Join the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service’s webinar on April 10, “Trees: Your Landscape Legacy,” part of the 2024 Texas Tough Plants series. Learn from Travis County Master Gardener Yvonne Schneider about selecting the right trees for Austin’s soil and climate, with opportunities to ask questions and access the recording later.
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Seating has been expanded for the award-winning and renamed David McKnight ’73 Ranch Management...
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The FDA has been compelled to retract several social media posts that misleadingly suggested ivermectin, a drug used by some doctors to treat COVID-19, is solely for animals. This comes after a lawsuit brought by three doctors accusing the agency of interfering with their medical practice. The settlement highlights ongoing debates over ivermectin’s use and the FDA’s communication strategies.
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Despite low wheat prices, Texas wheat producers are optimistic due to better-than-usual wheat production across the state. The Southern Plains, including major wheat-producing states like Kansas, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado, are reporting significantly improved conditions compared to last year. Producers are considering alternative avenues such as grazing wheat for cattle or harvesting for silage to capitalize on the favorable conditions.
Read More:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/f821ed4d00606b0996d74a9259692e50/0326%20Paxton%20Pretrial%20DV%2004.JPG?w=627&resize=627,376&ssl=1 "Ken Paxton Agrees To Community Service To Avoid Trial, Conviction In Securities Fraud Case")
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has agreed to a pretrial deal that will see securities fraud charges against him dropped if he completes 100 hours of community service, takes legal ethics courses, and pays restitution. The nearly nine-year-old case alleged that Paxton solicited investors without disclosing his compensation, but he has consistently maintained his innocence, framing the case as politically motivated. Paxton’s agreement brings an abrupt end to the case, avoiding a trial that could have led to decades in prison and barred him from future office.
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