As spring breakers gather along the Texas coast for vacation and more people cast fishing lines into the water, marine mammal activists warn about “ghost fishing," which occurs when improperly discarded fishing gear traps marine life.
Smokable cannabis products must be removed from Texas stores by the end of the month under new rules adopted by the state's health department.
The U.S.-Israel war with Iran means higher profits for Texas oil companies and higher costs for its consumers, according to Texas experts who are tracking suddenly-volatile energy markets.
Houston rapper Travis Scott and Young Thug are among 30 artists, activists and actors asking the U.S. Supreme Court to pause the state's death row execution next month for James Broadnax, a man convicted of capital murder in Dallas County.
A new poll shows Austin state Rep. James Talarico in a statistical dead heat against either Ken Paxton or John Cornyn in November’s U.S. Senate election.
There is a chance for severe storms in the greater Houston area on Wednesday as a strong cold front moves through the region, according to the National Weather Service.
ExxonMobil’s board of directors has recommended that the company move its corporate registration from New Jersey to Texas. That would align the oil and gas giant's domicile with the location of its physical headquarters in the Houston area.
A Republican lawmaker from Michigan sent a letter to the National Science Foundation on Tuesday, requesting the federal agency pause its $17 million in funding to Texas A&M University for alleged security failures regarding its research with China.
A split Fort Bend ISD board voted Monday to close seven elementary schools as part of districtwide boundary changes, citing declining enrollment and budget concerns.
From @insideclimate, Corpus Christi officials expect a “water emergency” within months and to fully run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel supplies to Texas airports, trigger a surge in gas prices and result in an “economic disaster."
The hourslong security lines at Hobby Airport and some other U.S. airports this week highlight the potential problems when a government shutdown coincides with the busy spring break travel season.
The hardline House Freedom Caucus is poised to swell its ranks among Texas members after a successful primary season in which two challengers backed by the group’s political arm won their primaries and a third candidate nearly won outright.
Three South Texas brothers and mariachi musicians are being released by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after public pressure and intervention from members of Congress.
Through a partnership with the Blue Zones Project, the University of Texas Medical Branch is creating a plan to increase lifespans in Galveston.
After busting through turnout expectations for the party primaries, can Texas Democrats keep up that momentum for May's runoff elections?
A man was fatally shot by police in South Houston early Monday afternoon, according to the Houston Police Department.
The Trump administration has yet to signal when — or whether — it intends to repay tariffs implemented by executive order just over a year ago. Many businesses may wait years for reimbursement, if it ever comes.
Fort Bend County Judge KP George's last-minute appeal to have the county's top prosecutor removed from his money laundering case was denied Monday, less than 24 hours before his criminal trial is set to start.
How do bull fighters and barrelmen protect cowboys at the Houston rodeo? They put themselves between the bulls and their riders and try to distract the animals while the cowboys run out of the ring.
The Texas Department of Public Safety quietly released body camera and security footage from a case in which federal immigration officers in South Padre Island last year shot and killed a 23-year-old San Antonio man.
A Texas-based sleep medicine specialist explains the impact of losing an hour's sleep, and why it's harder on children than adults.
Spring break and a partial shutdown of the federal government are causing a logjam at Hobby Airport in Houston, where travelers face hours-long wait times to make it through security screening lines.
Attorneys for Texas hemp businesses say raids have hurt their revenue and reputation, while police said they’re necessary to root out products with illegal levels of THC.
Oil prices spiked near $120 per barrel before falling back Monday as the Iran war intensified, threatening production and shipping in the Middle East and pummeling financial markets.
The latest installation at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston doesn’t have a “Do Not Touch” sign — in fact, you’re supposed to climb inside of it.
A private jet from Houston that crashed in Maine in January, killing all six people aboard, remained on the ground 8 minutes longer than it should have after receiving a deicing treatment in a snowstorm, according to a report issued by the NTSB.
Rice University’s Kinder Institute for Urban Research received a $55 million grant from the Kinder Foundation to continue its research “for decades to come,” the university announced.
Luis Arturo Sanchez announced his resignation this week as Harris County's chief medical examiner -- ending a more than 20-year career in the county's forensic sciences center.
