The National Incident-Based Reporting System statistics show Crimes Against Persons were down 25.88% compared to 2023.

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AUSTIN New data from the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) indicate that upstream oil and natural gas employment grew by 2,500 in January 2025 compared to December 2024. This is growth on top of ...

Odessa hospital endures agony of being a mass shooting’s trauma center A gunman firing indiscriminately from his car on Saturday in Odessa, Texas, killed seven people and wounded 22 more.

MOTORHOMES - 1995-current prices include spare tire, AM/FM cassette, monitor panel and DSI water heater. Lorado includes electric step, color TV, microwave and air conditioner. Osprey include awning, ...

Track wildfire activity across the state with this interactive map. Description: The Texas A&M Forest Service crews were helping fight a wildfire in Gillespie County on Lower Crabapple Road on ...

Cloudy with a high of 52 °F (11.1 °C). Winds S at 11 to 12 mph (17.7 to 19.3 kph). Night - Cloudy. Winds S at 8 to 12 mph (12.9 to 19.3 kph). The overnight low will be 47 °F (8.3 °C). Cloudy ...

Harris County The U.S. Justice Department withdrew from a lawsuit alleging that Texas’ legislative and congressional district maps drawn after the 2020 U.S. census discriminated against Latino ...

Night - Cloudy. Winds from ESE to SE at 6 mph (9.7 kph). The overnight low will be 51 °F (10.6 °C). Cloudy with a high of 54 °F (12.2 °C). Winds from SSE to S at 8 to 20 mph (12.9 to 32.2 kph ...

One of Houston's famously pleasant enclaves has been deemed the wealthiest town in the entire state. While the region ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 10,700 acres have burned in wildfires across Central Texas so far in 2025 ... Follow along with the map and database below. We’ll keep them updated as new information ...

Independent news. Trusted by Texans. Support us. By Eleanor Klibanoff 9 hours ago This represents the first criminal charges under Texas’ near-total abortion ban. By Alejandro Serrano 9 hours ...