A father died while trying to save his 17-year-old son after the teen was accidentally shot by his 15-year-old brother, police said.

Some environmental experts are skeptical that Texas can meet the new rules on particulate matter, which can cause serious respiratory problems.

Called “upset” events, companies are required to tell the state when they emit pollution above what their permits allow.

Despite fishermen’s wishes to delay the season in hopes that oyster reefs recover from years of environmental stress, the state pushed ahead with a Nov. 1 start.

Lagoonfest Texas, located at 12600 Crystal View Boulevard in Texas City, brings paradise vibes to the Gulf Coast.

The body of a missing Texas woman was found in one of six vehicles that were submerged in a manmade lake in Galveston County.

Two Texas City nursing home employees have been arrested after a video showed them dragging and assaulting an 87-year-old resident, police said.

Republicans dismantled the only Galveston County commissioners precinct in which voters of color held political clout. It’s a major blow for Black and Hispanic voters who had been building political momentum.

Animal care specialists with SeaWorld San Antonio and various rescue organizations and conservation agencies worked together to rescue a manatee that managed to make its way up a canal.

Maine voters have created the nation's first constitutional right to grow and eat food.

A storage tank at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Galveston Bay Refinery is leaking crude oil.

A 26-year-old Texas City man reeled in the catch of a lifetime on the night of June 30 - a 12-foot, 6-inch tiger shark that weighed in at 1004.3 pounds.

Crystal clear water might not be what immediately comes to mind when you think of Texas and its beaches along the gulf but there’s a 12-acre lagoon near Texas City that looks like it’s straight out of paradise.

A Texas City elementary school principal and her husband, an assistant principal at a middle school in Spring, were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide at their home.

TEXAS CITY, Texas Tuesdays explosion in Beirut, Lebanon released incredible amounts of energy and resulted in unthinkable damage. A large amount of ammonium nitrate, a chemical compound often used in fertilizer, is now believed to be the culprit. Events such as the Oklahoma City bombing and the West, Texas fertilizer plant explosion were caused by ammonium nitrate. But perhaps the event most comparable to Beirut happened in Texas City. Texas City explosion in 1947On April 16, 1947, in Galveston Bay, a French vessel called the SS Grandcamp was carrying nearly 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate.

Armstrong said Trump's championing of the drug is giving doctors more access to try it on coronavirus patients. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AUSTIN, Texas – When a coronavirus outbreak hit a Texas nursing home, Dr. Robin Armstrong reached for an unproven treatment: the anti-malaria drug hydroxychloroquine. But at a moment when President Donald Trump is heavily promoting the drug, Armstrong is no regular physician. Armstrong, the medical director at the facility, said Tuesday it is too soon to tell whether the treatment will work. Both Armstrong and Hughes said they had not discussed the drug with the Trump administration.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants faith-based communities to help find foster and adoptive homes for kids in need.

TEXAS CITY, Texas – "She's my grandma and the most selfless human on Earth," said Lee Sumrall. Her family and friends gathered for a little celebration for her birthday where she received a Watt jersey and a Watt doll. Family friend Clint Jenkins said her only birthday wish is to meet the Texans defensive end. I'm 99 years old, and I love little JJ (referring to her Watt doll), but I'd love to hug the big one," Poole said in the video. Help us make Mimi's birthday wish come true by sharing this story in hopes of getting Watt's attention.