Coverage of pets in Texas focuses on companion animals, from adoption and everyday care to veterinary treatment and the relationship between people and their pets. Reporting follows the statewide shelters, clinics and pet industry stories that shape how Texans keep animals.
Texas A&M researchers are testing whether livestock guardian dogs can reduce coyote predation on endangered swift foxes in Dallam County.
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Should ranchers use guardian dogs to protect wildlife like swift foxes?
A Central Texas state trooper saved a malnourished dog found wandering near a local low-water crossing.
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Should neighbors be able to force inspections of a private property in disputes?
The court sided with a Hays County homeowner who keeps emus, ostriches and goats on her 14-acre homestead.
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Do you believe reintroducing endangered species into the wild effectively restores local ecosystems?
The San Antonio Zoo and Zoo Miami reintroduced dozens of Texas horned lizards to a state ranch to help restore the species.
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Do you support using public funds to assist in the conservation of threatened local wildlife species?
A $256,000 grant supports efforts to restore the population of the state-recognized threatened Brazos water snake.
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Should the federal government expand disaster assistance programs to cover all agricultural producers?
The state's aquaculture delegation visited Washington to advocate for expanded disaster relief programs.
Day to day, that means adoption trends, pet food recalls, new veterinary treatments and studies linking pets to mental health. Coverage reaches from the state's major metro areas out to rural counties where animals and owners face different pressures. Pet care trends in Texas often move with the seasons and with the state's heat and storm events. Shelter capacity and the cost of veterinary care are the two constraints that come up in nearly every pet story.
