Scaled quail – also known as blue quail and “cottontops” – are quintessential creatures of the arid grasslands and the dominant quail species in West Texas. Researchers at Alpine’s Borderlands Research Institute are learing how adaptable these seemingly vulnerable creatures are.

The Texas Tech Red Raiders softball team fell to the University of Texas last night in the Women’s College World Series, ending another historic run as the national runner-up. The parasite New World screwworm was confirmed in a South Texas calf. The Texas Newsroom's Lucio Vasquez reports officials are expanding efforts using sterile screwworm flies to stop the parasite from reproducing. The City of Lubbock will be celebrating World Environment Day with a free community event today at Hodges Community Center from 4 to 8 p.m.