DECODING A KILLER'S DNA: SINCE ITS FOUNDING SIX YEARS AGO, FORENSIC GENETICS LABORATORY OTHRAM HAS CRACKED HUNDREDS OF COLD CASES OF MURDER, RAPE, AND UNIDENTIFIED BODIES. AND IT'S JUST GETTING STARTED.

The article focuses on San Antonio's leadership in water conservation driven by the protection of a blind salamander unique to the Edwards Aquifer, leading to legislative actions in Texas to establish the Edwards Aquifer Authority and regulate groundwater pumping to sustain both the species and human water needs amidst legal and environmental challenges spanning decades.