Warmer Texas winters mean more crawfish and extended fishing season
Warmer winter temperatures in Texas have led to a stronger crawfish harvest this season and an earlier start for fishermen, according to producers and agricultural experts.
Warmer winter temperatures in Texas have led to a stronger crawfish harvest this season and an earlier start for fishermen, according to producers and agricultural experts.
More than 40,000 pregnant people in Texas waited longer than one month for their Medicaid applications to be processed over the past year, according to data released by Texans Care for Children, raising concerns about delays in access to prenatal care.
Plastic piggy banks, now being referred to as “sea pigs,” have been repeatedly found washed ashore along the Texas coastline during weekly beach surveys, according to field observations from coastal monitoring efforts.
Harris County Treasurer Carla Wyatt was arrested Saturday in Galveston County on suspicion of driving while intoxicated, according to jail records.
Maternal mental health advocates and clinicians in Houston highlighted the emotional and medical challenges surrounding pregnancy loss and postpartum mental health ahead of Mother’s Day, emphasizing the prevalence of untreated conditions and gaps in care across Texas.
Houston Independent School District (HISD) will launch a new literacy support program called Kinder Bridge in the 2026–27 school year to provide additional reading instruction for some kindergarten students, district officials said this week.
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) opened an investigation on Friday into Houston Independent School District (HISD) in Houston, Texas, to determine whether the district violated federal disability rights law after it announced plans to restructure special education services and consolidate programs into designated campuses beginning in the 2026–27 school year.
Texas residents filed more complaints with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) than any other state following Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl LX halftime performance, according to newly released FCC records.
For retired U.S. Air Force veteran Eli Hernandez, the transition to civilian life in Texas wasn’t as simple as returning home and picking up a hobby.
A new study from the University of Texas at Austin warns that the rapid expansion of data centers across the state could significantly increase pressure on Texas’ already stressed water system in the coming decades.