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Eric Henrikson

Austin

Digital Reporter and Digital Marketing Producer at KXAN-TV (Austin, TX)

Digital Reporter and Digital Marketing Producer at KBVO-TV (Austin, TX)

Emmy-winning science journalist @kxan_news reporting in Central Texas. Have a story idea? Send me a tip!

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  • 1 week ago | kxan.com | Eric Henrikson

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - City councilmembers from the town of Lago Vista are worried that "larger users" relying on water from Lake Travis are "undermining regional drought response efforts", according to a new resolution passed by the city on June 9. "Lago Vista is surrounded by water on three sides. We're a peninsula. We see the lake every day. We know how low it is," said Shane Saum, a city councilman with Lago Vista.

  • 1 week ago | krqe.com | Eric Henrikson

    …Detail of chickpea root nodules on Monday, Feb 10, 2025, in College Station, Texas. (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)AUSTIN (KXAN) — One of the biggest problems with deep space exploration is food: You either have to bring it with you or grow it. Research out of Texas A&M may make space farming a little easier. Story continues belowNew Mexico News Insiders: The Crew Behind Swift Water & Arroyo RescuesFilm: These productions were filmed at Rail Yards. Have you seen them?

  • 1 week ago | kxan.com | Eric Henrikson

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - The Milky Way could, relatively soon, collide with a neighboring galaxy. A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy found that there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies could collide in the next few billion years. In this week's Space Space, we're taking a closer look at the report and why NASA is trying to rescue astronauts at the South Pole.

  • 1 week ago | myhighplains.com | Eric Henrikson

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  • 1 week ago | kxan.com | Eric Henrikson

    AUSTIN (KXAN) - One of the biggest problems with deep space exploration is food: You either have to bring it with you or grow it. Research out of Texas A&M may make space farming a little easier. "If we could figure out how to establish a permanent presence on the moon, that's going to help us explore further into the universe," said Jess Atkin, a Ph.D. student at Texas A&M.

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Eric M Henrikson @ericmhenrikson
11 Jun 25

Texas lakes may be in danger. Rivers are at the lowest they've been in a century amid a hotter and drier summer https://t.co/7XEkU3nm7S

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Eric M Henrikson @ericmhenrikson
6 Jun 25

RT @SamCStark: What is better than Central Texas BBQ?? This incredible piece from @KXAN_News documenting it! Check out the new documentary…

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Eric M Henrikson @ericmhenrikson
6 Jun 25

RT @KateEWinkle: MUST-WATCH: Love barbecue, family and history? "Family Beef" is a new documentary from @KXAN_News that premiered yesterday…