A potentially strong El Niño weather pattern will likely emerge this summer and persist through the rest of the year. The hottest years on record generally occur in years when El Niño is active.

Residents and businesses’ demand for water could soon exceed supply. Gov. Greg Abbott said the state could step in if solutions aren’t found.

The move from New Jersey would align the company’s domicile with the location of its physical headquarters, which is north of Houston in Spring.

Oceans are rising as the climate changes, threatening coastal cities. A new study shows that much more of the world's population is vulnerable than earlier predictions had estimated.

Some spots southeast of San Antonio received two or three inches over the weekend.

City officials expect to reach a “water emergency” within months and run out of water next year. That would halt jet fuel deliveries to Texas airports, hike gas prices and trigger a local economic disaster without precedent, former officials say.

Officials in Port Isabel and nearby towns have consistently opposed plans to build large industrial complexes at the mouth of the Rio Grande.

Environmental groups argue a state law allowing Boca Chica Beach to be closed for SpaceX launches violates the Texas Constitution’s guarantee of free and unrestricted public beach access.

Sanitation crews that service marinas around Clear Lake, which is located on the Texas coast, estimated that about 140 people currently live on boats full time in the area.

The National Weather Service says storm chances will increase late this week and continue into early next week as a cold front and low-pressure system move toward South Central Texas.