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Not all white bass are spawning in creeks and rivers. Luke caught these out on the main lake with guide Brandon Sargent (Lead Slingers Guide Service) and Luke’s son Drew.

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NOT ALL WHITE BASS ‘UP THE CREEK’

Dallas ER Physician Shares Critical Eye Safety Tips for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse

Dallas ER Physician Shares Critical Eye Safety Tips for Upcoming Total Solar Eclipse

In anticipation of the upcoming Total Solar Eclipse on April 8, Total Eclipse DFW has provided thousands of ISO-compliant and American Astronomical Society- approved Eclipse glasses to North Texas residents and those who plan to visit the area. Whether glasses were purchased from Total Eclipse DFW or another provider, Eclipse watchers must know how to use them safely to avoid damaging their eyes.

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Turk’s cap (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Lantana (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Pride of Barbados (David Rodriguez/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Zinnias (Michael Miller/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Penta (Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

Salvia (Laura McKenzie/Texas A&M AgriLife)

Eight Great Plants to Bring Butterflies to Your Garden

A delicate butterfly alighting on a garden bloom is a tangible sign for many that spring has indeed arrived.

How to Prep the Night Before the SAT or ACT Exam

How to Prep the Night Before the SAT or ACT Exam

Taking the SAT or ACT exam is the culmination of months of test-specific preparation, and in truth, years of schooling. While knowing that can feel like a lot of pressure, there are steps you can take the night before the exam to calm your nerves and enter the testing site with confidence: 1. Pack your essentials: Going to bed knowing you’ve packed everything you need to succeed during the test will help you sleep soundly and make the morning less frenzied. Your packing list should include an official, currently valid photo identification, your admission ticket to the test, No. 2 pencils (be sure they have erasers), a snack and water bottle (staying fueled is essential), a sweater (testing sites are often chilly and being uncomfortable can throw you off your game), and of course, a calculator. The best exam day calculator is one that’s easy to use and has an intuitive icon menu, such as the fx-9750GIII graphing calculator. While you won’t need all of its 2,900 functions during your test, or its programming capabilities, this Casio calculator is a great companion for high school juniors and seniors as it can support high-level STEM learning in the classroom, as well as go into exam mode for use during the PSAT, SAT, ACT, and other major standardized exams, like AP and SAT subject tests. To familiarize yourself with the calculator and its interface, be sure to use the same calculator for test prep as well.

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A firefighter walks a ridge line as a Chinook helicopter flies over ranchland carrying water to dump on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle after high winds reignited the record breaking fire. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A horse eats on a fresh bale of hay in Canadian, surrounded by a pen that was damaged and a structure close by destroyed by the Smokehouse Creek fire. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A Chinook helicopter dumps water on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in Hemphill County after high winds caused a flare-up. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

Volunteers sort and distribute donated goods at the animal supply point in Canadian. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Disaster Assessment and Recovery agent works outside of an animal supply point setup in Pampa, to help with disaster relief. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

Firefighters battle flames from the reignited Smokehouse Creek fire outside of Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

Texas A&M Forest Service Director Al Davis, right, and Associate Director of Forest Resource Protection and Fire Chief Wes Moorehead, left, prepare for a morning briefing. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Agriculture and Natural Resources Agent Megan Eikner loads bags of feed onto trucks at the animal supply point located at the Hutchinson County Airport in Borger. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A Texas A&M Forest Service plane drops water on a wall of flames that reaches into the sky as the Smokehouse Creek fire reignited on March 3 near Miami. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A Hereford cow drinks from a tank as land burned by the Smokehouse Creek Fire surrounds it. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A pile of metal and ash sitting in a charred field is all that remains of a trailer destroyed by fire in Fritch. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

nside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

A melted swing set and a pile of metal and ash are all that’s left of a trailer homestead in Fritch. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo by Sam Craft)

Inside the Fire Line: Images from the Smokehouse Creek Fire – the Largest Wildfire in Texas History

Texas A&M AgriLife responds to community needs alongside volunteers and other agencies in support of the Texas Panhandle

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Pastor Charlie Nassar (center) samples a piece of Phil Zimmerman’s fried fish with Luke Clayton (right) at the 5th annual Luke Clayton’s Outdoor Rendezvous in Greenville last weekend. Photo courtesy Larry Weishuhn

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OUTDOOR EVENT ALWAYS FUN

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