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Texas Sues El Paso Doctor For Allegedly Prescribing Gender Modification Hormones to Children
Texas is suing an El Paso-based doctor for allegedly prescribing gender-modifying hormone therapies to children as young as twelve years old. The lawsuit was filed in the 422nd District Court of Kaufman County on Wednesday. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it
Red-Cockaded Woodpecker Taken Off Endangered List
The Department of the Interior announced that the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is downlisting the red-cockaded woodpecker from endangered to threatened status under the Endangered Species Act. This milestone is the result of five decades of collaborative conservation efforts between the Interior Department, federal and state partners, Tribes, the private sector and private landowners
Mule Deer Foundation Aiding Wyoming Fire Recovery
The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) is assisting with relief efforts for landowners and mule deer after a recent outbreak of large wildfires drastically impacted northern Wyoming east of the Bighorn Mountains. These fires have significantly impacted the livelihood of working ranches and Wyoming families, affected large swaths of mule deer habitat, and created challenges for
TPWD Predicts Strong Whitetail Season
Drought-quenching spring rains and productive habitats have led biologists to predict another year of plentiful opportunities for hunters to fill their bellies and freezers with their harvests. “The expectation of another bountiful year of hunting opportunities is great news for the nearly one million white-tailed deer hunters gearing up to enter the field next month,”
Four Takeaways from Texas’ Last Campaign Finance Reports Before Election
The latest campaign finance reports spanning from September 27 through October 26 have been published. These will be the last formal finance reports published, save for daily cash-on-hand disclosures before the election. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser
Rep. Jeff Leach ‘Ex Parte’ Messages with Court of Criminal Appeals Judge over Robert Roberson Published
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals (CCA) has issued a letter detailing “ex parte” communication between State Rep. Jeff Leach (R-Plano) and a sitting judge regarding the case of death row inmate Robert Roberson. Roberson was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to death in 2003 in connection with the death of his two-year-old daughter,
Republican Don McLaughlin Faces Democrat Cecilia Castellano for South Texas House District
Texas House District (HD) 80, situated southwest of San Antonio beside the southern border, will be the battlefield of an electoral showdown between Democratic candidate Cecilia Castellano and Republican nominee Don McLaughlin. Castellano defeated challenger Rosie Cuellar, sister of Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), in a runoff for the nomination back in May. Cuellar crossed party
Funds Will Benefit Gulf Red Snapper
NOAA Fisheries officials have announced they will award approximately $2 million in Inflation Reduction Act funds to collect data and improve modeling through partnerships with the Gulf States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Cooperative Institute for Marine and Atmospheric Studies at the University of Miami. These partnerships are critical to NOAA Fisheries’ work to improve scientific
Feds Activate Plan To Enhance Wildlife Habitat Connectivity
Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced a Department-wide effort to support connectivity of wildlife habitat on working landscapes through the management of National Forests and voluntary conservation assistance on private agricultural lands. In a memorandum released this week, Vilsack detailed plans of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to drive coordination and action within the Department to improve
National Weather Service Modifies Cold Warnings
Cold weather can be deadly – people exposed to extreme cold are susceptible to frostbite and can succumb to hypothermia in minutes. So as we prepare for the frigid wind chills and sub-freezing temperatures that winter can bring, NOAA’s National Weather Service is simplifying a suite of cold weather forecast products to improve messaging of winter hazards and
Flounder Closure Set To Begin
The Texas flounder season is closes Nov 1 – Dec 14 The season has been closed next door in Louisiana for two weeks. An annual closed season for the recreational and commercial harvest of Southern Flounder from October 15 through November 30 of each year was finalized in 2022. We didn’t want these dates to slip
The Great Paddle-Tail Rigging Debate
Fish with paddle-tail lure long enough, and sooner or later someone will say “hey, you put your paddle-tail on upside-down.” So, which way is that paddle supposed to face, up, or down!? Is that paddle meant to face up, or should it face down? An exhaustive look at manufacturer recommendations and the lures themselves shows
