Federal regulators approved the license application for ST LNG, an offshore gas export terminal planned about 10 miles off Matagorda. Officials tie it to 2,000 construction jobs and up to 855 permanent ones, but conditions remain.
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Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday after a feud over an ad about Israel, drawing praise from Trump and fury from her party.
Faith leaders in nine states will serve as poll chaplains on Tuesday. Organizers say the effort is nonpartisan, though most participating groups are moderate or progressive.
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Federal regulators approved the license application for ST LNG, an offshore gas export terminal planned about 10 miles off Matagorda. Officials tie it to 2,000 construction jobs and up to 855 permanent ones, but conditions remain.
Rep. Haley Stevens endorsed Republican Mike Rogers over Democrat Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday after a feud over an ad about Israel, drawing praise from Trump and fury from her party.
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The Dan A. Hughes Unit of Devils River State Natural Area, an hour north of Del Rio, is now open with primitive riverside camping, 10 miles of trail and some of the darkest skies in Texas. Reservations are recommended.
TPWD wants to trim outdated fishing rules, add a live-well exception for ShareLunker bass and clarify limits on guided boats and oversized redfish. The flounder closure stays. Comments close Nov. 4.
Texas Parks and Wildlife is asking waterfowl hunters to clean, drain and dry boats, decoys and waders between lakes. Giant salvinia is on 30 East Texas lakes and zebra mussels are in 40.
Lost Maples gets the crowds, but TPWD points to yellow cottonwoods at Caprock Canyons and East Texas hardwoods at Daingerfield, Cooper and more. Here is where to go and what to know.
Texas logs close to 8,000 reported animal-vehicle crashes a year, most at night on rural roads from October through December. The end of daylight saving time puts more drivers on the road in the dark just as deer are on the move.
Faith leaders in nine states will serve as poll chaplains on Tuesday. Organizers say the effort is nonpartisan, though most participating groups are moderate or progressive.
Most U.S. Protestant pastors say the economy is hurting their churches, and giving is not keeping pace with inflation, a new Lifeway Research survey finds.
Pastor Adam Hamilton leads Sen. Roger Marshall in Kansas polls as Trump plans a Sunday rally in Salina. Marshall says Hamilton split the Methodist church; the facts are more complicated.
Wise Wife and Lior ground cinnamon, both shipped to Texas stores, were recalled after state labs found elevated lead. With holiday baking ahead, here is how to tell if yours is affected and what to do.
More than 3 million Texas adults have been diagnosed with diabetes, and it costs the state billions a year. Federal health researchers say modest weight loss and regular activity can delay or prevent type 2.
The FDA has proposed updating infant formula nutrient rules for the first time in nearly 30 years, starting with iodine, manganese and vitamins A and D. Nothing changes until a final rule.
The Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center has started offering a minimally invasive procedure for veterans whose blood pressure resists treatment. Federal health guidance says lifestyle changes and medicine still come first.
TPWD counted 26 hunting incidents in 2025, up from 19 the year before. Most involved a victim out of sight or moving into the line of fire, and two tree stand falls added to the toll.
The Dan A. Hughes Unit of Devils River State Natural Area, an hour north of Del Rio, is now open with primitive riverside camping, 10 miles of trail and some of the darkest skies in Texas. Reservations are recommended.
Faith leaders in nine states will serve as poll chaplains on Tuesday. Organizers say the effort is nonpartisan, though most participating groups are moderate or progressive.
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Breckenridge reversed course and will replace its moldy 1922 fire station on the same site. The same week, the city manager resigned and the police chief retired.
Wise Wife and Lior ground cinnamon, both shipped to Texas stores, were recalled after state labs found elevated lead. With holiday baking ahead, here is how to tell if yours is affected and what to do.
Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign says its ad featuring Amy Acton's estranged mother has finished its run. The ad drew bipartisan criticism in the final weeks of Ohio's governor's race.
State records show Gladewater's sewer plant broke its pH limits for most of 2023. The city will pay no cash penalty and will build a new chemical building instead.
The Texas arm of Taiwan's King Yuan Electronics is buying land and buildings on West Everman Parkway for its first U.S. plant, days after Fort Worth approved a 10-year tax break. The jobs must average $80,000 a year.
Polls show Sen. Darline Graham and Democrat Annie Andrews nearly tied in South Carolina heading into Tuesday, with Graham fighting to unite a Republican base split by a bitter runoff.
