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LONESTAR — 7.7.2025 — House Passes One Big Beautiful Bill — Dangerous Flood Strikes Texas — and More...

The House of Representatives has passed the ‘One, Big, Beautiful Bill’ by a slim majority. The final vote count was…

5 days ago

U.S. to Release Sterile Flies Over Texas and Mexico to Combat Screwworm

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is ramping up efforts to control a dangerous livestock pest by releasing millions of…

1 week ago

LONESTAR — 6.20.2025 — Texas Education Finds STAAR Results 'Encouraging' — USDA Commits to Combatting Screwworm Threat — and More...

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) has released the 2025 STAAR results for grades 3 through 8, calling them “encouraging” despite…

3 weeks ago

USDA Launches $8.5 Million Facility to Combat Screwworm Threat in Texas

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins (R) launched an $8.5 million sterile fly dispersal facility at Moore Air Base…

3 weeks ago

Abbott Requests Waiver Prohibiting 'Unhealthy SNAP Purchases'

Governor Greg Abbott (R) is urging the federal government to approve a statewide policy banning the use of Supplemental Nutrition…

2 months ago

LONESTAR — 5.13.2025 — Cartels Pursue Oil Smuggling — USDA Livestock Ban Strikes Texas — and More...

Cartels Turn to Oil Smuggling Amid Fentanyl Crackdown Since coming into office for a second term, President Donald Trump (R)…

2 months ago

Texas at Center of USDA Livestock Ban as Screwworm Threat Sparks Urgent Action

Texas is on the front lines of a new agricultural crisis after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced an…

2 months ago