Water supplies in the Texas Hill Country are in a tight spot due to drought, with Lake Travis and Lake Buchanan currently 31 and 11 feet below their average levels, respectively. The drought is ...

Hail the size of grapefruit was reported on Sunday near Amarillo, Texas. Thunderstorms accompanied by wind gusts up to 90 mph swept across the Texas panhandle, causing widespread power outages.

Palo Duro Canyon Ranked the 10th Best State Park. Palo Duro Canyon was recently ranked by USA Today as the 10th Best State Park in the nation according to ABC7Amarillo.com.There are more than 30 ...

Netflix is preparing a brand new drama series, Ransom Canyon! The Texas-set show is said to be described as Virgin River meets Yellowstone, and is a romance-fueled family drama and contemporary ...

Energy & Environment Texas lawmakers target water, energy and environmental hazards in new legislation. Barring a veto from Gov. Greg Abbott, these will soon become law in Texas.

The Heartland Flyer, an Amtrak route between Oklahoma City and Fort Worth, is a jointly funded partnership between Texas and Oklahoma City. Oklahoma's portion for 2025 was $4.5 million. The Texas ...

Carson Allen led four Canyon baseball players that garnered Class 4A all-state recognition from the Texas Sports Writers Association.

Texas Railroad Commission gets $100M boost for plugging wells, tech upgrades. By Mella McEwen, Oil Editor June 6, 2025. Christi Craddick, Railroad Commission Chairman.

After more than 5 inches of rainfall was recorded across much of South Texas, lake levels did rise, but not by as much as you might think. San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to ...

SOUTH FORK — The Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (DCNR) celebrated the Path of the Flood Trail in Cambria County as Pennsylvania’s 2025 Trail of the Year. Prior to this latest ...

Anti-vaccine activists seized on a measles outbreak in Seminole, Texas, and turned the small Mennonite city into a battleground between fringe doctors and mainstream medicine.

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