*The chairman of the House Agriculture Committee defended farm safety net spending.
*Drought conditions are improving across parts of Texas.
*Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz is asking the U.S. Trade Representative to include the 1944 water treaty in the USMCA.
*Memorial Day will kick off the summer grilling season.
*Cattle feeders in Texas are enjoying a period of economic strength.
*EPA has released a draft insecticide strategy.
*Temperatures are heating up on the Texas Southern Plains.
*A mare must produce good quality colostrum for the newborn foal to be healthy.
