Texas

Meet Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan, improved polluted Rio Grande water and designed a self-dosing cleanup raft

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Meet Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan, improved polluted Rio Grande water and designed a self-dosing cleanup raft

Nathan Gael Montelongo, the La Joya, Texas seventh-grader who turned restaurant shellfish shells into chitosan (Image Credit: Society for Science) A fishing trip along the Rio Grande led a La Joya, Texas, seventh-grader to investigate whether discarded shellfish shells could help remove pollution from water. Nathan Gael Montelongo became interested in the problem after a … Read more

In 1834, the O’Connor family’s Texas ranching legacy began; 191 years later, an $8.863 million deal protected 6,409 acres of coastal prairie while keeping it a working cattle ranch

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In 1834, the O'Connor family's Texas ranching legacy began; 191 years later, an $8.863 million deal protected 6,409 acres of coastal prairie while keeping it a working cattle ranch

O’Connor ranching legacy began in 1834; 6,409 acres of Texas prairie protected 191 years later (Image Credit: Kenny Braun) A Texas ranching legacy that began in 1834 is now tied to one of the state’s major private-land conservation efforts. An $8.863 million conservation easement has permanently protected approximately 6,409 acres of the historic T.M. O’Connor … Read more

In 2024, Texas biologists turned more than 160 donated Christmas trees into an underwater reef at Granger Lake, where fish can use them as habitat within 15 minutes

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In 2024, Texas biologists turned more than 160 donated Christmas trees into an underwater reef at Granger Lake, where fish can use them as habitat within 15 minutes

The Christmas season is around the corner, and the must-have Christmas tree often ends up on the curb once the holidays are over, needles trailing down the driveway. They rarely get a second act. In 2024, more than 160 of them got a second act. None of them were headed for a living room, but … Read more

US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

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US billionaire sent wife to Pakistan, secretly divorced her under Sharia law, paying only $50. 13 years later, Texas Supreme Court cancels foreign talaq

Pakistani-origin Texas business tycoon gave talaq to his wife under Sharia Law. Over a decade later, Texas Supreme Court has now canceled it. (Photo: Daily Mail) Texas Supreme Court has ruled that a divorce granted through Sharia law in Pakistan is not valid in the US state. The ruling came in a specific case of … Read more

Indian family in Plano calls police as Texas journalist Sara Gonzales knocks on door with H-1B abuse allegation: ‘I was terrified’

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Indian family in Plano calls police as Texas journalist Sara Gonzales knocks on door with H-1B abuse allegation: 'I was terrified'

Sara Gonzales visited the house of one Rajender Rao Bairineni and accused him of H-1B abuse. The family called 911. An Indian family living in Plano called the police when journalist Sara Gonzales visited their house with her H-1B allegations, as she had been doing for the past few months. Sara revealed that she got … Read more

Tornado in Canyon, Amarillo in Texas? Check map as sirens go off amid warning; scary visuals emerge

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A radar indicated tornado was in the Amarillo and Canyon areas of Texas. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash)

A tornado warning was sounded for Amarillo and Canyon in Texas on September 29. There is a radar indicated threat, as per the update. A radar indicated tornado was in the Amarillo and Canyon areas of Texas. Image for representational purposes. (Unsplash) The National Weather Service (NWS) noted ‘Tornado Warning continues for Canyon TX until … Read more

Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the century-old Texas girls’ camp after the 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction while families of victims fight over its future

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Camp Mystic owners seek to sell the century-old Texas girls’ camp after the 2025 flood; the bankruptcy plan puts its entire 749-acre riverfront property up for auction while families of victims fight over its future

Camp Mystic has been in the news since 2025. The camp was the site of a catastrophic flash flooding along the Guadalupe River in Texas on July 4, 2025 that led to the death of 28 people, including 25 young campers, two teenage counselors and the camp’s co-owner and director, Dick Eastland. A year later, … Read more

This Texas couple said no to a national park in 1972 and walked away with $55,000 and a home for life

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The opening of Guadalupe Mountains National Park in 1966 faced opposition from Walter and Bertha Glover, who operated a café on the land. (AI-generated/ChatGPT)

Most people cheer when a new national park opens. In the 1960s, however, not all West Texans shared that enthusiasm for the new park. Congress authorized Guadalupe Mountains National Park in 1966, and, as the National Park Service’s history of the Pine Springs Store explains, Walter and Bertha Glover operated a small roadside store and … Read more

Who is Donald Johnson? All about his wife Josephine and daughter Amy as GoFundMe shuts down viral Texas fundraiser

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Donald Johnson, 81, went viral after being seen hauling luggage to help pay for his wife's cancer treatment. (GiveSendGo)

A viral GoFundMe campaign for Texas couple Donald and Josephine Johnson has been shut down after GoFundMe said it found “factual misrepresentations” in the fundraiser. Donald Johnson, 81, went viral after being seen hauling luggage to help pay for his wife’s cancer treatment. (GiveSendGo) The campaign raised nearly $290,000 before it was removed. It was … Read more

A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park

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A Texas oil geologist first saw McKittrick Canyon in 1921, later bought the land for a private retreat; 38 years later he donated 4,942 acres and his home, helping create Guadalupe Mountains National Park

When petroleum geologist Wallace Pratt first visited McKittrick Canyon in 1921, he had been sent to West Texas on a trip with oil brokers to acquire leases for Humble Oil and Refining Company. Local land brokers offered to show him what they called the most beautiful spot in Texas, a hidden oasis of clear streams, … Read more