Federal data show electricity consumption is up in the U.S. after more than a decade of little growth, partly because of data centers and other energy-hungry facilities. Average electricity prices are following the trend nationwide.

Charlotte O’Hara opines on abortion, education, taxes and elections.

Sterile flies tinted with a fluorescent dye are now being released in Texas as the harmful parasite inches close to the U.S.-Mexico border.

Republican lawmakers will try to override the Democratic governor’s veto and put the ban into law. It penalizes individuals who use restrooms that don’t match the sex they were assigned at birth.

Major tobacco companies were behind the bill, which would impose the same licensing and advertising requirements on e-cigarettes as other nicotine products.

Denver Health told Medicaid patients that “limited” personal information could be shared with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

The governor opposes the bill despite one of its pieces meeting a policy priority.

The Trump administration's plan to build new border wall segments through sensitive nature areas is being challenged by RGV protestors.

The diversion center would focus on low-level offenders who have untreated mental illness, intellectual or developmental disorders, or substance use disorders. The goal would be to ease jail overcrowding while saving taxpayers money and improving outcomes for those who avoid jail.

The City of Lubbock continues to remind citizens not to touch wild birds, as officials report having collected more than 2,000 dead birds by the end of January. Here are avian flu facts to be aware of and ways to keep yourself and your pets healthy.