Houston Public MediaAug 29, 2024

Have you noticed a small red bug on your trees or garden? If you do, officials are asking residents to report it and kill it.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/energy-environment/animals/2024/08/29/498178/spotted-lanternfly-found-in-texas-houston-area/

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Invasive Spotted Lanternfly reported in Houston region, experts ask residents to squish if found

Despite only being introduced to the U.S. ten years ago, the Spotted Lanternfly has made its way into 17 states and enjoys to feed on more than 70 different kinds of plants.

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Houston Public MediaApr 8, 2024

State lawmakers and agriculture officials are still assessing the full extent of the damage caused by the record-setting wildfires that ravaged the Texas Panhandle in late February, including the Smokehouse Creek fire, the largest in state history.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/04/08/482745/we-need-to-understand-the-devastation-texas-panhandle-ranchers-describe-losses-from-wildfires/

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‘We need to understand the devastation.’ Texas Panhandle ranchers describe losses from wildfires

At least $102 million dollars. That’s just an initial estimate of the hit Panhandle ranchers took after an outbreak of wildfires in late February — including the Smokehouse Creek Fire, the largest in state history. Over three days this week, a panel of state lawmakers heard first-hand accounts from affected ranchers and investigators exploring the fire’s origins.

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