Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Drone images improve surveys

Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Drone images improve surveys Published 5:15 am Tuesday, October 7, 2025 CUTLINE: This split screen image shows the animal as appearing white in the thermal camera image on the left. On the right is the drone spotlight...

How Texas A&M is thriving despite little impact from record-setting '22 recruiting class

COLLEGE STATION, Texas — When Mike Elko took over at Texas A&M in November 2023, there was a perception that it was a turnkey job thanks to the vast talent on the roster, most notably from the Aggies’ 2022 recruiting class, the highest-rated of...

$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In just a few years, Texas established one of the largest no-cost systems for distributing opioid reversal medications in...

Texas State to decide fate of previously terminated professor by end of week

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Dr. Thomas Alter, a tenured professor at Texas State University, is awaiting a decision that will determine his future with the institution. Alter, who was fired last month for comments made at a socialist conference, met with...

Texas Higher Education Faces Political Pressure Amid Leadership Changes and Federal Proposals

Political interference and ideological battles are reshaping Texas higher education as state and federal leaders tighten their grip on universities’ governance and academic direction. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Friday...

Summertime heat continues to close in on Houston weather records

Tuesday’s forecast will be much like Monday’s forecast: hot, near record-breaking humidity with a chance for more rain in the afternoon into the evening. You can track radar here: Tuesday Forecast: Temperatures climb to near-record levels over the...

Texas A&M football HC Mike Elko speaks to media entering Week 7

After securing their second consecutive Southeastern Conference victory against Mississippi State, Texas A&M head coach Mike Elko is turning his team's focus toward another talented league foe who defeated the Aggies' in-state rivals in upset...

‘This Is Giving Iowa’: Texas Man Goes To Germany For Oktoberfest. Then He Learns It’s… Not What He Expected

Audio By Carbonatix A Texas traveler made the journey all the way to Munich for Oktoberfest, only to discover that the world-famous festival bears a striking resemblance to something he could have experienced much closer to home: a county fair....

Kansas made itself part of the corn belt, but that may not be sustainable

It’s harvest time in Kansas. Across the state, combines have begun shaving down and chopping up over 6 million acres of corn. Isaac Yara is a truck driver, so he sees almost nothing but those corn fields hauling grain across the high plains. This...

Houston weather: Monday heat in the low 90s

Texas selects company that will help develop its school voucher program

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Texas’ chief financial officer on Monday named the organization that will help the state build the school voucher program...

Texas Parks & Wildlife working to acquire 54,000-acre Hill Country ranch for new state park

The Texas Parks & Wildlife Department is working to acquire a 54,000-acre ranch in the western Hill Country and convert it into a new state park. Silver Lake Ranch is located 2 ½ hours west of San Antonio, in Kinney and Edwards counties, and could...

UT launches program to study data center sustainability

The Jackson School of Geosciences started a new program where members will research sustainability and data centers, according to a Sept. 23 news release. The program, Collaborative Optimization & Management of Power Allocation, Surface &...

25 Cool, and Probably Unknown, Facts About Our State of Texas

(Dallas, Texas) - There is lots to love and a lot to learn about our great state of Texas. Some of the things we know may not necessarily be factual but the myth has grown to a factual level. There have been many historical events that have...

Texas to mandate emissions testing for Bexar County vehicles amid rising air pollution concerns

Starting next November, Bexar County will require emissions testing for gas vehicles due to rising pollution. SAN ANTONIO — Starting next November gasoline-powered vehicles between two and 24 years old in Bexar County will require emissions...

'Week one was amazing' | Heart O' Texas fair draws crowds, boosts Waco economy and delivers family fun

The Heart O' Texas Fair & Rodeo draws in thousands of people to Waco, boosting the local economy by $70 million. WACO, Texas — Week two of the annual Heart O’ Texas Fair & Rodeo is underway, bringing crowds, concerts and classic fair fun to the...

Four Takeaways from Florida’s Win Against Texas

Florida saved its season Saturday in a 29-21 win over No. 9 Texas. The Gators played their most complete game all season, winning in all three facets of the game. Florida (2-3, 1-1 SEC) welcomed Texas (3-2, 0-1) back to The Swamp for the first...

Did hot weather impact wildlife? Meet hybrid bird that shouldn’t exist

A new blue-and-green jay hybrid was discovered in San Antonio, Texas. Changing weather caused the habitats of blue jays and green jays to overlap, leading to the hybrid. This is the first observed instance of these two species hybridizing in the...

Drought Expands Across East Texas: Burn Bans Now in Effect

(Mix 93-1) It has been quite some time now since East Texas received any measurable rain. Things are drying up, and the ground could use a good soaking. I, for one, could use it so that I can give my water sprinklers and water bill a bit of a...

Don’t Drive On Evil Stagecoach Road in Texas This Halloween

From Dallas, TX to San Antonio, TX, there are hundreds of haunted houses to take in here in Texas. I've seen haunted train depots and some zombie hunts, too, but driving this back road could be the dumbest thing you've ever done. Marshall's old...