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Drought Update: Major downward trend across Texas, including locally
AUSTIN, Texas — Thursday means a new drought monitor has been released and conditions have drastically worsened statewide. For instance, 18% of the state fell into the "abnormally dry" category, which includes the entire Hill Country and even western sections of Travis and Williamson counties. Additionally, while these particular...
Watch: People Seek Shelter From Tornado in Texas Target
When fleeing from a tornado, you have to do whatever it takes to get to shelter. Ideally, it would be an actual tornado shelter, but a big box store is better than nothing. No, they’re not immune from being destroyed by a twister, but it’s 1,000 times better than trying to ride out or run from a storm in your vehicle. Many have lost their lives doing that.
‘It’s not a normal fire:’ Harlingen firefighters using Cybertruck fire as learning experience
Harlingen firefighters encountered a fire that burns hotter and longer than traditional vehicle fires. On Tuesday, crews with the Harlingen Fire Department responded to a Cybertruck that caught on fire after crashing into a fire hydrant. “This is the first in Harlingen that I’m aware of,” Harlingen Fire Chief Rafael...
DPS Announces Leadership Changes Effective Sept. 1
AUSTIN – The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) publicly announced several changes to key leadership positions across the department during the Public Safety Commission Meeting on Thursday, Aug. 22. The changes are a result of personnel retiring after many dedicated years of service or new positions being created throughout various divisions of the department.
Texas A&M Forest Service Encourages Texans To Prevent Wildfires
During the upcoming Labor Day weekend and the start of dove hunting season, Texans are urged to help protect our lands and natural resources by being mindful of activities that may cause wildfires. Hot and dry conditions in August resulted in increased wildfire activity across North and Northwest Texas. Throughout August, Texas experienced 281 wildfires …
New Technology Results With Mother Arrested In Texas Cold Case
A 23 year old Texas cold case finally got the break it needed because of new technology developed in the field of DNA, and thanks almost entirely to private donations, charges were finally brought against the mother of a day old baby that was abandoned in 2001, and buried with the name Angel Baby Doe.
Texans Need to Start Putting These Stickers on their Mailbox
The United States Postal Service has implemented a new dog bite prevention program to protect USPS employees. Called the Paws Program, the program was rolled out in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, and the western region of New York, among other areas, in June. And now, I think that Texans need to start doing this as well!
Venomous ‘nightmare’ fireworms invade Texas beaches
Texas beachgoers are being urged to stay vigilant as venomous fireworms, described as “your worst nightmare,” have been spotted along the shores near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas. The Harte Research Institute for the Gulf of Mexico Studies, a division of Texas A&M University in Corpus Christi, issued the warning after several sightings of these unusual marine critters.
Right-Wing Group Funded by Project 2025 Megadonors Targets North Texas Educators
Adam Guillette stands in front of an elementary school in Coppell wearing a gray suit and a wine-red tie. His hand is clenched around a microphone, his hair is slicked back and the tendons of his neck bulge as he approaches the camera and warns of a conspiracy that is bringing racism and antisemitism into the classrooms of North Texas: critical race theory.
A Stage 1 flood alert is in effect for coastal counties as a period of widespread rainfall begins
In brief: Today is the first of several days, likely lasting through the Labor Day weekend, that the Houston area will be subject to the potential for widespread showers and thunderstorms. For most of our region these will be a nuisance, but for the immediate coast there is the potential for street flooding, which is why we’re initiating a Stage 1 flood alert for coastal counties.
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