Several all-time heat records have been broken in Texas as extreme heat blankets over much of the state, and the heat isn't ...

A Texas lawmaker wants to delay when the school year starts to help lessen strain on the state's power grid. Experts say it ...

Abilene, about 175 miles west of Dallas, hit an all-time high of 113 degrees on Wednesday. Del Rio and San Angelo set August ...

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In most of the nation, all you need to do is to step outside to feel one of Texas’ deadliest hazards: extreme heat. According to Occupational Safety and Health Administration figures, so far in fiscal ...

After many months of fruitless efforts to get Jessica help, our case was finally moving, and for a couple days we were ...

The problem is likely to only get worse. Yet deaths related to heat are almost certainly undercounted in Texas and nationwide, according to experts. Accounting for heat’s role in a death is ...

A heat dome that has led to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures in Phoenix moved into Texas Wednesday, ...

For most of the summer, workers at Hiway 80 Rescue Mission say it has been a challenge to try to help people seeking to get ...

Here in Texas, the focus is on a tight U.S. Senate race. However, some are wondering whether the presidential race could also ...

During the first few weeks of the Texas high school football season, we’re often battling the late summer heat and potential ...

Texas Rep. Jared Patterson ... agreed there were valid reasons for delaying the start of school due to the heat — but doing so would not contribute to power grid supply. "I don't argue that ...