Additional Zika cases found in South Texas
Enhanced surveillance and investigation in South Texas led to the identification of four additional cases of suspected locally-transmitted Zika virus [...]
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12, 2016
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11, 2016
Texas beef checkoff program begins third year
With two years under its belt, the Texas beef checkoff program began its third year of collections that fund programs [...]
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11, 2016
High tunnel vegetable project delivers inaugural crop
Supermarkets in the High Plains were looking for a steady and constant supply of high quality, locally grown tomatoes and [...]
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11, 2016
Texas veterinarian receives VMLRP award
Regions all across the U.S. are struggling to meet the demand for food animal veterinarians due to widespread shortages. The [...]
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10, 2016
Zika alert for Rio Grande Valley residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) issued a health alert encouraging health care providers in Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, [...]
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09, 2016
New bacterial corn disease found in Texas
Researchers are working to learn more about a corn disease that suddenly appeared in nine U.S. states this summer, including [...]
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08, 2016
Recent rains help keep Texas drought in check
A "heat dome" brought extreme dry conditions and drought to Texas in July and early August, but a change in [...]
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08, 2016
Salmonella linked to backyard poultry
The ongoing salmonella outbreak has sickened 611 people in 45 states, including Texas, according to the Center for Disease Control [...]
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07, 2016
Dry conditions fuel wildfire threat across Texas
The rains Texas received this spring and early summer have quickly turned the state into a tinderbox as warm temperatures [...]
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03, 2016
Court lets Texas join suit against BLM
A U.S. District Court cleared the way this week for Texas to intervene and join a lawsuit against the Bureau [...]