Texas Cotton Industry Struggles as Synthetic Fibers Go Mainstream July 28, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune For decades, the cotton industry has long been considered king in the Texas agriculture world. However, a shift has left...
Texas Lawmakers Pass Legislation to Improve Wildfire Preparedness June 3, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Texas lawmakers approved a series of bills this year that aim to better prepare Texas for wildfires and to mitigate...
Texas Bills Seek to Improve State’s Response to Wildfires March 19, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune A Texas lawmaker is laying the groundwork to create a statewide system that connects all first responders and government agencies...
Texas Lawmakers Introduce Legislation to Address Wildfire Risks and Ignition Sources February 28, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune A year after devastating wildfires engulfed the Panhandle, killing three people and burning millions of acres, Texas lawmakers have filed...
Texas Panhandle Town Grapples with Recovery One Year After Devastating Wildfire February 27, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Past the terracotta canyons and sloping hills in the Texas Panhandle is a colorful, small town center. A vibrant mural...
First Measles Death Reported in West Texas Outbreak February 26, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune and Terri Langford, The Texas Tribune A school-aged child has died in Lubbock from measles, the first death reported in an ongoing outbreak that has infected...
Texas Farmers Look to New Congress to Update Crucial Farm Bill January 9, 2025 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Texas farmers tepidly celebrated last month after Congress barely managed to extend a package of laws meant to aid the...
New Texas Law Eliminates Annual Vehicle Safety Inspections December 27, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Most Texas drivers will no longer be required to have their cars pass an annual safety exam after state lawmakers...
Texas Farmers and Ranchers Sound Alarm Over Languishing Farm Bill September 30, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Federal lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the economic catastrophe that could happen if a new farm bill...
Oil and Gas Power Lines Suspected of Causing Texas Panhandle Wildfires August 1, 2024 By Emily Foxhall, The Texas Tribune, Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune and Carlos Nogueras Ramos, The Texas Tribune When a spate of wildfires tore across the Texas Panhandle in February and scorched 20,000 acres of Craig Cowden’s ranch...