Keith Lusher 07.16.26 New World screwworm has returned to the United States, prompting an aggressive response from federal and state officials as infections are confirmed in Texas and New Mexico. Parasitic flies are a legitimate concern for livestock farmers, veterinarians, and wildlife managers. Its larvae feed on the living tissues of warm-blooded animals and, if
July 16, 2026 6:00 pm, EDT A helicopter flies over the flooded Guadalupe River in Kerrville, Texas, on July 16. (Joel Angel Juarez/Associated Press) key takeaways: Mandatory evacuations are underway across the Texas Hill Country as flash flooding destroys roads and bridges, with one person reported dead during a rescue operation. An additional 8 inches
July 16, 2026 4:30 PM, EDT The Tesla logo is displayed at a dealership in Miami. (Lynn Sladky/Associated Press, File) key takeaways: A driver slammed down the accelerator, overriding Tesla’s self-driving software and crashing into a Katy, Texas home, killing a woman, the NTSB said. The driver had told the police that he had turned
July 14, 2026 4:30 PM, EDT Storage tanks at the Port of Corpus Christi in Corpus Christi, Texas. (Eddie Seal/Bloomberg) key takeaways: U.S. crude oil exports hit record levels after the Iran war disrupted supplies in the Middle East, benefiting Gulf Coast ports including Corpus Christi. Up to 6.4 million barrels were shipped daily from
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(Images: Toyota) Toyota is expanding its US production, doubling the size of its Texas plant by 2030. Nearly five years after moving all of its mid-size truck production to Guanajuato, Mexico, Toyota announced this week that it will bring the majority of that production back to the United States as part of a $3.6 billion
A newly assembled Toyota Tacoma pickup truck undergoes final inspection on the assembly line at the company’s manufacturing facility in San Antonio in 2016. Tacoma Assembly will now return to the facility. (Luke Sherratt/Bloomberg) July 6, 2026 5:30 pm, EDT key takeaways: Toyota said on July 6 that it would move some Tacoma production from
Keith Lusher 07.01.26 Millions of bees were instantly released into a rural southeast Texas area after a semi-truck carrying more than 400 beehives overturned Sunday morning, prompting emergency officials to close roads and tell nearby residents to stay indoors while crews attempted to recover the colonies. The crash occurred in Orange County, Texas, near the
Dyed sterile fly pupae are used to combat the spread of New World screwworm at the Chaparrosa Ranch in La Pryor, Texas. (Eric Vrin/Bloomberg) June 25, 2026 2:36 pm, EDT key takeaways: Four New World screwworm cases were confirmed at a property in Terrell County, Texas, the largest U.S. cluster reported since investigations began this