Here’s what to know about how scientists determine how extreme a flood is and how common these extreme events are becoming.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, one statistic scientists use is the percentage chance that a flood of a specific ...

Over 10 inches of rain could fall through Saturday, pushing rivers well above flood stage in a "particularly dangerous ...

The decision to strip chapters from books that had already won the approval of the state’s Republican-controlled board of education represents an escalation in how local school boards run by ...

There are many examples where the predicted outcomes or patterns ... and Texas. This resembles the dry forecast for a La Niña pattern but other factors must be considered. The Climate Prediction ...

North Texas has been gifted with mild ... Inside of that pattern, there is still a lot of variation in annual rainfall, and it’s too early to tell where 2025 will fall. How early the scorching ...

The bill, Senator Bettencourt told Newsweek, would change the lot sizes and cut regulations in 18 of Texas largest cities, "so it will have quite an impact on housing affordability." He is ...

The Texas Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would give parents more power over which books their children can read in public school libraries. The measure was approved Wednesday by a 23-8 vote.

After that change, state officials got busy rechecking eligibility and removing people from Medicaid. Officials moved so fast, they overwhelmed Texas Health and Human Services Commission staff ...

The cities with the biggest changes in median build year were Williston, N.D., and Farmers Branch, Texas (a suburb of Dallas ... Cities with the greatest 10-year change in the median year ...

In August, Texas banned drivers in the state from changing the gender markers on their driver’s licenses to match their gender identities. New reporting reveals that employees at the Department ...