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The greatest thing about winter in Texas is it’s short. By March, the weather starts to warm. Then, the state bursts into ...

Galveston Island has been a perennial beach vacation for decades, especially for those who live in nearby Houston. More than ...

Border Report revisited a privately built 3.5-mile segment of border wall south of Mission, Texas, after Steve Bannon pleaded guilty for fraud in a crowdsourcing scheme that raised millions of ...

The Austin Fire Department rescued three people and a dog after they were reportedly swept downstream in a tent around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday. CBS Austin had a photographer on scene who witnessed the ...

The International-Great Northern Railroad, which arrived in Austin on Dec. 28, 1876, was formed in 1873 by merging previously ...

West Texas is so expansive that amid all the oil wells, in between towns and across roadways, there exists room for a 40-plus-mile-spanning conveyor belt whose function is to move sand from one ...

After 24 years of guiding whitewater trips on the Nolichucky River Gorge for other companies, Patrick Mannion finally received a permit last year to operate his own outfitter ...

In conjunction with the Los Angeles Angels, the Rocket City Trash Pandas today unveiled the 2025 on-field coaching staff, led ...

Perhaps you’re on the verge of burnout and have been overwhelmed by the never-ending alterations of life. Or you find yourself floating between fear and focus, constantly feeling like you aren ...

Happy Statehood Day, Arizona. From Stevie Nicks and award-winning Mexican food to small towns and Camelback Mountain, here's ...

Happy Statehood Day, Arizona. From Stevie Nicks and the Colorado River to creosote and Camelback Mountain, here's why we love the Grand Canyon State.