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Chaos ensued after a boat came loose on a Texas highway. I’ve always heard the two best days in a boat owner’s life are when they buy it and then when they sell it. While I’ve never owned a boat, I can see how that would be the case.

On average, August is the hottest and driest month of the year. Thursday and Friday will get progressively hotter with heat advisories, with a slight chance of showers and storms on Saturday before temperatures slowly heat back up next week.

Buc-ee's is well known around the state of Texas and the nation as a whole. Everyone at one point in their lives has seen a advertisement for the very famous gas station. They all have a certain personality to them as well. These billboards even generate attention online for the various phrases on them.

A few political jabs were thrown Wednesday as the two contenders running to be the new sheriff of El Paso County spoke at the El Paso Central Business Association's monthly luncheon. Republican candidate Minerva Torres Shelton, a retired FBI supervisory special agent, attempted to differentiate her street-level law enforcement experience with that of El Paso County Constable Oscar Ugarte, who won the Democratic primary runoff in May. ...

More than 90 site visits to senior care facilities between May 17-May 19 revealed at least one violation in 88% of the places, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham announced yesterday in a news conference accompanying a report on the visits’ findings. Of the 91 facilities assessed in the report, 11 received a perfect store, 55 earned a 90% rating and four failed. Representatives from the health department, along with ones from the Aging and Long-Term Services Department, visited facilities in 13 counties, including Santa Fe, and evaluated the facilities’ environments, staff demeanor and the residents’ comfort. Some noted violations included places with strong odors, such as urine, feces or disinfectants. “Our seniors deserve the highest standard of care and respect,” the governor says in a statement. “These findings are unacceptable. My administration is committed to working collaboratively across agencies to protect our most vulnerable residents and ensure that every resident receives high-quality care and lives with dignity.” The governor also encouraged members of the public to join the state’s long-term care ombudsman program to help advocate for residents in long-term care facilities. “Our dedicated ombudsman volunteers advocate tirelessly for New Mexico’s seniors and adults with disabilities,” Aging and Long-Term Services Department Cabinet Secretary Jen Paul Schroer says in a statement. “By visiting assisted living facilities and nursing homes regularly, they protect residents’ rights, investigate complaints find resolutions, and uphold the highest standards of care.”

SEATTLE - Nella Domenici, the daughter of the last Republican senator of New Mexico and now a candidate herself, is facing scrutiny over her cancelation of an interview on a popular Albuquerque-based radio show because her campaign disapproved of the questions submitted in advance. Domenici, who served as one of...

KBTX weekend news anchor, Heather Kovar, went out for a night of Tex-Mex and adult beverages with her boyfriend. The evening took a turn when they headed back to Heather's apartment across the street after an argument in the restaurant about their relationship. Kovar, employed by the popular news station...

As August 8th approaches, marking National CBD Day, I find myself reflecting on the growing conversation around CBD, especially here in West Texas. Living in the Big Country, I've witnessed a slow but steady shift in how we view this once-controversial compound. Though I'm not a user of CBD myself, the increasing number of people turning to it for its potential health benefits piqued my interest.

Austin — Speaker Dade Phelan, the state representative for District 21 in Southeast Texas, is publicly joining other coastal legislators in opposing any rate hike by the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association. The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association's Actuarial & Underwriting Committee met July 15 and voted to recommend the TWIA...

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is taking steps to address prison’s without air conditioning, but one woman who spent 13 years in one, says it’s not enough.

It was a hot start to August today across portions of the Concho Valley, with many places reaching the low-100s. This heat is expected to stick around into the start of the weekend. The area of high pressure, which is helping bring all this hot weather to much of Texas, is expected to retreat westward over the weekend. As a result, temperatures will be able to cool off a couple of degrees and there is a slight chance for some isolated rain showers Saturday and Sunday. Yet, this relief will be short lived as triple digit weather will return next week.

BIG COUNTRY, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) — As summer temperatures continue to rise and evenings stay warm, many people in the South may get the chance to witness the weather phenomenon known as heat lightning. While this can be appealing to the eye to watch at night, it often leaves those wondering: What exactly is heat lightning? […]

HOUSTON – The National Hurricane Center is monitoring a cluster of storms that has a 70% chance of development over the next 7 days. Our disorganized cluster of thunderstorms is currently by the Dominican Republic and moving west-northwest. Development will be slow over the next few days as it will have a lot of land interaction and it’s moving pretty quick.