AUSTIN, Texas -- As the Texas Legislature debated how to respond to last month's winter storm-driven power crisis, executives at billionaire Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Energy were pitching ...

To refresh tired summer gardens, an expert recommends annuals that prefer the cold and provide a pop of color, like winter ...

“Our current wastewater treatment plant can treat 12 million gallons of wastewater per day,” Clint Philpott, Sherman ...

If you’ve never heard of Texas wild rice, you’re not alone. The plant’s obscurity is a consequence of its rarity. Endemic to Central Texas and listed as federally endangered, Zizania texana grows ...

Cooler weather of the past weekend allowed us to dream that months of great patio and garden entertaining and relaxation are in the near future. Let's outline some of the ways we can get the most out ...

First-time food growers fantasize about replacing store-bought produce with a home harvest. But much of what is available at the grocery is grown hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away in highly ...

A new plant species called the Wooly Devil has been discovered at Big Bend National Park in Texas, the National Park Service announced Monday. The Wooly Devil, or Ovicula biradiata, was first spotted ...

In some ways, plants are like people. They need food and water. They’re made to grow. And each one is meant to put down roots in the right environment and thrive. For 30 years, the Northeast Texas ...

A coal plant in South Texas will shut down and convert to a solar + battery electricity generation facility, with the help of a $1.4 billion grant from the US Department of Agriculture meant to help ...