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Smoke, songbirds and prescribed fires in the Hill Country
Dusty cans labeled “dehydrated water,” unlaced boots a few sizes too big and an untuned guitar clutter the space. Engine Captain Caleb Thyer calls nearby homeowners to notify them of the prescribed burn planned for the afternoon.
Extreme rainfall exacerbates contamination in Texas waters, new study finds
With a 3% survival rate, Naegleria fowleri infections are rare, affecting fewer than 10 people in the U.S. annually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But Josiah McIntyre’s case highlights a larger, systemic issue.
The Texas prophecy: Wastewater injection research in the Permian Basin
In August 1981, Catherine Allen’s parents moved to Midland, Texas, following a minister’s prophecy. Nearly half a century later, their daughter debates leasing her property’s mineral rights to a developer drilling beneath her neighborhood, fearing another earthquake triggered by ongoing operations.
Students, faculty reflect on DEI ban after a semester of enforcements
When Thaily Rangel received a text message from her coworker about her job being dissolved, she thought it was a late April Fools joke. “I had a hard time processing it because I didn’t get reached out by any of my bosses or the school officially,” Rangel said, referring to the April 2 message.
A father’s flan recipe
It started at a tailgate; two friends, buzzed under the Texan heat dome, and a conversation about starting a business together. It would take almost a decade for the aromas of their Napoletano flan and pork-fat tortillas to imbue local markets with the familiar-to-many scent of home cooked food, their business realized.
The Putumayo way
A kaleidoscope of beads lights Juan Riaño’s table. He lays out his handcrafts one by one: the tricolor macaw birds, the threaded bracelets and chest laces, the traditional wooden masks.
Volunteer to Vogue: backstage at NYFW
During fashion week, the backstage crew is like a hive mind. From makeup stands to model dressers, seating charts to Run of Show boards, all hands are on deck.
West Campus open journals
On a West Campus lamp post facing 24th St. hangs a scan of a diary entry. Some bypassers walk past it, not noticing it above another poster looking for a band drummer. But others stop to read it, and the anonymous writer is heard.