Millions of Birds Now Migrating Safely Through Darkened Texas Cities After Successful Lights Out Campaign
Reducing the reflections from exterior lighting on tall buildings worked to prevent 60% of all bird collision deaths in cities like Houston.
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Volunteers in Texas Saved Thousands Of Sea Turtles From The Shocking Cold Weather
Volunteers, residents, and even SpaceX, all contributed to a massive sea turtle-saving operation on South Padre Island during the cold snap.
Watch 2,200 Cold-Stunned Turtles Being Released by Volunteers Back Into the Gulf
After thousands of turtles were rescued from cold waters off the Texas coast, they've been nursed back to health, and sent back to the sea.
300 Epic Ancient Murals 'Unique in the World' Depict Creation Myths on Texas Rock: 'Oldest Books in North America'
Down in Texas, a unique style of rock art is bringing to life a culture with a penchant for incredible art and wild imaginations.
Community Pulls Together to Restore House so 94-Year-old WWII Vet Can Go Home
94-year-old veteran Alfred Guerra has been getting his San Antonio house repaired by other kind veterans.
Strangers Shelter Stranded Delivery Driver for 5 Days During Texas Cold Snap-Now She's 'Part of the Family'
Nina Richardson and Doug Condon opened their Austin, TX home to a grocery delivery driver who got stuck in their driveway for 5 days.
Sustainable 3D-Printed Ranch House Wins Award and Takes Just Two Weeks to Construct (Watch Time Lapse)
The 2,045-square-foot, midcentury modern, three-bed two-bath ranch house was designed with natural materials next to raw gray printed cement.
U.S. to Plug More than 10,000 Abandoned Carbon-Emitting Oil and Gas Wells in 24 States
Once sources of energy, these derelict wells act as exhaust pipes that emit methane from the basins into which they were drilled.
Watch How Texas Man Found Huge Dinosaur Tracks in Riverbed Dried From Drought
Droughts aren't all bad. Sometimes the receding of rivers reveals amazing things, such as the tracks of a giant dinosaur from 113m years ago.
Sanctuary Containing 'Healthiest Coral Reefs in the World' Just Tripled in Size Thanks to U.S. Government Protection
The US just tripled the size of Gulf of Mexico's largest coral sanctuary-expanding the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.
Botanical Researchers Are 'Thrilled' After Discovering an Oak Tree Once Thought to Be Extinct
A lone tree standing about 30 feet-tall in Big Bend Nat'l Park is an oak once thought to be extinct (Q. tardifolia) for over a decade.
Houston Has Housed 25,000 Homeless People With Apartments of Their Own
Houston has decreased its homelessness rate by 63$ over the last decade, leading by far all of the other major American cities.
Missing Texan Trapped for 3 Hours in Her Submerged Car Saved by Passing Fisherman-Learn How to Save Yourself Too
The woman had been reported missing by loved ones but was only discovered because a fisherman happened to see the faint outline of a car roof
Texas Lists Two Critical Pollinator Flowers as Endangered Species, Practically Guaranteeing Milkweed Recovery
The twistflower and the milkweed now enjoy the protections of the Endangered Species List, the most successful and robust such law on earth.
Striking 3D-Printed Hotel Will Turn Heads With its Design Ideas For Texas Location
The local West Texas earth is being added to the 3D printing cement mixture to ensure the luxury cabins blend in with their surroundings.
A Dog Lost For 36 Hours Rang the Animal Shelter's Doorbell
At 1:40 AM, the surveillance camera on the doorbell caught an image of the clever dog and her wet nose seeking help.
First 2-Story Home to be 3D Printed in the U.S. Reaches for the Sky in Texas
An enormous printer is erecting what is reported to be the first 3D-printed, two-story home in the U.S in Houston, Texas.
Bats Fly Again Under the Bridge Where Rescuers Found 1,500 of Them Freezing on the Ground
1,544 cold stunned bats were saved entirely by volunteers at the Houston Humane Society, and were released this week.
First 3D Printed Neighborhood is Providing 100 Sturdy Affordable Solar Homes Near Austin For $400K+
Lennar, one of the nation's largest home builders will be partnering with 3D-Printing firm ICON to create 100 3D-Printed homes.
She Lost Her Father's Ashes but a Stranger Digs 4 Hours Through Trash to Find Them
Dickerson's father died when she was just 7 years old. She wears the ring continuously, knowing that he is always there with her.
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