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Texas Researchers Use Okra to Remove Microplastics from Wastewater
Tarleton State University researchers have demonstrated that food-grade plant extracts, especially those from okra, have the power to remove microplastics from wastewater.
The health effects...
Visit ‘Fortlandia’ Where Designers Have Built Odes to Childhood Fort-Building in Austin, Texas
An annual mass ‘fort building’ event is going on now which for years has brought smiles uncountable to the faces of children visiting in...
Texas and Philly Join Movement to Dim Lights at Night – Making it Safer for Migrating Birds
Since 1990, cities around the U.S. have gradually been cutting or dimming outdoor lights in order to help one of their most vulnerable populations—migratory...
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry Come to the Rescue of Texas Women’s Shelter After Winter Storm
When a women's shelter was badly damaged during the brutal winter storms that recently hit Texas, a famous couple came to the rescue—with Prince...
In Texas Natural Disaster This Furniture Store Owner Heroically Offers His Store as Shelter — Again
Texas has seen more than its fair share of weather-related calamities—but there's one valiant businessman who has consistently stepped up to make sure his...
Strangers Shelter Stranded Delivery Driver for 5 Days During Texas Cold Snap–Now She’s ‘Part of the Family’
Chelsea Timmons decided to make it her last delivery because the roads in Austin, Texas were getting slicker. When she ended up getting stuck...
Mercy Chefs Serves Its 10 Millionth Meal — Then, Heads to Texas to Feed ‘Bodies and Souls’ in the Cold
The Virginia-based disaster relief and humanitarian aid group Mercy Chefs reached a magnificent milestone this month, serving its 10 millionth meal.
The nonprofit, founded in...
Volunteers in Texas Saved Thousands Of Sea Turtles From The Shocking Cold Weather
In the midst of a mind-bogglingly severe cold snap, heroic efforts are being made in Texas by warm-blooded animals to save thousands of their...
13-Year-old Texas Boy Raises $6,000 to Buy Christmas Presents For Kids in Homeless Shelter
A young teen in Texas became the secret Santa for 61 homeless children, showering them with Christmas presents this year.
Jaxson Turner raised $5,900 through...
Austin, Texas Votes ‘Yes’ on a $7 Billion Transportation Revolution
The Texas state capitol of Austin is getting ready for a public transit revolution, with a $7 billion plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions...
Texas Couple Married for 46 Years Beats COVID-Cancer-Chemo Crisis And Returns Home with Clean Bills of Health
One couple’s love and commitment through impossible-to-imagine circumstances gives a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘to have and to hold in sickness and...
Texas Residents Defend Their Local Mall After Looting is Threatened
After their peaceful protest, Killeen Texas residents Reshard Hicks and Jonathan Hildner organized 75 people to defend the mall from potential looting.
This Café Offers Work and Support to Youth Who Have Aged Out of the Texas Foster Care System
For Texas foster kids who have aged out of the system, the La La Land Kindness Café is offering them a place of employment and community in Dallas.
Businessman Uses Nature’s Wisdom to Transform Drought-ruined Texas Hills into Lush Landscape
What was once an abandoned landscape of waterless scrubland has been transformed into a lush green oasis—thanks to the business acumen of a nature-lover...
21-Year-old Hotel Employee Hailed as Hero After Taking Care of 90 Guests During 36 Hours of Flooding in Texas
The college student served the guests for almost 3 days of sleepless work until his co-worker finally arrived to help alleviate some of the burden.
Historic First: Wind Turbines Deliver More Energy Than Coal in Texas–the Largest Consumer of Coal in US
For the first time in history, wind power has surpassed coal in Texas: the largest consumer and producer of coal energy in the country.
University of Texas Announces Full Scholarships to Residents With Family Incomes Under $65K by 2020
Texas University has vowed to cover full tuition for students from families that earn up to $65,000 a year—for more than 8,600 undergraduates.
Texas Signs ‘Save Our Lemonade Stands Bill’ as Governor Tips a Cold One on Twitter Video
Little lemonade entrepreneurs will no longer have to worry about running their lemonade stands without a business permit in Texas.
From No Cure To No Trace, Texas Girl’s Inoperable Brain Tumor Disappears
A girl’s inoperable brain tumor has vanished—and her doctors have no explanation.
In June, Roxli Doss was diagnosed with a rare cancerous tumor known as...
Popcorn Seller From Texas is Now the ‘People’s Prime Minister of Australia’ (Good News Guru Podcast)
Peter Dutton isn't just an American popcorn seller—thanks to an unlikely accident of mistaken identity, he now holds the title of “The People's Prime Minister of Australia”.