"It doesn't take much in the Houston area for conditions to become hazardous. " A dangerous Arctic outbreak is closing in on Southeast Texas, prompting forecasters to issue a Winter Storm Watch for much of the region this weekend as a powerful cold front barrels toward the state -- bringing the threat of freezing rain, ice-covered roads, and prolonged sub-freezing temperatures.

As Texas braces for the newly-named Winter Storm Fern, forecasters are zeroing in on where the heaviest snow is most likely -- and how much could fall as the system moves through later this week.

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (AP) -- A former police officer was acquitted Wednesday evening of charges he failed in his duties to confront the gunman at an Uvalde, Texas, elementary school during the critical first minutes of what would become one of the deadliest school shootings in U.

After COVID-19 tanked oil prices, Texas' oil and gas industry rebounded. By 2024, operators were drilling record amounts of oil.

An openly anti-ICE freelance journalist has stirred debate over the Department of Homeland Security's vetting standards for ICE agents after claiming she applied to be an immigration agent at a Texas career fair and was, to her shock, hired.

An openly anti-ICE freelance journalist has stirred debate over the Department of Homeland Security's vetting standards for ICE agents after claiming she applied to be an immigration agent at a Texas career fair and was, to her shock, hired.

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