Regents Approve Advanced AgriLife Research Greenhouse in Dallas as Law Students Save Professor's Life

Texas A&M Regents Approve State-of-the-Art AgriLife Greenhouse in Dallas

DALLAS, Texas — The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents approved construction on Thursday, November 12, 2026, for a 7,700-square-foot Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) research greenhouse at the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Dallas. Designed with climate-controlled hydroponic and vertical cultivation bays, the facility will focus on breeding heat-tolerant vegetable varieties and developing water-efficient urban farming technologies tailored for hot Southern climates.

AgriLife scientists noted that the facility will strengthen regional agricultural resilience and provide fresh produce solutions for dense metropolitan populations.

UNT Dallas Law Students Recognized for Saving Professor's Life Following In-Class Cardiac Arrest

At the UNT Dallas College of Law, university officials commended four second-year law students whose quick thinking and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training saved the life of law professor Mark Smith after he experienced sudden cardiac arrest during an afternoon lecture. The students administered chest compressions and deployed a campus automated external defibrillator (AED) until Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedics arrived, enabling the professor's full recovery.

Dallas Water Utilities Schedules Critical Maintenance for DallasGo Online Portal

The City of Dallas announced that its customer account portal, DallasGo, will undergo planned technological maintenance on Monday evening, November 16. Dallas Water Utilities confirmed that the scheduled upgrade will enhance digital security, update customer billing dashboards, and ensure seamless electronic payment processing for hundreds of thousands of residential and commercial accounts.