Governor Greg Abbott is directing Texas energy regulators to protect residential customers from costs tied to expanding data centers. Abbott says the Public Utility Commission and ERCOT must ensure large data centers fully cover the cost of their needed electric infrastructure instead of passing costs on to homeowners....

Thousands of Verizon customers across West Texas temporarily lost wireless service Tuesday because of a fiber cut. Customers in San Angelo, Midland, Odessa, and Amarillo reported phones stuck in "SOS Only" mode with no calls, texts, or data service. Verizon says engineers worked to restore the outage after pr...

New STAAR test results show Texas students improved in every tested high school subject this year. The gains were seen in Algebra One, Biology, English, and U.S. History exams. State education leaders say biology performance has now returned to pre-pandemic levels. Officials also reported improvement among English lear...

Rod Stewart is facing criticism after canceling a scheduled concert in California and later appearing at a World Cup match in Boston. The singer's tea...

Alice Cooper had a small real-life surprise in Arizona after a man found his lost credit card and made sure it got back to him. The card was discovere...

Michael Stipe has returned with new music for Rooster, HBO's new comedy series starring Steve Carell as Greg Russo. The song, I Played the Fool, was c...