Science KTSM 50 New Mexico State University researchers among top in world

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Fifty researchers from New Mexico State University have been named among the top 2 percent of scientists worldwide, an increase compared to previous years, the university said. Last year, NMSU saw 41 of its researchers...

Texas higher ed leader praises El Paso progress, says challenges remain

News that matters to El Paso, delivered to you. Sign up for our free weekly newsletter. El Paso has done a great job aligning K-12 and higher education to give students the best opportunities to succeed in the workplace, but there is more work to...

Texas Southern Expands Aviation Program With New State-Of-The-Art Aircraft Fleet

TSU aviation students are reaching new heights. Texas Southern is expanding its Aviation Science Management program by acquiring 12 SR20 G7+ aircraft, marking a historic partnership between Cirrus Aircraft and an HBCU. The multimillion-dollar...

Texas A&M breaks ground on Aplin Center 

Hundreds gathered Oct. 3 on the campus of Texas A&M University to celebrate the groundbreaking of what will become an immersive, hands-on learning hub that will also serve as a campus visitor center. The three-story, more than 211,000-square-foot...

Texas Watershed Steward event set for Oct. 20 in Cameron

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas Water Resources Institute and the Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board will host a Texas Watershed Steward workshop on Oct. 20 in Cameron. The workshop will cover Big Elm Creek and other...

Texas A&M’s Mike Elko brings ‘swag’ to third-down defense

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) - When Mike Elko was at Bowling Green in the early 2010s, third downs became a game within the game for the defensive coordinator. It was easy to get a free man to the quarterback when you sent seven men in pass rush....

Texas school district yanks YA Holocaust novel ‘The Devil’s Arithmetic’ after using AI to detect ‘DEI content’

Jane Yolen and her most famous book, “The Devil’s Arithmetic.” Courtesy of Jason Stemple and Penguin Random House By Andrew Lapin October 3, 2025 Sign up for Forwarding the News, our essential morning briefing with trusted, nonpartisan news and...

VA North Texas Health Care System nationally recognized for its...

The American Heart Association presents outpatient program achievement awards for proven dedication to ensuring patients have access to best practices that reduce risk of heart disease and stroke DALLAS – VA North Texas has received three American...

New Texas A&M faculty hired to advance ecological science

The Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences has welcomed three new faculty members to its Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology. Each brings distinct expertise to strengthen the department’s teaching, research and outreach in...

NASA equipment makes a surprise landing on West Texas farm

A quiet morning on a West Texas farm took an unexpected turn when Ann Walter and her family looked up and saw what appeared to be a massive parachute drifting silently across the sky. Walter was getting her son ready for the day when her husband,...

Governor Abbott Proclaims 2025 Manufacturing Week in Texas

Governor Greg Abbott celebrated the strength of Texas’ manufacturing sector and the role it plays in fueling innovation, driving economic growth, and creating new jobs in communities across Texas by proclaiming October 3-10, 2025 as Manufacturing...

At the Forefront of Energy Innovation, UT Opens Faculty Fellows Program to Energy Researchers

The University of Texas at Austin has been shaping the future of energy solutions for more than a century. From its top-ranked petroleum engineering program to its emerging focus on renewables, UT is home to some of the world’s foremost...

Agents race to Texas crash site as balloon from space is found in crops

Agents rushed to a West Texas farm Thursday morning after a massive balloon from space crash-landed in a crop field. The balloon, part of a NASA research mission, came down on farmland in Hale County near Edmonton, catching residents by surprise....

UT Health East Texas Physicians Welcomes Ishaq Winters, MD, to Tyler

Dr. Ishaq Winters Tyler, Texas (October 3, 2025) — UT Health East Texas Physicians is expanding neurology services in Tyler with the addition of Ishaq Winters. “I am a compassionate neurologist specializing in headache medicine, and I am dedicated...

TI DLP® technology delivers high-precision digital lithography for advanced packaging  

Texas Instruments is enhancing the next generation of digital lithography with the introduction of the DLP991UUV digital micromirror device (DMD), the company’s highest resolution direct imaging solution to date. With 8.9 million pixels,...

"Yellowstone" creator Taylor Sheridan donates creative archive to Texas State University

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Taylor Sheridan, the screenwriter behind "Yellowstone," will donate his creative archive to Texas State University's Wittliff Collections, the university announced Friday. The archive will include drafts of Sheridan's early...

ABC's Jenkins Brothers Reflect on 5,500-Mile Ride for Research

ABC Home & Commercial Services owners Bobby and Raleigh Jenkins completed their Brothers Bike Charity Ride surrounded by family, friends and ABC employees on Sept. 6, at Kyle Field in College Station, Texas.

AAOMS honors accomplishments in research, education and service at 2025 Annual Meeting

Ceremony recognizes exemplary contributions to the oral and maxillofacial surgery specialty ROSEMONT, Ill., Oct. 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS) celebrated the achievements of more than...

When Pseudo-Science Kills: The Human Cost of Vaccine Denial

The COVID-19 pandemic not only left a trail of victims and health crises, but also sowed the seeds of the disinformation that we’re now reaping in the form of outbreaks of preventable diseases. Measles, eradicated in the United States in 2000, has...

Texas SB 140 Under Scrutiny

Readers may recall a recent piece in which we discussed Texas Senate Bill 140 (“SB 140”), which resulted in sweeping amendments to Texas’ mini-Telephone Consumer Protection Act (“TCPA”). Readers familiar with that piece may also recall our...