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The state has plugged the Thompson Callaway Spears No. 1 well six times and spent more than $1 million, yet gas still leaks near homes. Texas has no statewide law on building near old wells. Here is what buyers should know.
The Charter Review Committee holds its final review tonight. Approved proposals would bar mid-term quitters from council for up to six years and cut the quorum from four to three.
On the first day of early voting, the Democratic nominee for governor sued to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott's office and Musk's companies. Abbott's lawyers say the court has no power to order it and the request was for her campaign.
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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a federal plan at JPS Health Network to catch kidney disease earlier, open up dialysis and expand transplants. Here is what it does, what it does not do yet, and who should get checked.
A Houston Advanced Research Center report projects that nitrogen oxide emissions could rise 35% by 2031 even in a clean-power scenario, and nearly 400% if data centers run on their own gas generators. Here is the health risk and how to protect your family on bad air days.
A study of more than 110,000 surgeries found that adding air purification units to operating rooms made no difference in infections or deaths. Here is what researchers think matters more, and what patients can do to lower their own risk.
Federal health officials have recommended limits that would put concentrated 7-OH products in Schedule I while sparing natural kratom. Texas already caps 7-OH and bans synthetics. Here is what the rules say and why doctors worry.
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. Texas health officials are pointing families to Early Childhood Intervention, and a 2015 state law shapes what parents are told when a test or diagnosis comes back positive.
At a Columbus church, overdose survivors share their stories as xylazine and medetomidine, known as tranq, make the fentanyl crisis more dangerous.
Pope Leo XIV will hold his general audience Wednesday, his first since lung cancer surgery on Oct. 13, as he recovers at the Vatican.
Archbishop James Golka asked Father Chad Ripperger to take a one-year break from public speaking and interviews. The archdiocese says he readily agreed.
The self-styled Pecan Capital of the World owes much to an 1874 English immigrant. AgriLife experts explain when pecans are ready, how to store them and a lighter coffee cake.
Collards shrug off cold, taste sweeter after a frost and can produce all winter near the coast. Here is AgriLife's care and harvest advice and a simple skillet method.
Warm soil and cooler air make October and November the best window to plant in Brown County. Here is the agent's three-step method and when to sow wildflower seed for spring.
October is garlic month in Hunt County, and AgriLife's dates leave room for turnips, mustard, carrots, spinach and radishes into November.
Austin County's master gardeners host a free lunch talk on planting native fall wildflowers. October is prime time for bluebonnet seed, and two trusted Texas sources disagree on one step.
On the first day of early voting, the Democratic nominee for governor sued to inspect unredacted communications between Gov. Greg Abbott's office and Musk's companies. Abbott's lawyers say the court has no power to order it and the request was for her campaign.
Castroville, Texas (ZIP 78009) was founded in September 1844 by Henri Castro’s Alsatian colonists on a bend of the Medina River. The town refused to pay for the railroad and lost the Medina County seat to Hondo in 1892.
The Trump administration says it has revoked more than 300,000 visas in the president's second term, most for crimes such as assault and drunk driving.
Two days before the Battle of Brandywine, British forces under Howe and Cornwallis occupied the farms and roads around Hockessin. The location of Howe's headquarters then vanished from local memory for nearly 240 years — until a former DuPont chemist rebuilt the map.
It is the district's first bond since 2019. Most of the money goes to aging buildings and a partial Keller Middle School rebuild. The district says the tax rate will not change.
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched a federal plan at JPS Health Network to catch kidney disease earlier, open up dialysis and expand transplants. Here is what it does, what it does not do yet, and who should get checked.
At a Columbus church, overdose survivors share their stories as xylazine and medetomidine, known as tranq, make the fentanyl crisis more dangerous.
The self-styled Pecan Capital of the World owes much to an 1874 English immigrant. AgriLife experts explain when pecans are ready, how to store them and a lighter coffee cake.
The Texas Fish Art Contest is open to K-12 students through Feb. 28. Here is how to enter, what the rules require, and why the 2027 focus species is a fish most Texans have never seen.
