Voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn a redistricting map drawn by Texas Republicans meant to favor the party in the 2026 midterm elections, saying it weakens ...

Ripple has served as Brazoria County’s Floodplain Director since 2013 and has led projects to elevate homes in flood-prone ...

House on Tuesday sent a measure to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk that would let the attorney general’s office independently ...

Von H. Shelton Sr., the first African American attorney in Brazoria County, left a lasting legacy as a public defender.

When Texas legislators conceived of the Texas Energy Fund in the spring of 2023, its goal of jump-starting the construction ...

Firefighting crews tried to corral a fast-growing blaze churning through central California's Sierra National Forest as forecasters warned Tuesday that lightning strikes from thunderstorms could spark ...

The higher rates will bring in $1.42 million in extra revenue next fiscal year, Finance Director Ashlee Hurst said, an amount ...

Council members approved instituting Option E, which will increase residental rates by 5 percent for water and 10 percent for sewer, and commercial rates by 15 percent for both. It passed on a 3-2 ...

With the high school football season kicking off in two more days for Southern Brazoria County, here’s a look at the top 10 ...

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Bayer Leverkusen has signed former Real Madrid right back Lucas Vázquez on a free transfer. The Bundesliga club said Tuesday the 34-year-old Vázquez had signed a two-year ...

When Justine Siegal and Keith Stein envisioned the United States' first professional women's baseball league in 70 years, they wanted to do it right. So they examined the blueprints of ...

Tropical storms Juliette and Fernand are churning over open waters — one in the Pacific Ocean and one in the Atlantic. The Miami-based U.S. National Hurricane Center says no coastal ...