The Southern Plains states get a severe drought about once a decade, but long-lasting droughts lately have been leaving farms, rangeland and water sources with too little time to recover.
February 09, 2026
They were asylum seekers and refugees in Minnesota. Still, ICE detained and flew them to Texas to face deportation
January 30, 2026
Detained 5-year-old immigrant is depressed and lethargic, Texas congressman says in demanding boy’s release
January 28, 2026
Anti-tax advocates are pushing to eliminate property taxes for homeowners
January 28, 2026
Death toll from winter storm and cold rises to over 30 as parts of South could be without power ‘weeks, not days’
January 26, 2026
Store manager helps save homeless woman found frozen outside
January 25, 2026
Federal officials say an immigrant from Nicaragua has been found dead at a Texas immigration detention facility
January 19, 2026
Anti-abortion movement seeks to escalate clashes over blue state ‘shield’ laws
January 17, 2026
Jurors hear school police officer talk of ‘mistake’ before Uvalde shooting
January 13, 2026
100-year-old WWII veteran reunited with dog tags lost for more than 80 years
January 12, 2026
2-year-old among 6 killed in Mexican Navy plane crash off Texas, officials say
December 22, 2025
Nearly six months after a roaring flood killed 25 girls and two counselors at Camp Mystic in central Texas, the 100-year-old camp will begin enrolling new campers in January
December 23, 2025
Man extradited from Texas to face 16 child sex abuse charges in California
December 19, 2025
Partners at the International Crane Foundation and The Conservation Fund have secured permanent protection of more than 3,300 acres of high-priority wintering habitat for whooping cranes near Port Aransas, Texas
December 18, 2025
Dallas comedian's 4,500-mile first date goes viral — and sparks real romance
December 11, 2025
Opponents of Missouri’s new congressional map have submitted thousands of petition signatures calling for a statewide vote on the plan backed by President Donald Trump
December 09, 2025
Rep. Darrell Issa tells the Associated Press he isn’t moving to Texas to run for Congress
December 05, 2025
CNN's Joan Biskupic joins The Lead.
December 04, 2025
Reward increases in mysterious case of beheaded bison
December 04, 2025
Trump pardons former top entertainment executive who was charged by his own Justice Department
December 03, 2025
In heavily Democratic California, one prominent Republican U.S. House member is considering an audacious maneuver — moving to Texas to run for Congress
December 03, 2025
Waco friends' kidney donation journey shows power of second chances
November 28, 2025
10-year-old dies after Lewisville house fire that killed woman
December 02, 2025
Second-grader arrested by federal law enforcement over holiday break
December 02, 2025
Some suburban Houston residents are dealing with cleanup following at least two tornadoes as heavy rain falls around the South and snow in parts of the Midwest
November 25, 2025
North Texas senior without food and water calls 911 for help amid growing crisis
November 25, 2025
More than 100 homes have been damaged after a tornado touched down in a residential area outside Houston
November 25, 2025
Tornadoes leave behind ‘significant’ path of destruction in Houston area
November 24, 2025
A group of Buddhist monks is continuing a 2,300-mile walk across the U.S. to promote peace after two were injured in a traffic accident near Houston
November 20, 2025
Alphabet's Google said on Friday it would invest $40 billion in three new data centers in Texas, as part of its push to expand capacity for artificial intelligence initiatives.
November 14, 2025
Rio Tinto said on Friday its Kennecott operation in Utah, U.S., has signed a 15-year virtual power purchase agreement with TerraGen to source renewable energy from a new wind farm in Texas.
November 13, 2025
Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase is departing Delaware and reincorporating itself in Texas, the company said in a regulatory filing on Wednesday, citing the new business hub's growing
November 12, 2025
US terrorist label for Brazil gangs risks higher business costs
US oil exports surge, draining domestic crude inventories toward rock bottom
Swedish court rules seized cargo ship can be handed over to Ukraine
Rights groups file complaint against Equatorial Guinea over Trump deportations
'We want our children back': Nigeria's kidnapping nightmare spreads south
Russian fun park launches 'Oreshnik' ride
The Latest: Senate passes $70B immigration enforcement bill
Truck breakdown in Niger strands passengers and leaves at least 49 dead in the Sahara Desert