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The State Fair of Texas has released its commemorative art for 2025 focusing on Big Tex, its most iconic symbol and ambassador.
Texas health and wildlife officials have detected avian flu in at least four mammal species across six counties on the Texas High Plains. Among them: foxes, raccoons, skunks and cats. The virus is ...
Natural Sciences Research Laboratory at the Museum of Texas Tech University houses the largest collection in Texas. Here's what it has and does.
AUSTIN, Texas — State officials have confirmed cases of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) – also known as bird flu – in mammals such as foxes, raccoons, striped skunks and domestic ...
For over 70 years, Big Tex has stood at the heart of the State Fair, symbolizing the spirit and hospitality of Texas, ...
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The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has discovered avian flu in several species of mammals, including skunks, foxes and raccoons. Dairy cows in Texas tested positive for this strain of flu a ...
at the Museum of Texas Tech University houses the largest collection in the state. It consists of more than 9.5 million objects and specimens, some of which are displayed in the museum's exhibits.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Recent testing by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) detected Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in mammal species. TPWD said HPAI was detected in foxes ...
The threat from the flesh-eating maggots, known as the New World Screwworm, has suspended live cattle imports through the ...