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Get your feeders ready, hummingbirds are back in Ohio after migrating from Mexico and Central America. Here's where they have ...

Texas has eight plant hardiness zones, ranging from the cold-hardy northwestern Panhandle to the warmer southern regions.

If passed into law, Senate Bill 36 would make Texas’ immigration enforcement efforts a permanent part of the state’s criminal ...

ENNIS, Texas — After a long winter, the official “bluebonnet city of Texas” throws a hero’s welcome for the state flower.

However, the proposed law authored by Sen. Charles Perry (R-Lubbock), would also classify several native plants and ...

These bats are beneficial to the state, helping with insect control and pollination. Bats pollinate through their elongated ...

Texas’ bluebonnet season dazzles visitors and speaks to former First Lady Lady Bird Johnson’s highway beautification efforts.

No. 2 Prosper Walnut Grove posted a 1-0 walk-off win over No. 7 Lovejoy in a matchup of area-ranked Class 5A softball teams ...

The future of the Texas hemp industry is on the line as state lawmakers consider sweeping bills to tightly regulate or ban ...

North Texas U.S. Service Academies Forum will take place from 8 a.m. to noon on Saturday at Marcus High School in Flower ...

Bluebonnets, the state flower of Texas, are known for their vibrant, sapphire-blue petals carpeting landscapes across the Lone Star State every spring. However, on some rare occasions, the iconic ...