Reimbursement claims for lost rope sales in Sweden, a shrimp scampi shortage in the North End of Boston and lost dental appointments in Alabama were all claims filed by victims of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon...

The U.S. Department of Education has introduced new tentative regulations that would require state schools to report to the federal government not only how students performed on standardized tests, but...

Tony Gust sits on a laminate floor assembling a black bookshelf while his 2-year-old son Nicholas giggles beside him. On the porch of the wooden rental home in Smithville, plastic bags filled with clothes...

Texas was rated the best climate for business in the U.S., according to a survey of 322 corporate executives by the New York-based marketing company Development Counsellors International, where it was...

DALLAS — Emergency officials in Dallas say three people have suffered burns in an apartment fire blamed on a lightning strike during thunderstorms. The fire was reported late Sunday night as storms...

WASHINGTON — Rick Perry’s Republican rivals are struggling to find a coherent, easy-to-grasp argument against the Texas governor, who tops GOP presidential polls despite attacks from all sides. In...

The U.S. Department of Justice said in a court filing Monday that Texas’ new voting maps for Congress and for the Texas House do not meet federal anti-discrimination requirements, setting up a legal...

The recent wildfires in Bastrop County have destroyed homes and disrupted daily life for local residents and their pets. Officials at area animal shelters say they are doing what they can to reunite pets...

Funny man Jack Black and Austin director Richard Linklater visited the Paramount Theater to show a benefit screening of the new film “Bernie.” All proceeds went to aid the Bastrop fire relief...

Live music could be heard outside of the CTC Garden venue as people gathered Tuesday at an event created to raise funds for the American Red Cross of Central Texas to aid the wildfire victims of Bastrop...

[Updated at 9:08 a.m.,name of Bastrop center] Fires continued to burn across Texas on Tuesday, creating chaos some believe will justify declaring a natural disaster. Bastrop County officials said at...

DALLAS — The threat of rolling blackouts, constant strain on the Texas electric grid and hunkering down indoors to avoid the relentless summer heat may soon be sweaty memories as the state’s...