Foreigners in the U.S. who want a green card will now have to leave the U.S. and apply in their home country. This is a change into a long-standing system where people already living in the U.S. could apply for green cards while still in this country. https://texasstandard.org/stories/trump-administration-green-card-application-change/
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Starting in the 1950s, participants in the Padre Island Walkathon covered 110 miles – all walking, no running – over three days. https://texasstandard.org/stories/texas-padre-island-walkathon/
Agriculture officials in Mexico are currently dealing with a horde of flesh-eating parasites.
The New World screwworm is a fly whose larvae burrow into the skin of animals like cattle, sheep and deer — often doing serious harm in the process. https://texasstandard.org/stories/new-world-screwworm-texas-mexico-prevention-efforts/
As Memorial Day approaches, Americans are honoring service members killed in action while also remembering veterans who died years after their service due to long-term illnesses linked to military chemical exposure. https://texasstandard.org/stories/on-memorial-day-loved-ones-remember-another-kind-of-war-casualty-vets-sickened-by-agent-orange/
After videos showing robots in and around the airline’s planes, Southwest banned humanoid and animal-like devices, saying their batteries could be dangerous. https://texasstandard.org/stories/robots-banned-southwest-airlines/
The tech is being used to improve efficiency and potentially reduce environmental risk, but industry leaders are also treating it as a competitive advantage. https://texasstandard.org/stories/ai-wastewater-permian-basin-oil-industry-texas/
Spring storms in Texas can bring heavy rain, flash flooding, tornadoes — and hail. Sometimes the hail is pea-sized and harmless. Other times, it is large enough to smash windshields, shred roofs and leave homeowners facing thousands of dollars in repairs. https://texasstandard.org/stories/is-hail-bigger-in-texas/
What the hail? Are hailstorms getting worse in Texas?
Spring storms in Texas can bring heavy rain, flash flooding, tornadoes — and hail. Sometimes the hail is pea-sized and harmless. Other times, it’s big enough to smash windshields, shred roofs and leave homeowners with costly repairs. But there is still a lot about hail that we don’t fully understand.
A North Texas artist met an Uvalde woman through TikTok while he was painting a mural to honor one of the students killed in the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. Four years later, they are married and have a child. https://texasstandard.org/stories/brought-together-after-deadly-school-shooting-fort-worth-artist-and-uvalde-woman-find-love/
Brought together after deadly school shooting, Fort Worth artist and Uvalde woman find love
A North Texas artist met an Uvalde woman through TikTok while he was painting a mural to honor one of the students killed in the deadly shooting at Robb Elementary School. Four years later, they are married and have a child.
The Republican primary battle between incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, which has raged for more than a year, will come to its conclusion on May 26. https://texasstandard.org/stories/texas-republican-gop-senate-runoff-paxton-cornyn-talarico/
Texas Children’s Hospital will develop a “detransition clinic” and fire five physicians as part of a unique settlement with the state, the Office of the Texas Attorney General announced Friday. https://texasstandard.org/stories/texas-childrens-hospital-to-develop-detransition-clinic-fire-physicians-as-part-of-settlement/
Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement
The Texas Attorney General’s office had announced an investigation into the Houston-based hospital system in February for providing gender-affirming care to minors. Such a “detransition clinic” could be the first in the nation.