Emergency operations in flood-stricken Kerr County, Texas, suffered a setback on Monday when a privately operated drone collided with a helicopter involved in emergency operations, city officials said ...

A helicopter used for rescue and recovery operations in flood-stricken Texas was grounded after it collided with a private drone flying in restricted airspace. The city of Kerrville, Texas, put out an ...

A new medical helicopter at Kirbyville Airport promises faster emergency care for rural Jasper County patients.

Barbary sheep, also known as Aoudad sheep, were introduced to Texas from their native habitat in North Africa mid-20th century. Popular among hunters, considered an invasive species by farmers and ...

In a bold move to protect its fragile ecosystems, Texas has opened the door to a new wildlife management strategy: helicopter hunting of invasive aoudad sheep. This recent decision by Texas lawmakers ...

To combat wildfires, the Texas Legislature recently appropriated $59.8 million for the Texas A&M University System’s George H.W. Bush Combat Development Complex to use pilotless Blackhawk helicopters.

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"Texas legalizes shooting invasive sheep from a helicopter for sport" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them ...

Texas lawmakers this year added aoudads to the very short list of animals hunters are allowed to shoot from helicopters for sport. Prior to this legislation, only two animals were on that list: hogs ...