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• From Memorial High physics class to NASA Moon mission, McAllen engineer makes history

  April 1, 2026 4:46 PM

  A McAllen Memorial High School graduate is helping lead NASA's first crewed mission to the Moon in more than 50 years. Debbie Whitis Korth graduated from Memorial in 1987 and is one of the chief engineers behind Artemis II. Korth now serves as Orion Deputy Program Manager at... more »

• Texas A&M committee rules professor's firing over gender identity lesson was unjustified

  November 23, 2025 4:58 PM

  A Texas A&M committee agreed that the university was wrong to fire a professor earlier this year after a controversy over a classroom video that showed a student objecting to a children's literature lesson about gender identity. The internal committee ruled that the university didn't follow proper procedures and... more »

• Student of the Week: La Joya High School's Servando Reyna Play Video

  October 30, 2025 12:51 AM

  At La Joya High School, Servando Reyna is known for taking on challenges and turning them into opportunities. Once a shy student, he's now found his voice. “I struggled mainly with some antisocial aspects, I’ve never really enjoyed speaking to other students my freshman year,” Servando said. ... more »

• Texas Republicans are redefining higher ed. It’s creating confusion about free speech on campuses.

  October 23, 2025 11:54 AM

  At colleges across Texas last month, a series of viral campus videos, abrupt professor firings, confusing teaching restrictions and sudden course audits came in such rapid-fire succession that before the fallout was over at one public university, another scandal was upending norms at a school hundreds of miles away. ... more »

• Trans Texas college students bearing more hostility as officials push binary gender definitions

  October 21, 2025 11:32 AM

  When Liz Graff started their second year of law school this fall, the nonbinary transgender student noticed a shift in how their peers treated them. Male classmates stopped holding the door for Graff or bumped into them on the sidewalk. In class, students called transgender women “men.” Peers said... more »

• FEMA has denied or not advanced most Kerr County aid applications after deadly July 4 flood

  October 16, 2025 11:45 AM

  Only about one-fifth of applicants for federal disaster assistance from Kerr County have been deemed eligible to get financial help so far, leaving hundreds without governmental aid more than three months after deadly floods ravaged the county on July 4. As of Oct. 11, Federal Emergency Management Agency... more »

• What we know about Texas colleges reviewing courses amid push to limit gender identity instruction

  October 7, 2025 2:30 PM

  " What we know about Texas colleges reviewing courses amid push to limit gender identity instruction " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for... more »

• STC teaming up with NASA to introduce high school students to aerospace and engineering careers Play Video

  October 1, 2025 3:43 PM

  The Texas A&M Engineering Academy at South Texas College and NASA are helping grow the next generation of aerospace engineers thanks to a high school program. High school students enrolled in NASA’s High School Aerospace Scholars Program learn from NASA professionals and receive hands-on experience to learn if this... more »

• Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video

  September 18, 2025 7:13 PM

  " Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil over viral classroom video " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide... more »

• Concerns raised after 'kissing bug’ disease detected in Hidalgo County Play Video

  September 16, 2025 11:15 PM

  Two chronic cases of a life-threatening tropical disease spread by a parasite were detected in Hidalgo County, authorities said. Researchers are now looking for ways to raise awareness on Chagas disease, spread by the insect known as the kissing bug. The small, dark bug is found in homes... more »

• Texas legislative committees will study freedom of speech on college campuses in wake of Charlie Kirk killing

  September 14, 2025 12:12 PM

  " Texas legislative committees will study freedom of speech on college campuses in wake of Charlie Kirk killing " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign... more »

• Texas A&M system approves new AgriLife Research Center in McAllen Play Video

  September 12, 2025 1:55 PM

  A multi-million dollar investment is on its way to the Rio Grande Valley. Texas A&M University has green-lit a new project. A new AgriLife Research Center will be built in north McAllen. The new facility is expected to drive growth in more ways than one. From training future... more »

• Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards

  June 27, 2025 12:43 PM

  " Texas A&M, university systems in other red states will create their own agency to review schools’ quality standards " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. ... more »

• What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented students

  June 14, 2025 2:31 PM

  " What to know about Texas ending in-state tuition for undocumented students " was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief , The... more »

• UTRGV Track and Field Season ends with the Women's High Jump Play Video

  June 1, 2025 11:30 PM

  UTRGV Women's Track & Field season has officially come to an end. Junior Achol Maywin competed in the Women's high jump semifinals at the NCAA West First Round at the E.B. Cushing Stadium at Texas A&M. Maywin cleared the 1.71 meter mark on her second attempt tying for the... more »

• Texas A&M students research masks for personal protection Play Video

  April 3, 2020 7:20 PM

  COLLEGE STATION – With a growing need for personal protection equipment, a professor and a couple of graduate students from Texas A&M University are stepping up to create and test different types of masks. Their goal is to help healthcare professionals know which masks will protect them best in... more »

• St. Joseph's Zolezzi Departs For Texas A&M Play Video

  August 15, 2019 7:44 PM

  BROWNSVILLE - St. Joseph Academy grad Pablo Zolezzi is off to College Station. The three-time state champion in the discus will compete for Texas A&M. As CHANNEL 5's Ruben Juarez reports, Zolezzi is on cloud nine right now. more »