvey and add additional safety measures at schools, state senators on Wednesday approved ...
Will Hurd Has Defied Both Liberals and Donald Trump. Is He the Future of the GOP or a Party of One? - Texas Monthly3/12/2019 3:00:00 AM
Will Hurd Has Defied Both Liberals and Donald Trump. Is He the Future of the GOP or a Party of One? Texas Monthly The outspoken congressman left a promising career in the CIA and became a rising Republican star. But his political balancing act is dicier than ever.
Texas Bar Board sued by Bar members, attorneys argue forced funding of 'diversity' initiatives, other programs, is unconstitutional - Southeast Texas Record3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas Bar Board sued by Bar members, attorneys argue forced funding of 'diversity' initiatives, other programs, is unconstitutional Southeast Texas Record AUSTIN – Compelling Lone Star attorneys to pay dues to the State Bar of Texas in order to fund “diversity” initiatives and legislative programs violates their First ...
China’s Huawei Files Suit In Texas, Challenges U.S. Security Law - CBS Dallas / Fort Worth3/7/2019 3:00:00 AM
China’s Huawei Files Suit In Texas, Challenges U.S. Security Law CBS Dallas / Fort Worth SHENZHEN, China (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Chinese tech giant Huawei, the No. 2 smartphone maker, is challenging a U.S. law that labels the company a ...
86th Texas Legislature: Here are your Houston-area senators and representatives - Houston Business Journal2/28/2019 3:00:00 AM
86th Texas Legislature: Here are your Houston-area senators and representatives Houston Business Journal The Houston Business Journal has compiled information about the state senators and representatives for districts across our 10-county coverage area.
Texas is growing fast. We need to protect our water. - Houston Chronicle 2/11/2019 3:00:00 AM
Texas is growing fast. We need to protect our water. Houston Chronicle Texas is one of the fastest growing states in the country. But a downside of this growth is that, coupled with extreme weather events, such as droughts and floods, ...
Legal Battle Over Border Wall Plays Out At Chapel In Mission, Texas - NPR2/10/2019 3:00:00 AM
Legal Battle Over Border Wall Plays Out At Chapel In Mission, Texas NPR A chapel on the border is at the center of a legal dispute between the local Catholic diocese and the Trump administration. We visit the church in Mission, Texas.
More than a dozen bills filed in Texas legislature to address sexual assault - KXAN.com2/5/2019 3:00:00 AM
More than a dozen bills filed in Texas legislature to address sexual assault KXAN.com In Texas' 254 counties, only around 40 have a facility or clinic with sexual assault nurse examiners, according to the Texas Association Against Sexual Assault.
Why Aren’t Texas Politicians Standing Up for Texas Landowners? - Texas Monthly1/25/2019 3:00:00 AM
Why Aren’t Texas Politicians Standing Up for Texas Landowners? Texas Monthly That viral video of a Colorado senator berating Ted Cruz makes one wonder if there's a double standard at work.
Legislators look to help victims of future storms - Houston Chronicle 1/19/2019 3:00:00 AM
Legislators look to help victims of future storms Houston Chronicle In Texas' first legislative session after Hurricane Harvey, lawmakers have filed bills aimed at better alerting homeowners to their flood risk, lessening the damage ...
Republican Congressman: Trump’s Border Crisis Is a ‘Myth’ - Rolling Stone1/18/2019 3:00:00 AM
Republican Congressman: Trump’s Border Crisis Is a ‘Myth’ Rolling Stone WASHINGTON — Congressman Will Hurd of Texas is an increasingly lonely voice in the “build the wall” Republican Party of Donald Trump. A 41-year-old ...
‘Come On Down to the Rio Grande Valley. I’ll Show You Around.’ - New York Magazine1/6/2019 3:00:00 AM
‘Come On Down to the Rio Grande Valley. I’ll Show You Around.’ New York Magazine On the outskirts of McAllen, Texas, a few miles north of the Rio Grande, a dun-colored warehouse squats on the corner of West Ursula Avenue and South Ware ...
HUD delays release of billions of dollars in storm protection for Puerto Rico and Texas - McClatchy Washington Bureau1/4/2019 3:00:00 AM
HUD delays release of billions of dollars in storm protection for Puerto Rico and Texas McClatchy Washington Bureau The Trump administration has delayed the release of $16 billion in storm protection funds, prompting complaints from officials in Puerto Rico and Texas, who say ...
Is Texas’ Overcrowded, Underfunded State Parks System Being Loved to Death? - The Texas Observer12/17/2018 3:00:00 AM
Is Texas’ Overcrowded, Underfunded State Parks System Being Loved to Death? The Texas Observer Texans love their state parks. But our state's public lands are overcrowded and rapidly deteriorating. Maybe it's time to take the long view.
Granger Selected as New Top Republican on House Appropriations - Roll Call 11/29/2018 3:00:00 AM
Granger Selected as New Top Republican on House Appropriations Roll Call Texas Rep. Kay Granger will likely take over as the House Republicans' lead appropriator in January after the GOP Steering Committee recommended her on ...
We took young Texans' questions straight to the candidates. Here's what they said. - The Texas Tribune10/22/2018 3:00:00 AM
We took young Texans' questions straight to the candidates. Here's what they said. The Texas Tribune We know there's a lot to keep up with this election season, so we asked young Texans what issues matter most and crafted a survey for candidates to respond to ...
A Texas school district opened a water park - and you paid for it - KTRK-TV9/7/2018 3:00:00 AM
A Texas school district opened a water park - and you paid for it KTRK-TV Texas' school funding formula is messed up. So much so that in the same year, HISD laid off staff while another "poor" district built a water park.
El Paso is on the Cutting Edge of Water Conservation. It Really Has No Choice. - The Texas Observer8/23/2018 3:00:00 AM
El Paso is on the Cutting Edge of Water Conservation. It Really Has No Choice. The Texas Observer Faced with a water crisis, El Paso joined with Ciudad Juárez to cut water use and save their shared aquifers.
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