Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens has witnessed firsthand how many individuals end up in jail when they really need ...

The Cameron County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to pass a tax break for SpaceX. In a unanimous vote, the commissioners ...

West Texas will host the first wind-powered direct-air capture park, aiming to remove 500,000 tonnes of CO2 annually by 2028.

An East Texas home built by one of the first Anglo settlers in the region will be designated a historic site by Daughters of ...

People in Maverick County spend months in jail waiting to be charged with minor crimes. Some are simply lost in the system.

The Buncombe Creek Neighborhood Association hopes to adopt new rules and regulations after a 14-year-old boy was killed in a ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved the state requests for fire ...

Wisconsin kindergartners have one of the lowest vaccination rates in the country against measles, which can cause serious illness in young kids.

Temperatures in Laredo, for instance, could hit 100 degrees Wednesday. If that happens, it would be about a month sooner than ...

A man was arrested in Laredo on allegations that he caused injuries to children in Zapata County, according to authorities. On Feb. 18, The Zapata County Sheriff’s Office Criminal ...

It happened this past Wednesday when investigators from the Zapata County Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, executed a search warrant at a home in the 5300 block of ...