Explore the history of Trago Mills, a distinctive retail chain in southwest England that combines shopping and leisure.

The Pacific Northwest is a prime region for ghost towns, with its desert areas preserving long-abandoned structures. Reddit ...

Drillers’ injection of wastewater is creating mayhem across the Permian Basin, raising concern about the future of ...

For most of its history, the Railroad Commission of Texas has famously been a misnomer. Created in 1891, it was the state’s first regulatory body, overseeing the sprawling railroads, terminals, and ...

As with many things, Texas was slow to the railroad boom for reasons similar to political positions today — fears of capitalistic overpowering and federal oversight created large waves of pushback.

AUSTIN, Texas — The Washburn Tunnel, which runs under the Houston Ship Channel and connects the cities of Galena Park with Pasadena, is the last remaining traffic tunnel in the entire state of Texas.

From Rails to Trails airs Monday, October 20 at 9:00 pm on WTTW and streaming on the PBS app. If you’ve ever walked on Chicago’s trail, The Bloomingdale Trail at the 606, you have tread where freight ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- While quiet and still on the outside, an abandoned building is a hub for trapping heat, according to new research out of Texas A&M University. Lecturer Dr. Dingding Ren led ...

In 1940, drivers lined up for hours to be the first to drive on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, which opened at midnight on Oct. 1, 1940. Journalists at the time called the Turnpike a “dream highway” and ...

Rosenthal, who represents the Northwest Houston and Cypress areas, was one of more than 50 Texas House Democrats who broke quorum and left the state earlier this year to temporarily block the passage ...

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