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Conservation
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Texan by Nature Names 23 Companies to Its 2025 TxN 20, Recognizing Texas Businesses Advancing Conservation
by Lance Murray | Oct 27, 2025
From DFW Airport to Darling Ingredients, North Texas leaders join other innovators statewide proving that conservation and business can thrive together.
by Lance Murray |
Aug 20, 2025
Andrew Pask is known for his expertise in de-extinction science, developmental genetics, and conservation technologies. He leads the Thylacine Integrated Genomic Restoration Research Lab (TIGGR) at the University of Melbourne in Australia.
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by Lance Murray |
Mar 24, 2025
The EarthX E-Capital Summit aims to foster meaningful connections, catalyzing investments, and industry innovation in environmental sustainability, conservation, and cleantech across various verticals—from energy to water to the built environment.
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by Quincy Preston and Lance Murray |
Sep 19, 2023
With only two known living female northern white rhinos left, Colossal Biosciences and BioRescue have joined forces to fend off a looming extinction of the species. At the cutting edge of science, they're harnessing genetic technologies to rewrite the rhino's fate.
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2021 TxN 20: Meet the Industry Leaders Pushing the Envelope for Conservation and Sustainability in Texas
by Quincy Preston | Dec 16, 2021
Texan by Nature, a nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush, named 20 “innovators, collaborators, and changemakers” to its 2021 TxN 20. The honorees—selected after independent research on more than 2000 Texas' publicly traded and private companies—span 12 industry sectors.
Among them are several Dallas-Fort Worth companies.
Among them are several Dallas-Fort Worth companies.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Dec 15, 2020
Marquis' lyric essay is filled with ties to Dallas, starting with its Oak Cliff-based author and its relations to the city, the Trinity River, and Deep Vellum Publishing.
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by Lauren Hawkins |
Oct 20, 2020
The Texas-led conservation nonprofit founded by former First Lady Laura Bush honored 21 companies with Texas operations that are committed to conservation. Here are this year's North Texas honorees.
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by Chantal Canales |
Sep 21, 2020
Wild at Home will allow viewers to explore Africa, the Amazon, and Asia from their mobile devices while staying socially distant during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Dr. Edward Mager, Assistant Professor-Aquatic Toxicology & Fish Physiology, photographed in his lab in the EESAT on the UNT campus in Denton, Texas on August 21, 2020. Photos by Michael Clements.
Swimming Against the Current: UNT Biologists Study the Impact of Construction on Fish
by Riley Farrell | Sep 10, 2020
Through funding from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, UNT scientists are helping state conservation efforts by examining the velocity of four fish species with what they describe as a fish treadmill.
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by Joni Carswell and Taylor Keys |
May 5, 2020
Now, more than ever, the world seeks solace in the healing effects of nature. Texan by Nature reminds us to support the organizations that are producing research, restoring natural spaces, and creating innovations for the future.
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by Payton Potter |
Jul 29, 2019
The zoo estimates it's diverted over 1,000 pounds of nitrile gloves from landfills since 2018. The gloves are shipped out, recycled, and made into eco-responsible planters, chairs, and shelves.
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by Liz Goodwin |
Jul 2, 2019
Hands-on learning projects are teaching youngsters to conserve water, and it's changing Dallas for the better.
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Outfitted with water sensors and sun-syncing lights, the 4-inch by 4-inch OrchidBox is described by the company as the "world's first mini smart terrarium." [Photo courtesy of OrchidBox]
Dallas Inventor Gives Gardening a Technology Makeover With Mini Smart Terrarium
by Rachel Linch | Jul 20, 2018
On the surface level, the patented OrchidBox allows people to garden anywhere, but inventor Nathan Hollis also wants to use the tech as an education tool to raise awareness about plant conservation.
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by Taylor Lowder |
May 22, 2018
North Texas nonprofits and educational institutions receive financial backing from foundations and businesses to further their work in STEM, conservation, workforce development, and more.
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by Heather Noel |
May 16, 2018
Through its TxN Certification program, Texan By Nature will highlight efforts that are "benefiting the state’s people, prosperity, and natural resources."
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![Erica Kosemund, Chief Brand Officer, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Gillian Breidenbach, Chief Partnership Officer, North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; Chief Gary Batton, Chief of Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; Monica Paul, Executive Director of Dallas Sports Commission and President of North Texas FWC Organizing Committee; John Hobbs, Senior Executive Officer of Communications, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma; and Heidi Grant, Senior Executive Officer of Commerce Administration, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, celebrate Choctaw Casinos & Resorts becoming an Official Dallas World Cup 2026 Host City Supporter. [Photo: North Texas FWC Organizing Committee/Choctaw Casinos & Resorts]](https://s24806.pcdn.co/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/FIFA-Choctaw-dec-2025.jpg)
