A new book unearths a chapter of the state’s story when anti-intellectual fundamentalism was put to good ends.

A federally funded project at Rice University is trying to tackle that problem, but in just two counties so far.

Experts suggested that more data and education are needed as Texas and the rest of the country build in known flood plains.

Fear and reticence spread in Fort Worth as Sally Mann’s nude photos of her children were held as police evidence.

Reckless agency layoffs and the dismantling of federal relief programs could leave the Lone Star State in peril.

The Richardsons are among the lucky in Kerr County, at the epicenter of “flash flood alley,” who narrowly survived the ...

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