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The lesser prairie chicken was deemed “endangered” in New Mexico by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service last November.

"Everyone ... is grieving the loss of something."

As dangerously cold temperatures grip much of the state, hundreds of people are lining up at warming shelters in Dallas. The city is working with local nonprofits to temporarily house the city’s unsheltered population.

HOUSTON — With freezing temperatures expected across much of the state Thursday and Friday, Texas cities are turning their attention to their unhoused communities — the people most at risk

Texas shelters prepare for twin emergencies: arctic cold and an increase in migrants

Cities and nonprofits are using a variety of strategies to keep unhoused people warm. But some organizations warn they’re already at capacity as El Paso sends migrants across the state.

Homelessness has been a major focus in Dallas this year. Mayor Eric Johnson is calling for more help for people without permanent housing, promising a new task force and new solutions. And the region’s homeless services sector is mobilizing in new ways, fueled by major federal spending.

Auckland Airport shares are back trading again after the company responded to comments this morning from Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown, who suggested a capita

This is the KGOU AM NewsBrief for Thursday, Dec. 15, 2022.

Following a decision by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to list the Lesser Prairie-Chicken under the Endangered Species Act, conservation organizations are expecting a boom from energy companies adapting to new protections and landowners volunteering their acreage for habitat.