Search teams have recovered 103 bodies in Kerr County after the devastating July 4 floods along the Guadalupe River, with Gov. Greg Abbott saying at least 161 people were still unaccounted for.
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio man was arrested Thursday night on federal charges after allegedly posting online threats directed at President Donald Trump ahead of his scheduled visit to the Texas Hill Country.
Mexico’s National Service of Agro-Alimentary Health, Safety, and Quality (SENASICA) reported a new case of New World Screwworm (NWS) last week in Ixhuatlan de Madero, Veracruz in Mexico, which is approximately 160 miles northward of the current sterile fly dispersal grid, on the eastern side of the country and 370 miles south of the U.S./Mexico borde
Governor Greg Abbott announced Monday, July 14, 2025, that the federal government has updated President Donald J. Trump’s Major Disaster Declaration following recent catastrophic flooding …
Texas Forest Service Confirms New Sightings in 5 Texas Counties The presence of the invasive emerald ash borer, EAB, has been confirmed in Jack, Navarro, Somervell, Bell and Rockwall counties.
Gov. Greg Abbott said Sunday he’s likely to instruct the Texas Legislature to investigate early warning systems and other governmental responses to July 4 flash flooding that killed at least 82 people in the Hill Country.
Governor Greg Abbott announced July 6, 2025, that President Donald J. Trump approved federal disaster assistance as part of a Major Disaster Declaration, following deadly and destructive flooding that impacted Texas this past week.
The Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) are forming a joint response team to coordinate efforts in combating New World screwworm (NWS) prior to its arrival in Texas, following a directive from Governor Abbott.
At least 119 people are dead with another 170 counted as missing after torrential rains swept across the Texas Hill Country during the early morning hours of Friday, July 4, 2025. The deluge sent a wall of water racing down the Guadalupe River.
State Senator Charles Perry told Texas newspaper publishers on Saturday, June 21st in Denton that the state legislature took action to address Texas’ worsening water shortage. Perry’s remarks came during the annual meeting of the Texas Press Association at the Embassy Suites hotel in Denton.
ODESSA – At least three times a week, Darin Mitchell gets the call. Oil drums have been stolen. Copper wires were yanked. Other field equipment at an oil and gas facility was pilfered.
Gov. Greg Abbott just before the midnight deadline Sunday vetoed a bill on THC products and said he would call a special legislative session to regulate products containing the substance, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The veto angered the bill’s chief champion, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
As temperatures rise and Texans spend more time outdoors, the risk of tick bites increases across the state. It’s important to know how to spot, avoid and remove ticks in Texas, whether you’re hiking, camping, ranching or gardening.
U.S. Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on Wednesday, June 18th, launched an $8.5 million sterile New World screwworm (NWS) fly dispersal facility in South Texas and announced a sweeping five-pronged plan to enhance USDA’s already robust ability to detect, control, and eliminate this pest. Per the USDA, the facility in South Texas is expected to be ready within six months.
Gov. Greg Abbott says he got everything he pushed for during the Legislature’s 89th session, which ended on June 2.
Governor Greg Abbott on Monday signed House Bill 9, Senate Bill 4, and Senate Bill 23 into law to provide lasting property tax relief for Texans at a bill signing ceremony at Robson Ranch Clubhouse.
Exactly 160 years ago, on June 19, 1865, a date we now celebrate as the federal Juneteenth holiday, Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston Texas to proclaim the end of the Civil War.
Texas legislators wrapped up the 89th session last week, passing more than 1,200 bills — 800 of which were sent to Gov. Greg Abbott in the last 10 days of the session, The Dallas Morning News reported.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Friday, June 6, 2025, a successful fugitive apprehension operation in West Texas, resulting in the arrest of 44 individuals in the Lubbock and Abilene area.
The dust hasn’t quite settled on the 2025 legislative session, but here’s a sampling of bills already sent to Gov. Greg Abbott.