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As growth in North Texas booms amid a more extreme climate, solar energy is needed to help stabilize the state’s electrical ...

Texas Monthly put out a public service announcement of sorts. In response to a long-sounding albeit fairly faint alarm that may or may not have originated from within the walls of our own office, we ...

Mississippi Department of Transportation is reporting congestion on I-10 past the Louisiana State Line in Hancock County. This is due to a crash on the Louisiana side. The delay is about an hour ...

Deepwater Horizon settlement funds could be used to restore almost 2,000 acres of marsh wetlands on the Texas Gulf coast ...

The Texas Longhorns have been working the transfer portal to add defensive line depth for next season and have landed a big target from the reigning national champions. Hero's journey to Austin is ...

State Sen. Bob Hall (R-Edgewood) filed a bill that would increase Texas’ authority relating to illegal border crossings.

Residents of Thompson, Texas in Fort Bend County are renewing calls to close a coal plant that is causing health concerns for many locals.

Immigration checkpoints are operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and function as secondary inspection ...

Amid the sound of supportive car horns, Josefina Luna said driving around the city of Hamilton has felt different the past few days."I have drove around, and you can feel like the tension in the ...

Right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez has signed a minor-league deal with the Texas Rangers. This deal includes an invite to Spring Training. Just when he returned to the Braves, this is also a ...