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State’s move to bump federal judge from longtime foster care lawsuit caps years of battles
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On a chilly morning last January, U.S. District Judge Janis Jack was visibly on edge in her Corpus Christi courtroom. She leaned in and cast a hard...
9 Day Forecast: Storm chances paired with double digits for Borderland
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Tropical Storm Beryl is currently near Texas in the Gulf of Mexico as of Sunday afternoon with sustained winds of 65 mph. Beryl is forecasted to make landfall early Monday morning potentially as a Category 2 hurricane along the middle Texas coast. The storm is already bringing heavy rainfall and strong […]
Surprising Reason Head Lice Outbreaks In Texas Are Rising
Head lice outbreaks in Texas are rising and the culprit is a simple and common activity that is very popular, especially among teenagers. Head lice are an annoying, gross fact of life all over the world. Even in the USA, head lice outbreaks are pretty common and the little bastards spread like wildfire.
Conservation Group Wildlife in Focus Expands Unique Photography Contest to Reach More Landowners, Photographers Statewide
Total available prize packages for all photo/video categories now up to $45,000. San Antonio, Texas, June 18, 2025 – Wildlife in Focus, a non-profit organization which targets wildlife and ecosystem conservation in Texas, recently expanded its popular biennial photography competition in order to reach more landowners and photographers across the state. The expansion includes plans to encourage the owners of any and all privately owned land across the state to participate in the contest. In addition, the organization has added a new category that allows individual photographers to compete for separate prize purses without being part of a landowner/photographer team. The competition, which has existed for 20 years, has three entry levels: landowner/photographer team, videographer, and individual photographer. The two photography contests both span 50 categories and the videography contest has 8 opportunities for entries. Total prize purse for all three contests, all categories, is $45,000. The goal of the competitions is to promote conservationism and to create a visual story of the beauty of native Texas land and wildlife, from insects to sunsets, from borders to bayous. The prize-winning photos for each competition are then used to produce a coffee-table book as well as promoting the educational outreach program of the organization, Kritters 4 Kids, which targets school-age children grades K-8. “We are very excited to share that our upcoming contests are now available for landowners anywhere in the entire state of Texas,” said Miles Phillips, Wildlife in Focus photo contest director. “Photographers and videographers from anywhere and with all levels of skill and time now have additional entry options.” Registration for the competition is now open at the wildlifeinfocus.org website. Deadline for entry is Dec. 1, 2024. The active window for photography is from Feb. 21, 2025 to May 31, 2025. Photographers and landowners can set up their own teams, or WiF will assist in pairing teams. The registration fee is $500 for each participant on the landowner/photographer teams. The individual photographer entry fee is based on the number of categories and photos entered and includes entry into the videography competition. The fee for entering the videography contest alone is $100 each for landowner and videographer. Full rules for the contest, including equipment requirements, technology specifications, categories and prize purses, are available at wildlifeinfocus.org. Any questions or concerns regarding the competition can be emailed to [email protected] or left in a voicemail at 361-342-9585.
'Texans helping Texans' | Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council deployed to assist with Beryl
SAN ANTONIO — The Southwest Texas Regional Advisory Council (STRAC) is the state's disaster medical response team. With less than 72 hours until Beryl hits the Texas coast, they're preparing to provide whatever medical assistance is needed. "During a hurricane, all roads lead to San Antonio, and this has...
Crockett doubles down on Biden support post-debate: Trump ‘only cares about himself’
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) doubled down on her support of President Biden as calls for him to drop out rise, and warned of a second term with former President Trump because he “only cares about himself.” Crockett joined MSNBC’s Katie Phang on Saturday to discuss the fallout from Biden’s poor debate performance and the growing…
Nurse practitioners wanting to practice independently spark Texas debate about patient outcomes
Kimberly Posey waits by the exam rooms at Preferred Primary Care in Bedford, on the lookout for her next patient to arrive. She sports a white coat with a stethoscope hung around her neck. The patient walks through the door and Posey greets them with a smile. Posey guides the...
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