New World screwworm: Gov. Greg Abbott expands disaster declaration against parasite ... and more news
About this episode
Gov. Greg Abbott expands a disaster declaration to combat the New World screwworm infestation in South Texas, alongside other local news updates.
Gov. Greg Abbott expanded a statewide disaster declaration Friday authorizing the use of all available personnel and resources to fight what has been described as an infestation of the New World screwworm in South Texas. In other news, after a bruising week for downtown Dallas, Mayor Eric Johnson says the city cannot afford to cling to a half-century-old City Hall as he stepped up his push to free the site for redevelopment; White Rock Lake's boathouse has become the center of a growing dispute between residents who say the city has failed to enforce accountability and nonprofit leaders who are suing the city of Dallas; and the Texas electric grid could experience a new all-time peak demand this summer thanks to a combination of hotter temperatures and growing number of large electricity users, like data centers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: The Dallas Morning News
Topics covered
- New World screwworm
- disaster declaration
- Dallas news
- electric grid
- redevelopment
- local disputes
Keywords
- New World screwworm
- Gov. Greg Abbott
- disaster declaration
- Dallas
- electric grid
- redevelopment
- White Rock Lake
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: City Hall, Dallas, Texas electric grid
Places: South Texas, White Rock Lake
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