A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a stray possum’s big game in Lubbock to a rookie quarterback’s big game...
Wildlife
Investigators are finding new ways to catch smugglers, but high demand from China, weak laws, and cartel involvement are making enforcement harder than ever.
The Great Cajun Turtle Heist
Alligator snapping turtle populations in Texas were dwindling. One family of smugglers had been poaching them from the state for years.
Found in the state’s riverways, the spiny softshell looks like a cross between a brontosaurus and a pancake.
US and Mexico submit joint bid to host 2027 Women’s World Cup 
Newly released body cam video shows deadly shootout on Houston highway 
Israel presses ahead with bombarding Gaza, including areas it told Palestinians to evacuate to