State game wardens rescued or evacuated nine people Saturday morning after heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding across several Central Texas counties, officials said.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening the $113 U.S. billion cattle industry.

By Tom Polansek and Cassandra Garrison LUBBOCK, Texas/SALTILLO, Mexico, June 6 (Reuters) - Lubbock Feeders has been fattening cattle in West Texas since Dwight Eisenhower was U.S. president. Now, row upon row of pens sit empty.

Gov. Abbott spoke on efforts to control the screwworm after the flesh-eating parasite was found in Texas​.

The 37-year-old Democrat is quickly closing the gap with Trump-endorsed Ken Paxton, a recent poll found.

Major recruiting outlets ESPN, 247 Sports and On3/Rivals have released team rankings for the class of 2027, and area colleges are listed at many different points. In one of the nation's recruiting hotbeds, a pair of SEC schools is dominating, while some Big 12 schools have some work to do before the early signing period begins in December.

Officials expand rail service and increase law enforcement presence as visitors begin filling the region ahead of tournament play.

Sarah Stogner, Reeves County district attorney, said her team investigated the case involving over $300,000 in stolen services.

AUSTIN - Texas baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle expressed strong admiration for the Oregon Ducks' pitching staff ahead of the upcoming Austin Super Regional in the NCAA baseball tournament. Cal Scolari is scheduled to start Game 1 on Saturday UFCU Disch-Falk Field,

This year, 57 of the top companies are headquartered in Texas, compared with California's 56. It's a reversal from two years ago when the Golden State had the pole position.