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Image via Shutterstock Two duck hunters had to brave the elements in Louisiana after their boat sank. Stranded in the cold, ...

Looking for a new outdoor adventure or a spot to ride a bike in nature? Here are details on 10 hike and bike trails in ...

but landowners strongly oppose the plan to flood 70,000 acres in East Texas to establish the reservoir. Sen. Perry says both the Texas Senate and the Texas House have $2.5 billion earmarked in ...

Since the 1950s, state leaders have discussed damming the Sulphur River in northeastern Texas to form a lake. Pipes would carry water from this “Marvin Nichols Reservoir” to Decatur ...

EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — As 2025 kicks off, many El Pasoans are grappling with their New Year's resolutions. While saving money, sleeping better, and getting a tattoo topped NPR's list of ...

McNeese faces Texas A&M-CC in Southland play Monday. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season. Texas A&M-CC is 2-6 against the Southland, and McNeese is 2-6 against ...

Alabama State faces the Texas Southern Tigers after Cordasia Harris scored 26 points in Alabama State's 68-62 victory against the Prairie View A&M Panthers. The teams meet Monday for the ...

Hanover County took two cracks at building a reservoir to serve its central and eastern suburban areas in the early 1990s. When those plans facing high costs and public scrutiny were discarded ...

New data from Zillow and other real estate companies show that Dallas-Fort Worth has eclipsed Austin for the most expensive apartment rents in the state. Experts told Austin’s KUT that part of ...

It never fails. Sometime around the turn of the new year, Texas bass crowds always start pondering thoughts about the next ...