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Scientists baffled by explosive sargassum growth on Texas coast

1 day ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

Scientists are studying the unexplained cause of massive amounts of sargassum washing up on the Texas coast each year. Getty ImagesEvery spring and summer, visitors flock to Texas beaches in search of sun and surf. But increasingly, they're being greeted by thick, pungent mounds of brown seaweed known as sargassum. Natural but increasingly overwhelming, this seaweed is part of a vast, unfolding mystery across the Atlantic Ocean.
Texas lawsuit seeks to erase new California national monument

2 days ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

The desert setting within the Chuckwalla National Monument, adjacent to Joshua Tree National Park. Bob Wick / Mojave Desert Land TrA Texas group, backed by miners, off-roaders, and conservative legal muscle, is quietly moving to erase 624,000 acres of newly protected California land, launching a federal court battle that could unravel a major national monument.
'All their stuff is still here': Abandoned sailboat sparks Texas mystery

2 days ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

A mysterious abandoned sailboat was discovered on a Corpus Chrisit beach last week. Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico StudiesA routine beach survey took a surprising turn last week when marine biologist Jace Tunnell of the Harte Research Institute discovered a 35-foot sailboat stranded on the shores of Corpus Christi, its sails still open and surrounded by thick piles of sargassum.
Award-winning journalist makes unexpected exit from Houston newsroom

2 days ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

Marlene Guzmán has left her multimedia journalist role at Telemundo Houston. Telemundo HoustonA familiar face on Houston TV news has quietly stepped away from the screen. Marlene Guzmán, a multimedia journalist at Telemundo Houston KTMD, has departed the station, closing a brief but heartfelt chapter in her hometown. Guzmán joined KTMD in November 2024, calling the move a "brief but meaningful return" to Houston. She has not yet shared details about her next professional endeavor.
Texas national parks face deep cuts under new Trump budget

5 days ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

Texas national parks could be at risk under Trump's budget proposal, which would cut $1 billion from the National Park Service. CRobertson/Getty ImagesThe Trump administration's newly released budget proposal includes more than $1 billion in cuts to the National Park Service (NPS), slashing nearly 40 percent of the agency's current funding, including a $900 million reduction to park operations.
Texas hawk dive-bombs people to defend nest in Pearland

5 days ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

In the usually quiet streets of Pearland's Green Tee Terrace subdivision, a fierce guardian of the skies has taken up residence—and it's not afraid to defend its turf. Perched atop a towering pine tree in a front yard, a red-shouldered hawk has become an unexpected menace to residents, dive-bombing pedestrians who unknowingly wander too close to its nesting territory.
Old Texas hotel is one of the most endangered historic sites in the US

1 week ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

The City of San Juan is considering demolishing the San Juan Hotel. Gabriel OzunaThe San Juan Hotel, a historic landmark in downtown San Juan, Texas, has been named one of the nation's most endangered historic places, drawing renewed attention to efforts to preserve the site.
Texas secures rare riverfront land near Big Bend National Park

1 week ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

Heath Canyon Ranch Heath Canyon Ranch, a 671-acre property, is loctaed between Big Bend National Park and Black Gap National Wildlife Management Area. Texas Parks and Wildlife DepartmentA stretch of rugged land just outside Big Bend National Park in Texas is now in public hands following a landmark conservation deal that expands access and safeguards a rare ecosystem along the Rio Grande.
Former Houston reporter is latest to quit the news industry

1 week ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

Former KHOU 11 reporter Brittany Ford is returning to Houston, but not to TV news. KHOU 11 HoustonAfter a brief stint in the Atlanta TV news market, a former Houston reporter is coming back to the Bayou City—but she's not returning to the newsroom. Brittany Ford, who spent several years on KHOU 11 covering major local stories and community events, has announced her departure from TV news after 10 years in the industry.
Cold War-era space relic now on collision course with Earth

1 week ago | chron.com | Ariana Garcia

A 1,000-pound spacecraft is expected to crash land somewhere on Earth this week. adventtr/Getty ImagesA long-forgotten relic of the Cold War space race is about to make a dramatic return to Earth, and there's a slight chance it could land where people live. The spacecraft in question, Kosmos 482, was launched by the former Soviet Union on March 31, 1972, to reach Venus. However, a malfunction during launch left the rocket stranded in Earth's orbit.