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MALE AND FEMALE pasture mealybugs are pictured side by side on blades of grass. Pasture mealybugs are expanding rapidly and damaging pastures in a growing number of Texas counties. The aerial view shows the devastation these insects can create, with the left side Bahia grass stand devastated by the pest next to a newly infested, yet still green pasture. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

MALE AND FEMALE pasture mealybugs are pictured side by side on blades of grass. Pasture mealybugs are expanding rapidly and damaging pastures in a growing number of Texas counties. The aerial view shows the devastation these insects can create, with the left side Bahia grass stand devastated by the pest next to a newly infested, yet still green pasture. Photo courtesy of Hannah Harrison/ Texas A&M AgriLife

Pasture mealybug raises alarm for Texas livestock producers

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
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.

Is coffee good for you? Texas A&M researchers provide new insight

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Coffee is one of the most widely consumed beverages worldwide.But it also has been associated with health benefits like decreased rates of Parkinson’s disease and Type 2 diabetes, as well as a lowered risk of some cancers, including colon, rectal and breast cancer.Although the general health...

5 wine myths debunked by a Texas A&M wine scientist

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
You may have grabbed a bottle of wine labeled sugar-free, low sulfite or tannin-free and felt somewhat virtuous about it.However, Andreea Botezatu, Ph.D., Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service enologist and associate professor, Department of Horticultural Sciences, said some common beliefs about...
SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

SHAWN EDWARDS, right, testifies on July 7 before the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services in Austin.

Edwards tells Senate panel about CIT program

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Burleson County’s Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) has become a model for other Texas counties looking for ways to divert those needing mental health assistance away from the criminal justice system.Shawn Edwards of the Burleson Health Resource Center(BHRC)got a chance to share his expertise on...

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
To be in the current list of calendar events, submissions must be received by 4 p.m. on Mondays prior to publication.Lyons EEA meetingThe Lyons EEA will hold its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 16, at 10 a.m. at Harmony Baptist Church, located at 6670 State Highway 36 South in Caldwell.The guest...
CHILIFEST IS HELD annually near Snook and draws a big crowd.

CHILIFEST IS HELD annually near Snook and draws a big crowd.

Chilifest sues ex-president

News Staff
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Chilifest, a non-profit group that organized a large outdoor concert annually in Burleson County for more than 30 years and donated to local non-profits, has filed a lawsuit against a former president saying he took almost $900,000 from them to pay for personal expenses.The lawsuit, filed in...

BC floods again due to heavy rains

Denise Squier
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
After some heavy rainfall over the weekend and extremely steady, heavy rainfall on Tuesday, areas across Burleson County are once again under water.At 8:35 a.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service (NWS) out of Houston/Galveston issued a Flood Advisory for the county until 10:30 a.m. However,...
CALDWELL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, from left, Mark Foisie, Harry Bowers, Polly Bowers and retired firefighter Doug Beavers stand next to these fire trucks at the fire station.

CALDWELL VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS, from left, Mark Foisie, Harry Bowers, Polly Bowers and retired firefighter Doug Beavers stand next to these fire trucks at the fire station.

Caldwell VFD to celebrate 140 years of service

Roy Sanders
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
Caldwell’s volunteer firefighters have spent most of their lifetimes responding to stressful situations that require calmness and quick thinking.It seems no two crisis situations are exactly alike, and there is lots of fast decision making under pressure.It is not for everyone, and they do it for...
BRUNO SHIMEK PRESENTS County Judge Keith Schroeder with a certificate recognizing the commissioners court as a sponsor of the Kolache Festival Bake Show. Photo courtesy of Holly Narro

BRUNO SHIMEK PRESENTS County Judge Keith Schroeder with a certificate recognizing the commissioners court as a sponsor of the Kolache Festival Bake Show. Photo courtesy of Holly Narro

BHRC receives $750,000 grant

Sabine Lazo
Wednesday, July 15, 2026
The Burleson Health Resource Center (BHRC) has been awarded a $750,000 Community-based Opioid Recovery Effort (CORE) grant, to be distributed over three years.
LOCAL YOUTH

LOCAL YOUTH

LOCAL YOUTH

News Staff
Wednesday, July 8, 2026
LOCAL YOUTH enjoy the July 3 celebration last Friday at Elizabeth Lutheran Church.
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