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The growth of cities between San Antonio and Austin, separated by 75 miles, is creating one massive metro region.

For those seeking outdoor recreation, Lockhart State Park offers a peaceful retreat just minutes from downtown. The park features a historic golf course built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the ...

Fortunately, Lockhart’s downtown is a picture-perfect slice of small-town Texas that’s ideal for a post-barbecue stroll. The crown jewel of Lockhart is undoubtedly the Caldwell County Courthouse. This ...

But Beryl exposed cracks in the armor that Houston area residents have smithed over the last couple decades. Moreover, ...

AUBURN — DeKalb County has been featured recently in Business View Magazine.

The Trout Fire, burning in the Gila National Forest north of Silver City, is now estimated at 46,359 acres with 11 percent ...

State Rep. Tony Tinderholt says he's leaving the Texas House and will run for a spot on the newly redrawn Tarrant County Commissioners Court.

TARRANT COUNTY, Texas — Tarrant County Commissioners approved a new electoral map, which will reshape the county’s governing body in favor of Republicans. Commissioners approved the map on ...

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court could get a bigger conservative majority next year under a new map passed Tuesday. Republican Commissioners Manny Ramirez, Matt Krause and County Judge Tim O ...

The Tarrant County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 along party lines to approve Map 7, finalizing new precinct boundaries after a two-month redistricting process.

They’re only lines on a map. But to Republicans and Democrats in Tarrant County, they mean everything. To both parties, the arcane redrawing of the county election map poses an existential crisis.