The Associated Press
Why this US cold snap feels bone-shattering when it’s not record-shattering
The Associated Press • Feb 3, 2026“People have forgotten just how cold it was in the 20th century,” Texas A&M University climate scientist Andrew Dessler said.
Texas leads the nation in supplying new residents to other states
The Associated Press • Jan 22, 2026“The obvious and primary answer is size,” said Dudley Poston, professor emeritus of sociology at Texas A&M University. “There’s got to be more people leaving Texas than leaving other states because of the population size of Texas.”
Climate change boosted Hurricane Melissa’s destructive winds and rain, analysis finds
The Associated Press • Nov 6, 2025Andrew Dessler, professor of atmospheric sciences at Texas A&M University, who was not involved in the WWA research, said the findings of the rapid analysis are in line with existing research about climate change and tropical storms in the Atlantic. “This is completely consistent with our expectation of what’s going to happen in the future,” Dessler said.
‘America First’ Trump loved hanging out with the global elite during his Asia trip
The Associated Press • Oct 30, 2025“He appears to believe in his skills as a one-on-one negotiator with world leaders,” said Jasen Castillo, a professor with a focus on national security at Texas A&M University. “All of this suggests that his foreign policy ventures are genuine.”
US ranchers oppose Trump’s plan to import more Argentine beef and experts doubt it will lower prices
The Associated Press • Oct 21, 2025Texas A&M livestock economist David Anderson said “ranchers are finally getting prices that are going to make up for some really bad years in the past with the drought, low prices and high costs. We finally get some good prices. And we start talking about government policy to bring down prices.”
Why Texas A&M’s Midnight Yell is one of the ultimate college football traditions
The Associated Press • Sep 5, 2025Yell Practice is routinely listed among the top traditions in college football and it is unique. No other school routinely draws some 30,000 people to its stadium in the dead of night to prep for the next day’s game.
Beef prices have soared in the US — and not just during grilling season
The Associated Press • Jul 17, 2025The American beef industry has gotten better at breeding larger animals, so ranchers can provide the same amount of beef with fewer cattle, said David Anderson, a livestock economist at Texas A&M.
FACT FOCUS: No, weather modification did not cause the deadly flash floods in Texas
The Associated Press • Jul 8, 2025“The claim that cloud seeding played a role in this tragic event is complete nonsense,” said Andrew Dessler, director of Texas A&M University’s Texas Center for Extreme Weather.
A Revolutionary War-era boat is being painstakingly rebuilt after centuries buried beneath Manhattan
The Associated Press • Jun 25, 2025Work is expected to finish around the end of the month, said Peter Fix, an associate research scientist at the Center for Maritime Archaeology and Conservation who is overseeing the rebuilding.
Texas, Oklahoma and Nevada make changes to lure business amid Delaware’s ‘Dexit’ concern
The Associated Press • Jun 23, 2025“This is an area in which states, in many ways, are behaving like businesses,” said Robert Ahdieh, dean of the Texas A&M University School of Law. “Delaware is selling something. Texas is selling something that they hold out to be better. So it is very much a comparative exercise.”