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Dying Breed Outdoors is a local clothing brand that started out with a Texas native making a few fishing shirts for friends. Now, they are working to bring eyes to this Texas State Park.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched a new website to centralize information about the New World Screwworm. Texas Public Radio's Marian Navarro reports a case was detected this fall in a Mexican city less than 70 miles from the Texas-Mexico border. City departments will be closed this Thursday and Friday for Thanksgiving. Our Sean Ryan says offices and community centers will remain closed until Monday, but libraries and museums will resume normal hours over the weekend. A new national survey finds that nearly half of the 1,300 participating small business owners experienced a drop in profits this fall.

A national survey found the smallest business owners are feeling less confident as they close out the year. Inflation, tariffs and shifts in consumer spending are some of the reasons why.

Enrollment opens today for three programs from the USDA providing relief for farmers and ranchers affected by natural disasters in 2023 and 2024. Our Samantha Larned reports on the Supplemental Disaster Relief Program, the Milk Loss Program, and the On-Farm Stored Crop Loss Assistance Program. United Supermarkets will lay off more than 100 positions from the headquarters office in Lubbock, with gradual "restructuring" over the first few months of the new year.

Lubbock-based grocer United Supermarkets will lay off more than 100 positions from the headquarters office, according to a WARN notice submitted to the Texas Workforce Commission. The news comes as grocers and customers across Texas and the country have struggled with grocery prices.

The Texas Restaurant Association says it’s “sounding the alarm” about an economic slump for eateries across the state. Tariffs and a crackdown on immigration are contributing.

Farmers who were promised funding through the federal Regional Food Business Centers have been left in limbo after the Trump administration shut down the program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it will honor grants the program already approved, but it's unclear when.

And to top it off, “They put quite a bit of Big Red into their barbecue sauce.”

Yesterday, Leprino Foods Company hosted an official opening ceremony at a new facility, expected to bring $10 billion to the Lubbock economy over the next 10 years. Meanwhile in central Texas, bird flu continues to spread. Texas Public Radio’s David Martin Davies has more from Texas Parks and Wildlife on recommended steps for protection.

Texas Tech University is considering a transformative campus master plan to better align with its goal of joining the Association of American Universities. Our reporter Bishop Van Buren reports on the proposed layout and the problems it aims to solve. The Texas Standard’s Sean Saldaña has the details on a survey regarding the current state and outlook of manufacturing in Texas.