A: At about 268,596 square miles, Texas has reigned as America’s largest state from the time it was admitted, as the twenty-eighth state, on December 29, 1845, to the time Alaska was admitted, as the forty-ninth state, on January 3, 1959. That’s 113 years atop the heap—a pretty good run, if you ask the Texanist.

WASHINGTON — Sen. Lisa Murkowski announced Thursday she will vote against confirming Pete Hegseth to lead the Pentagon, becoming the first Republican to oppose one of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks.

It was so cold across Florida on Thursday morning that temperatures in at least four cities were colder than in Alaska, but a desperately needed warmup was on the way for millions of Americans in the South following a deadly winter storm unmatched in decades.

Chief Meteorologist Melissa Frey talks with Houston Meteorologist about the historic snowstorm across the South.

Executive orders will enable more drilling, mining and other resource development, reversing Biden-era environmental restrictions, governor says

Police are asking the public for information after Walton Hamilton, 51, was attacked by a group of people Aug. 1 near the Midtown Walmart.

Alaska Air Group has released details of its combined schedule for Alaska and Hawaiian airlines, with adjustments beginning to take effect in March. In an email to Pacific Business News, Alex Da Silva, Hawaiian director of external communications, listed the current Hawaiian routes that will be replaced with Alaska services later this year.

Alaska Airlines will soon offer flights from Portland International Airport to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental Airport. Here’s what to know.

A New York-based company pursuing LNG export projects in the Lower 48 said this week that it has a deal with the Alaska gasline agency to develop the state’s long-sought $44 billion Alaska LNG project.

Daily nonstop flights will soon be offered year-round between Oregon and Texas. Alaska Airlines will begin offering flights between Portland International Airport (PDX) and George Bush ...

A Princeton and Harvard-educated former combat veteran, Hegseth went on to make a career at Fox News, where he hosted a weekend show. Trump tapped him as the defense secretary to lead an organization with nearly 2.1 million service members, about 780,000 civilians and a budget of $850 billion.