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Scheiner receives national award for impact in viticulture

Award recognizes leadership in bridging science with real-world impact across Texas’ growing wine industry For turning research into results for Texas’ emerging wine industry, Justin Scheiner, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service viticulture specialist and associate professor in the Texas A&M Department of […]

DPS Advises Public to Download iWatchTexas Amid Potential Homeland Security Threats

DPS Texas Department of Public Safety

AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) is urging Texans to download the iWatchTexas mobile app to protect the public from potential homeland security threats, considering recent international events. Using iWatchTexas, everyone can take an active role in protecting Texas communities […]

Attorney General Ken Paxton Successfully Defends Texas Law Requiring Age Verification for Pornography Sites at SCOTUS

Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton scored a major victory at the Supreme Court of the United States, successfully defending a Texas law that requires pornography companies to institute reasonable age-verification measures to safeguard children from obscene online material. “This […]

The Texas A&M University System Joins Effort to Establish First-in-Kind Accreditor

Six Public University Systems Establish The Commission for Public Higher Education Boca Raton, FL (June 26, 2025) – Today, the Commission for Public Higher Education, a consortium of six public university systems, was unveiled. This Commission will create a first-of-its-kind […]

Lone Star Flight Museum Set to Host 500 Girls at the 11th Annual Girls in Aviation Day 

Lonestar Flight Museum

Presented by ExxonMobil on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025 Space is limited for this FREE event. Advance registration required. Sponsorships available. WHO: Lone Star Flight Museum (LSFM) will host 500 girls (and boys) for the 2025 Girls in Aviation Day presented […]

Suspect in Officer-Involved Shooting Tuesday Identified

Rhino Simboli was pronounced deceased at the scene near Jones AT&T Stadium. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. The Lubbock Metropolitan Special Crimes Unit has identified the suspect killed in the officer-involved shooting with Texas Tech police early Tuesday (June 24) morning as Rhino Simboli, […]