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A report from a state climatologist and the nonprofit Texas 2036 finds that severe weather events are accelerating

A reviewer defended his criticism of the wearable artificial intelligence tool, saying it wasn’t his job to hype a product that didn’t deserve it.

TikTok’s China-based parent company has a year to sell the app or have it banned in the U.S.

Travis County Attorney Delia Garza said the cases lacked probable cause. Nearly 60 people were arrested for allegedly trespassing during the demonstration.

President Joe Biden signed a foreign aid package that also includes a measure that would ban the popular social media app TikTok if China-based parent company ByteDance fails to divest...

The protest, organized by the Palestine Solidarity Committee in Austin, is the latest in a wave of demonstrations sweeping college campuses. UT Austin administration had warned the group Tuesday not...

Xcel Energy is facing multiple class action lawsuits due to fire damage.

Since 1985, the Harris County Flood Control District has purchased more than 4,000 parcels in the Houston area, around a quarter of which came after Hurricane Harvey.

The approximately 60-acre body of water was created by a leak from a former oil well. Now, a local groundwater conservation district is trying to prove the Railroad Commission of...

People in Corpus Christi could be the first in Texas to drink treated seawater. Water scarcity in the state is a growing crisis, and ocean desalination is being touted as...

Arlington voters will decide four city council seats, with two focused on north and southwest Arlington, during early voting April 22-30 and election day May 4.

County officials said the $500 monthly stipends would be sent out Tuesday but dropped that after the Supreme Court blocked the program.

The northern Panhandle is recovering from the devastation brought by the Smokehouse Creek Fire, caused by a downed electric pole belonging to Xcel Energy. Now, Xcel is the target of...

YA author Jonny Garza Villa says the book examines learning to deal family legacy, youthful romance and loss through the competitive world of high school mariachi.

Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball.

A listener wanted to know the secret behind the beautiful displays of wildflowers along the highway. She’s had trouble growing them in her backyard.

Support once afforded LGBTQ+ foster kids has vanished and a culture of silence has blanketed the agency tasked with raising children growing up in the system.

In the beginning, relatives of the people buried in El Cementerio del Barrio de los Lipanes hoped to protect the Lipan Apache burial ground from further decay. Three years later,...

The evocative world of mariachi music is the perfect setting for the new novel “Canto Contigo.” We’ll hear from author Jonny Garza Villa.

How will the jobs of tomorrow look different? We’re taking a look at some of Texas’ most prominent industries and providing a glimpse at where they’re headed.

In the 1950s, 10% of American workers did agriculture work. Today, it’s less than 1%.

75 Texas counties declined in population between 2022 and 2023.

“You have to be able to adapt and adjust and pivot,” says college counselor Tara Miller.

Federal and state officials say making computer chips in this country is vital to national security and the supply chain. And chipmakers are responding with billions in investment.

Experts say many oil and gas workers have transferable skills for new energy jobs.

Song from the 80s recalls an astronaut circling the planet and reveling in its beauty from space.

An overwhelming majority of companies that took part in the trial stuck with the shorter work week.

The East Texas country singer’s new single, “Long Time Comin,'” is out on streaming platforms today.

Local elections can include city council seats and school board candidates.

The US Senate tossed impeachment articles against the Homeland Security Secretary on Wednesday.