Lina de Florias fills in and covers the top afternoon reports from Houston and beyond for Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025.

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed “plans to fight back against threats posed by the New World screwworm.” ...

Stopping Screwworms - Governor Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announce new plans to stop the spread ...

Work started Friday afternoon on the second special session at the Texas State Capitol. But when the roll call took place in ...

On Friday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins publicly addressed "plans to fight ...

(Reuters) -The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spend up to $750 million to build a facility in Texas that produces ...

Texas Gov. Abbott and Secretary Rollins announce a $750 million facility in Edinburg to counter New World screwworm threat.

Mounted patrol officers, known as tick riders, who typically patrol the southern border to protect cattle from fever tick, also now will serve as the first line of defense against screwworm.

Dolores Huerta Interview with Jala Washington. More than 1,200 districts and more than 9,000 campuses received “A-F ...

US corn and soybean conditions were one percentage point lower than last week, but in line with expectations. Next week’s Pro ...

American officials worry that if the fly reaches Texas, its flesh-eating maggots could cause economic losses and cause record ...

The new special session started Friday with threats to House Democrats, who have signaled their intention to return to Texas ...