State Capital HIGHLIGHTS

Texas home insurers see record profitsPreliminary data indicates Texas home insurers earned a 22% profit on premiums collected last year, according to the Houston Chronicle.

Texas A&M AgriLife West Plains IPM Update

According to the latest West Plains IPM Update from Texas A&M AgriLife, crop conditions across Hockley, Cochran, and Lamb counties continue to move forward, with cotton development approaching the bloom stage.

USDA’s Product of USA Label Continues Growth with 10 New Companies Joining Initiative

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L.

Reviving

The flowers had flopped Down the side of the pot No display like intended Yesterday.The arranger forgot To put water in the pot So they wilted And flopped in dismay.“O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years!”Habbakuk 3:2 The next day is here So now look again They’re all standing up!

Be Like a Sponge

Thinking I was typing the words, “Soaking in God’s Word” into my search engine, I inadvertently entered them into a new AI generator. Imagine my surprise when in seconds, up popped the picture it created – a visual representation of those words.

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers; Texas Crop and Weather Report

As Texas producers come to grips with the threat of New World screwworm, another new invasive pest — pasture mealybug — is casting a growing shadow over the state’s forage and livestock industries, according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

SCOTUS supports Texas redistricting maps, restrictions

The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision that permanently clears the use of Texas’s redrawn congressional maps, nullifying claims of racial gerrymandering.The newest map, passed in 2025 to give Republicans additional U.S.

Fatal Lubbock County crash leaves 1 teen, 1 Littlefield man dead

A crash at the intersection of FM 179 and FM 2641 resulted in the death of two people, Sammy Zapata of Lubbock, 19, and Burl Trotter of Littlefield, 87, on July 10, 2026.

Crafty Bookworms

Volunteers help set up tables as attending kids work on making their own custom bookmarks at the Lamb County Library’s craft night on July 9.Julie-Ann Bownds helps kids make custom bookmarks at the Lamb County Library’s craft night on July 9.