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HOUSTON – (Sept. 6, 2022) – As anyone who’s crossed Texas on Interstate 10 can tell you, the Lone Star State is where east meets west. For Rice University biologist Tom Miller, the sharp ...
More than 700 species of grass are found in Texas. Of those, 12 are commonly used as turf on athletic fields, golf courses, and in lawns. In the Lone Star State, where the summer months are ...
Question: Looking for native Texas grasses which are palatable for horses, to overseed in areas which are currently overrun with King Ranch bluestem.
In the summer of 2011 as oppressive heat and drought hit Texas, grasses were dying and cows were running out of food to eat. To save their cattle, ranchers were forced to truck their cows to ...
Two months ago, the small Texas town of Emory saw its population almost double. The surge lasted about a day, as a livestock auction attracted upward of 3,500 people looking to offload cattle ...
Grapevine homeowner in 18-month dispute with city over grass height 02:23. GRAPEVINE – A Grapevine homeowner is in an ongoing 18-month dispute with the city over the height of his grass, leading ...
Related: This Fort Worth spot is named most peaceful in Texas and among the quietest in U.S. Yatko, who grew up in Grapevine, bought his home in 2012 and soon after ripped out the sod. One year ...
Dry winds and drought-stricken grasses are fueling wildfires ravaging Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas this month, according to NASA's Earth Observatory. Citing the Texas A&M Forest Service, the ...
Thousands of sheep are 'mowing' the grass at solar farms across Texas. Here's why. Sheep graze to control vegetation Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024, at the Blue Jay solar and storage plant in Iola.
Texas researchers are working to curb the spread of invasive grasses that can crowd out local plants and contribute to wildfires, including the fire in Maui that killed more than 110 people and ...