Data center construction is unpopular among locals, and a majority of the facilities are being proposed in red, rural counties. That puts Texas Republicans in a tough spot, as the White House has encouraged states to let the centers flourish.

Authorities say a Texas mother shot her four children, killing two of them, and is now facing murder charges.

Authorities in the Houston suburb of Angleton, Texas, say two children have died and two more have been critically injured in a shooting.

Authorities say a man fatally shot a Texas sheriff’s deputy in Houston, prompting a massive search involving multiple law enforcement agencies.

Power companies and Texas officials say restoration efforts could take days. Experts say Texans without electricity are facing a dangerous situation.

A toxic red tide bloom appears to be killing fish and sharks in some areas along the Texas coast.

A deceased body of a woman found on the beach in Surfside, Texas, was from San Antonio

Nearly two dozen teenagers from a summer camp were injured when an elevated walkway collapsed Thursday in a beachside city in Texas, with five flown to the hospital by helicopter.

A new report found that companies in Texas have had 21,000 unexpected pollution releases that emitted 400,000 tons of air pollution over six years, but only 1% of them prompted action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.

The Coast Guard has ended the search for a kayaker who disappeared near Galveston Island after a man’s body was recovered.

A dolphin that was stranded on a Texas beach died after beachgoers tried to swim with it and ride it, according to the Texas Marine Mammal Stranding Network.

Authorities in Brazoria County are searching for a man accused of posing as a truancy officer before abducting an Alvin High School student and sexually assaulting her.

Margaret Lorrain Smith is a Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and police are seeking information from the public that leads to her arrest.

A Houston-area man is recovering in the hospital after he contracted flesh-eating bacteria while fishing at a Texas beach last week.

A woman who was charged in the slaying of her husband and added to the Texas 10 Most Wanted Fugitives list was last seen in San Antonio.

The body of a U.S. Air Force member who was pulled by a rip current on a Southeast Texas beach was found by his father after a nearly 48-hour search.

LAKE JACKSON, Texas. – A disaster declaration was issued by Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday for Brazoria County after Naeglera Fowleri, a deadly amoeba, was found in the city of Lake Jackson’s water supply, according to the governor’s office. “The state of Texas is taking swift action to respond to the situation and support the communities whose water systems have been impacted by this amoeba,” said Governor Abbott. RELATED: Deadly microbe water warning lifted for final Texas city