Environment

Extreme weather events, water scarcity, risks of illness: Climate change is here, and it’s already affecting Texans.

Wilderness areas are the most stringently protected types of public lands in the U.S. A coalition of Big Bend boosters is pushing for Congress to protect most of the park’s natural areas through a formal wilderness designation.

More than half of Texas is in extreme or exceptional drought conditions, leaving climatologists hoping for more rain during the months ahead.

The sick dolphin was stranded on a Texas beach and died after being harassed by a crowd of people. Some had tried to ride the animal, according to rescuers.

Inside The Plastic Bag Store, an installation open this month at Blue Genie Art Bazaar, everything is made of plastic. After patrons peruse the aisles, the space transforms into a theater, and the puppet films begin.

Following outcry from nearby residents and environmental justice activists, Council Member Vanessa Fuentes proposed putting the project on hold. Her resolution failed.

The presence of trees can cool an area by as much as 10 degrees.

TxDOT's $674 million plan to reshape the Y in Oak Hill is on the verge of breaking ground as nearby residents keep fighting to narrow the project's scope.

Lee esta historia en español. As COVID-19 spread across the globe in the spring, people noticed a strange side-effect of the pandemic: The air was getting…

Texas voters have the opportunity to choose the next state oil and gas regulator – and the two candidates in the race would have very different approaches…