“Mass euthanasias”: Screwworm could have deeper implications for Texas’ already-crowded animal shelters

Most stray animal shelters are already at capacity. Adding a deadly parasitic infestation could create an even more dire situation.
Records challenge UT-Austin’s allegations against fired KUT leader

The university fired General Manager Debbie Hiott on Monday citing “oversight and management of planning” for the public radio station’s inaugural festival.
Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.

The chosen readings, to be voted on soon by the State Board of Education, draw heavily from Christian perspectives.
As data centers seek to tap Texas’ energy, grid regulators are close to approving a new way of vetting requests

The Public Utility Commission of Texas on Thursday will weigh and vote on ERCOT’s proposal to streamline the power approval process for data centers.
Former employee’s ethics complaint alleges age discrimination in Rep. Troy Nehls’ office

The former deputy chief of staff’s complaint to the House Ethics Committee said two other older workers had similar complaints. Nehls’ office dismissed it as “baseless lies.”
No fat to trim: Texas beef industry profits eaten away by new threat — the screwworm

Drought, wildfire, tariffs and now screwworm are straining the beef industry in Texas as the U.S. herd reaches its smallest point in 75 years.
Texas Railroad Commission race pits oil field engineer against energy trader running on culture wars

Republican Bo French is keeping Islam, immigration and LGBTQ+ issues at the fore of his campaign for Texas’ oil regulatory agency. Democratic foe Jon Rosenthal is betting on his technical expertise.
Newly announced TribFest speakers grapple with the country’s hardest questions

Kevin Stitt, Sherrilyn Ifill, Karl Rove, Imani Perry, Carla Espinoza-Grcic and Avi Loeb join us this September
First-of-its-kind GOP midterm convention coming to Dallas in September, Paxton says

The Republican National Committee has not yet announced the midterm convention or its location, but it has teased the event as an opportunity to put Trump on the ballot.
Texas students saw slight gains in math, stalled progress in reading, STAAR results show

Elementary and middle school students attending Texas public schools showed small gains on state math exams but remained relatively flat in reading.