Senior Contributor Jeff Heilman journeys through Texas’ Gulf Coast and discovers community and wonder—plus a host of venues ...

Our first destination on this scenic road trip in Texas is Jacob's Well Natural Area, a popular swimming hole best known for this 140-foot-deep well that leads to a complex network of underwater caves ...

A disturbing number of students, some as young as 11, are being arrested for making threats against their schools.

Picture wandering into a town so small that everyone knows not just your name, but your dog's name, and probably what you had ...

Potential Tropical Cyclone 6 is likely to strengthen beginning on Tuesday, Sept. 10, increasing risk of life-threatening ...

Galveston, a historic coastal city in Texas, faces an uncertain future as rising sea levels and intensifying storms threaten ...

The system, due to slam into the Louisiana coast later on Wednesday, has wind speeds of about 90 mph, and is forecast to ...

A tropical wave in the western Gulf of Mexico is more likely to become a tropical storm, according to the National Hurricane ...

The National Hurricane Center is tracking Tropical Storm Gordon, two other disturbances in the Atlantic basin. See outlook, ...

An $8 million estate on the Gulf Coast near Houston is advertising Texas’ largest primary suite at 4,400 square feet.

Feeling good about some other initially competitive races, rank-and-file Democrats want to challenge Republicans in states ...

A tropical wave in the western Gulf of Mexico is more likely to become a tropical depression, according to the National ...