Every year we hear about Saharan dust reaching Texas, but how does it really affect Texans?

Dangerous heat is expected across large swaths of the U.S. this week, according to the National Weather Service.

The week ahead includes Saharan dust, city office closures, and fireworks fun.

The Texas Newsroom and FRONTLINE (PBS) are collaborating on a new five-part podcast series, After the Flood, an intimate and deeply reported look at the catastrophic Central Texas flooding that killed more than 130 people over the Fourth of July weekend in 2025.

Data centers require significant amounts of water. But state lawmakers say they do not have reliable information about how much water the industry is consuming — and how that will impact the state’s water-scarce future.

A mystery lizard hints at progress for the San Antonio Zoo’s “lizard factory,” where researchers rebuild the Texas horned lizard population.

The instrument is part of a nationwide network that measures gases in the atmosphere and helps support satellite observations.

As of Thursday, Texas has confirmed 19 cases of New World screwworm, a flesh-eating parasite that could cause nearly $2 billion in annual economic losses. Wildlife experts warn that deer may be especially vulnerable because there is no proven way to treat them in the wild.

Kyle spent $250,000 to reserve water from a proposed desalination plant near Corpus Christi. Now officials must decide whether to invest another $250,000 and continue backing the project.

Disease-spreading ticks are posing a widening health and agricultural threat in Texas, where the blood-feeding parasites remain active throughout much of the year and become especially abundant during the warmer months.