When the miserable heat of August broke records and the state collectively ratcheted down its thermostat, placing unprecedented demands on the electricity grid, wind farms on the Texas coast seemed determined to prove their worth.

The national health care debate continues, but Nueces County doesn’t have the luxury of debating its policy much longer.

The people of San Antonio, a city that styles itself Military City, U.S.A., won’t get a better opportunity to salute still-surviving World War II veterans than this week when thousands of veterans gather downtown for …

For decades this city in far West Texas defied the look of most desert communities, with neighborhoods boasting lush, green lawns and residents freely running their sprinklers.

Along with making deep cuts in the state’s budget, Texas lawmakers this year passed bills cracking down on drunken drivers and making it more difficult for the government to take private property.

Facing record-setting high temperatures with each passing day, Texas received more bad news this week as reports indicate La Niña will reform in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, suggesting the state’s devastating drought is likely to …

Alstom Power Inc., a wind turbine manufacturing company, has begun hiring managers for its Amarillo operations. Company representatives have said they plan to hire 40 to 50 employees by the end of the year and …

At least one elected official plans to file a grievance over her salary, although Cameron County Commissioners Court has said there is no money for salary increases.

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, says ways need to be found to speed truck traffic across the U.S.-Mexico border.

A federal jury found a 61-year-old licensed drug counselor guilty Thursday of fraudulently billing the government for $100,000 worth of counseling services that prosecutors said he never provided to federal inmates.