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A Texas man resorted to bringing his own mousetrap on movie night as his local theater struggles to contain an ongoing rodent infestation. Cinemark Theater in Waco has had multiple customers report ...

MARFA, Texas, Dec. 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Village Farms International, Inc. (“Village Farms” or the “Company”) (NASDAQ: VFF) today reaffirmed its commitment to the Texas cannabis industry after ...

A $1.2 billion energy company with ties in the Middle East has set its sights on deep South Texas as the future home of its next big renewable energy project. On Thursday, November 13, Terra-Gen — a ...

One of the common myths about solar panels is that using them to produce electricity isn't worth the expense. The Solar Energy Industries Association, or SEIA, would disagree, with "more than 8,100 ...

HALE COUNTY, Texas — A family in West Texas was shocked when they say a giant object attached to a parachute landed on their Hale County farm, north of Lubbock. "An exciting day on the farm here!" Ann ...

After moving from Chicago to Texas and opening a storefront in Houston for Biscuit, a bedding brand she launched in 2012, interior designer and blogger Bailey McCarthy was burned out. She admittedly ...

Editor’s Note: A photo of the Cotton Jassid incorrectly provided by Texas A&M has been replaced. We regret the error. AUSTIN (KXAN) — Jon Whatley is a 4th ...

“Ripple in still water, when there is no pebble tossed, nor wind to blow.” — The Grateful Dead Texas has been the engine room of the hemp industry’s recent drama, with lawmakers pushing the throttle ...

U.S. farms are declining, with a 6.9% decrease between 2017 and 2022. Texas leads in farm numbers but has also experienced declines in farm numbers and acreage. The average age of a Texas farmer is 60 ...

DALLAS — I started looking at Texas hail reports on a site called HailPoint recently. I clicked through the first page, the second, third, fourth — you know how it is when you are engrossed in hail ...