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Texas faced a disaster few could have imagined: brutal winter storms, a collapsing power grid, and millions left freezing in ...

Record-breaking snowfall and chilling cold caused widespread school and community closures across the U.S. Gulf Coast, a region largely unaccustomed to extreme winter weather. The deadly storm ...

Summertime is the absolute best. With the warmer season comes an influx of fun outdoor plans, from theme park adventures and ...

A guest column penned jointly by Todd Staples, president of the Texas Oil & Gas Association, and Dean Foreman, Ph.D., chief ...

The Biden administration is set to allow the first wave of an estimated 25,000 asylum seekers with active cases in the “Remain in Mexico” program into the United States on Feb. 19, just days after the ...

At least two people were reported to have died as heavy rains soaked the region. More thunderstorms were expected on Thursday ...

The bill faced fierce opposition from hardline conservatives who say it is policing speech and could allow the state to jail ...

Severe storms could hit West Texas Tuesday, bringing hail the size of tennis balls along a weak cold front. Find out if ...

Slow-moving thunderstorms dropped record rainfall across much of southern Oklahoma and northern Texas Wednesday, triggering ...