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Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

The National Guard logged more than 400,000 member service days per year over the past decade responding to hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters, the Pentagon has revealed in a report to Congress. The numbers mean that on any given...

Owner:  David Sassoon
Houston County farm ready to grow through its first winter

Houston County farm ready to grow through its first winter

HOUSTON, Minn. — Winter is coming, but the growing will continue at Carrie Calvo's Owl Bluff Farm, nestled in the bluffs of Houston County. The farm grows a variety of certified organic vegetables and is named after the barred and great horned...

Owner:  Marcil-Black Family

Houston’s $70 Million Plan to Combat Homelessness: A “Super Hub” for Healing and Hope

Houston’s $70 Million Plan to Combat Homelessness: A “Super Hub” for Healing and Hope Addressing Current & Historical Realities Affecting Our Community The City of Houston is taking a major step toward addressing homelessness with a bold new...

Owner:  Roy & Sherly Malonson
Texas Christian University student vows to restore Christian values on campus with TPUSA

Texas Christian University student vows to restore Christian values on campus with TPUSA

Annie Cellar, president of the Turning Point USA chapter at Texas Christian University, discusses how her college's chapter has changed since Charlie Kirk's passing. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The president of the Turning Point...

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Texas A&M Bush School professor explains widespread impacts of government shutdown as it hits one-week mark
Houston weather: Expect another warm day on Tuesday

Houston weather: Expect another warm day on Tuesday

Owner:  Murdoch Family
Eighth annual Destination Downtown offers food, drinks, music Saturday in Texarkana

Eighth annual Destination Downtown offers food, drinks, music Saturday in Texarkana

TEXARKANA -- The eighth annual Destination Downtown promises food, drinks and music throughout downtown Saturday night. The event, organized by professional networking group LNKTXK, is meant to be a showcase for downtown bars, restaurants and...

Owner:  Walter E. Hussman Jr.
$68 million federal funding loss threatens Texas opioid fight

$68 million federal funding loss threatens Texas opioid fight

"$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization. In just a few years, Texas established one of the largest...

Owner:  Gannett Co. Inc.
Fort Worth Zoo names baby elephant after Texas flower: Meet Lady Bird

Fort Worth Zoo names baby elephant after Texas flower: Meet Lady Bird

By Julia Falcon Julia Falcon Digital Content Producer, CBS Texas Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine,...

Owner:  Shari Redstone (Family)
High storm chances develop later today with heavy rainfall and severe weather threat

High storm chances develop later today with heavy rainfall and severe weather threat

High storm chances develop later today with heavy rainfall and severe weather threat Storm chances still linger for Wednesday before skies trend drier for Thursday and Friday FIESTA PARK ON THIS TUESDAY MORNING, HOLDING OUT HOPE THAT WE’RE GOING...

Owner:  Hearst Family
Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist creates ‘chilling’ environment

Turning Point USA’s Professor Watchlist creates ‘chilling’ environment

During the Red Scare in the 1950s, U.S. Sen. Joseph McCarthy claimed he had a list of employees working for the U.S State Department who had loyalties to the Soviet Union. During the Cold War, as the anti-communist movement heightened, McCarthy...

Owner:  Southern Illinois University
Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Drone images improve surveys

Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Drone images improve surveys

Woods, Waters and Wildlife: Drone images improve surveys Published 5:15 am Tuesday, October 7, 2025 CUTLINE: This split screen image shows the animal as appearing white in the thermal camera image on the left. On the right is the drone spotlight...

Owner:  Todd Carpenter
How Texas A&M is thriving despite little impact from record-setting '22 recruiting class
$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight

$68 million COVID-era federal funding loss and other potential cuts threaten Texas opioid fight

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In just a few years, Texas established one of the largest no-cost systems for distributing opioid reversal medications in...

Owner:  Donald Graham
Texas State to decide fate of previously terminated professor by end of week

Texas State to decide fate of previously terminated professor by end of week

SAN MARCOS, Texas — Dr. Thomas Alter, a tenured professor at Texas State University, is awaiting a decision that will determine his future with the institution. Alter, who was fired last month for comments made at a socialist conference, met with...

Owner:  Smith Family
Texas Higher Education Faces Political Pressure Amid Leadership Changes and Federal Proposals

Texas Higher Education Faces Political Pressure Amid Leadership Changes and Federal Proposals

Political interference and ideological battles are reshaping Texas higher education as state and federal leaders tighten their grip on universities’ governance and academic direction. The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents on Friday...

Owner:  Gabriel Esparza
Summertime heat continues to close in on Houston weather records

Summertime heat continues to close in on Houston weather records

Tuesday’s forecast will be much like Monday’s forecast: hot, near record-breaking humidity with a chance for more rain in the afternoon into the evening. You can track radar here: Tuesday Forecast: Temperatures climb to near-record levels over the...

Owner:  Donald Graham
‘This Is Giving Iowa’: Texas Man Goes To Germany For Oktoberfest. Then He Learns It’s… Not What He Expected

‘This Is Giving Iowa’: Texas Man Goes To Germany For Oktoberfest. Then He Learns It’s… Not What He Expected

Audio By Carbonatix A Texas traveler made the journey all the way to Munich for Oktoberfest, only to discover that the world-famous festival bears a striking resemblance to something he could have experienced much closer to home: a county fair....

Owner:  Jason Cammerota
Kansas made itself part of the corn belt, but that may not be sustainable

Kansas made itself part of the corn belt, but that may not be sustainable

It’s harvest time in Kansas. Across the state, combines have begun shaving down and chopping up over 6 million acres of corn. Isaac Yara is a truck driver, so he sees almost nothing but those corn fields hauling grain across the high plains. This...

Owner:  Kansas Board of Regents & American Government
Texas A&M football HC Mike Elko speaks to media entering Week 7

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