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Podcast: The Dallas Morning News
Episode: Texas cattle ranchers fear the return of a flesh-eating pest ... and more news
Description:  More than 50 years since the last infestation, Texas cattlemen are bracing for the screwworm’s potential comeback. Cases are proliferating in a Mexican state that borders Texas, with the pest having escaped containment by an international eradication program that banished it for decades. In other news, the Dallas Police Department said two of its officers shot and killed a man Sunday evening after responding to reports of a person threatening to harm himself at an apartment complex in the Oak Lawn area. Also, about 41% of those celebrating Valentine’s Day plan to eat at home rather than go out, a shi...