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Once eradicated in the United States, a maggot that feeds on living, warm-blooded animals is inching back toward Texas. It may cross the Southern border before the end of the year. Petrie Dish host Bonnie Petrie talks with Sonja L. Swiger, Ph.D., from the Texas A&M University Department of Entomology and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension about the screwworm, the threat it poses to animals and humans, and what can be done to minimize the damage.

Also: Federal court hearing continues in SA over Ten Commandments law; Uvalde records release still leaves unanswered questions; USDA invests $850 million to combat screwworm; Concert tonight benefits Hill Country flood relief

If you’re experiencing chronic pain, adjusting your diet might help.

Also: Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones loses another staffer; New study examines how VR can help dementia patients; Viral video shows incident with octopus at SA Aquarium

Polling shows that many of President Donald Trump’s policies are not popular, and the Republican party would likely lose control of Congress after mid-terms. But according to The Brennan Center, Trump is taking steps to avoid that outcome — by undermining the midterm election in a number of ways.

This week on Texas Matters: The demands of massive AI data centers are growing every day.ERCOT projects the state’s grid will need to double in the next five years to meet the demands of AI.AI also uses a lot of water. It’s projected AI will consume nearly 7% of the state’s water supply by the year 2030, a significant drain on a state already dealing with water scarcity.

Marth Barnette is the host of the public radio show and podcast, A Way with Words. Her latest book, Friends with Words, is a linguistic memoir. We learn about her lifelong passion for languages and her fascination with words.

The UT Health San Antonio professor who is leading an effort to increase the number of South Texas teens who are vaccinated against the human papillomavirus hopes to see cervical cancer eliminated in the United States in her lifetime.

The organ transplant is a modern medical miracle that saves lives, but it is losing critical public confidence. Now Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is calling for reforms.

Also: Tax rate, salary boosts included in county budget talks; Bexar County jail regains compliance; Protections for lesser prairie chickens reversed; Watch out for rain this week during afternoon rush hours.