Anna Skinner is a Newsweek senior reporter based in Indianapolis. Her focus is reporting on the climate, environment and weather but she also reports on other topics for the National News Team. She ...

Parts of the Texas State Capitol were evacuated and closed to visitors on Tuesday evening after reports of a social media threat. The building itself was shut down, prompting a protest in support of ...

Want to send a non-Texan spiraling? Just explain the Lone Star State's pledge or obsession with Buc-ee's to them. For born and raised Texans, there's plenty of state pride and acceptance of things ...

Why I'm predicting a 10-2 season for Ohio State and what that would mean for its Big Ten and College Football Playoff fate this time.

An earthquake rattled parts of East Texas Thursday afternoon. According to the United States Geological Survey, the earthquake struck in Shelby County around 4:15 p.m. Thursday. It was rated as a 3.0 ...

Travelers on Interstate 40 will soon have no doubt they’re driving through the heart of Route 66 country. Community leaders, business owners and state officials gathered Thursday, Aug. 21, outside the ...

Amid the hottest stretch of weather of the 2025 so far, morning commutes in parts of North Texas were slowed by heavy rain. The rain started to the northwest of the Metroplex and moved south and east, ...

I represent the people of El Paso, Texas in the state legislature, a west Texas district that is a 14-hour drive away from the Louisiana border. Yet, data from the Texas Legislative Council indicates ...

Texas lawmakers redrew congressional districts in a partisan bid to give Republicans five additional U.S. House seats. The move set off a bipartisan war across the U.S. The Texas Legislature redrew ...

Is any road trip in Texas complete without a Buc-ee's visit? Many Texans make the great pilgrimage to the Beavs when they hit the road, but what happens when you're traveling with some furry friends ...

Texas Republicans are likely to clear a key hurdle in their bid to pass sweeping redistricting plans in the state on Wednesday, despite a two-week-long protest from Democrats and a two-night camp-out ...

Democratic Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier has now spent over 24 hours on the Texas House floor in protest after refusing a Republican demand to be placed under the watch of the state Department of ...