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The City of Lindale announced Tuesday that a portion of a busy road will temporarily shut down in July. In a post on their ...

Blanco State Park, nestled along the crystal-clear Blanco River in the heart of Texas Hill Country, proves that sometimes the most extraordinary experiences come with the most ordinary price tags.

This Texas Hill Country-style property on nearly 5 acres in Friendswood was one of the Houston area's most expensive homes ...

Texas producers are facing a mixed bag of rain and drought according to Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service experts.

Facing the possibility of losing control of the U.S. House next year, Republicans are considering aggressively gerrymandering ...

Luckenbach was established as South Grape Creek in the 1840s. Like much of the Texas Hill Country, the community was founded ...

In Texas, the state constitution doesn’t specify timing, so the redrawing of maps is left to the discretion of the governor and the Legislature. Lawmakers gaveled out of their 140-day regular session ...

New reporting shines a light on the behind-the-scenes push by Team Trump to gerrymander the state's congressional maps ahead of next year's elections.

Saharan dust is drifting across the southeastern U.S. and entered the Texas Gulf Coast early Thursday. Fortunately for Texas, the heaviest concentrations remain farther east — along the Gulf ...

As written, Texas’ law allows undocumented immigrants residing in the state to access in-state tuition rates. Former Governor Rick Perry signed the Texas Dream Act, a decision that later served to ...

The Jensens operated Arroyo Terminals in Rio Hondo, Texas, according to federal authorities. The company claims it “specializes in the domestic and cross-border acquisition of crude oil,” according to ...