Texas Republicans are poised to pick the statehouse lower chamber’s next leader this weekend.

Considering the whirlwind of natural disasters Houston residents have experienced, coupled with ongoing inflation, these results shouldn’t be a surprise.

Anyone who has been a victim of identity theft knows it can easily happen, and a recent study found if you're living in Texas the chances of getting exposed are higher.

The 2024 CMA Awards featured notable moments, particularly highlighting Texas figures.

The Michelin Guide held its inaugural star ceremony in Texas, awarding stars to top restaurants across the state, including Houston.

Recent gains made by Democrats in past elections were wiped out, as Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and other Republicans won by wide margins.

State data shows just two of Texas’ most populous counties have surpassed their voter turnout rate in 2020.

Have you ever heard of an ocelot? Much like their size, their remaining population is small. Houston Life co-hosts Derrick Shore and Tessa Barrera chatted with Peter Gros, wildlife expert and co-host of Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom Protecting the Wild about the efforts to save their habitat and how the Houston Zoo is playing a critical role.

The study claims the odds of seeing a ghost in Texas

Two neighboring Texas cities illustrate the divide in American politics between the diverse, potential electorate in the country and the actual electorate, which is heavily white and wealthier.

Republicans have a stranglehold on every statewide elected office in Texas and control the state Supreme Court, both chambers of the Legislature and both U.S. Senate seats.

Led by co-pastors Joe and Dawn Weaks, Connection Christian Church, a 118-year-old congregation in Odessa, has transformed while keeping true to its legacy of helping the community.

As Women’s Equality Day approaches, a new report from the personal finance website WalletHub reveals troubling news for Texas.

Despite all the wonderful things Texas has to offer, a recent study is making some bold suggestions about how the Lone Star State looks after its residents living in poverty.

The MICHELIN Guide will debut in Texas, highlighting the state's diverse culinary scene across Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.

Cruz now has a cash advantage, with $12.1 million cash on hand compared to Allred’s $10.4 million.

Despite everyone and their mom cranking up the A/C during the brutal summer heat, WalletHub says Texas has the 4th lowest energy costs in the country.

Everything is bigger in Texas, including the number of residents of diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds who joined the state's population.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called for Wildfire Search and Rescue Support units to go to New Mexico as the area deals with wildfires that have claimed two lives.

Discover the best dishes to eat in Texas according to Food Network's top picks.

You’d think a state like Texas, which has been hard-hit by natural disasters would be more than prepared to take on what comes its way, but a recent survey suggests otherwise. So let's fix that with helpful reminders from KPRC 2.

Everything is bigger and better in Texas, and a recent study confirmed this about our state’s economy.

Anime fans in Texas, rejoice! The Lone Star State was ranked in a survey for being the best for cosplay fans and having the highest number of anime conventions as well as having the second-most active cosplay communities.

There is no process in Texas for a voter-driven statewide referendum. So, supporters are going city by city to build statewide momentum.

"You better watch it sucker! 😂😂Our water might not be blue, but it is still the beach and we love it!"

Wrestling fans, mark your calendars! The National Wrestling Alliance (NWA) announced it will be bringing its prestigious Crocket Cup tag tournament in Texas this May!

Texas has reached a settlement with one of the most visited pornographic websites on the internet.

Enjoy the great outdoors this spring with destinations cross Texas.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott is gearing up for the intense storms projected to hit the Lone Star State this weekend.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred raised over $9.5 million for his U.S. Senate campaign this quarter, surpassing Beto O’Rourke’s 2018 first quarter sum of $6.7 million.

A report by WalletHub says Texas is the 15th best state to work from home and had the 3rd highest rank for living environment.

Child care centers are struggling to make ends meet, and a new voter-approved tax credit is a first step toward boosting the flagging system, advocates say.

Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic is two-stepping out of Texas to the Philadelphia area.

Here’s some information about each of the Texas teams in March Madness

Buckle up as we explore how the Houston area’s master-planned communities are not just changing the real estate game – they’re dominating it.

Ideas to get your 2024 Texas adventure planning started

The suburbs of Cypress and Katy are stealing the spotlight, topping the charts as the most sought-after locales.

Texas and Florida lead U-Haul growth in 2023: Lone Star State maintains dominance, while the Sunshine State emerges as a top attraction for movers

Texans may face a dry start to 2024 unless they act quickly.

At a recent conference that featured a sitting state senator, so-called “TEXIT” supporters celebrated their movement’s incremental gains.

The Texas Rangers are back in the World Series for the first time since twice being within one strike of winning the 2011 title.

Adolis García homered twice and drove in five runs as the Texas Rangers reached their first World Series in 12 years with an 11-4 blowout of the Houston Astros in Game 7 of the AL Championship Series.

Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros, after getting into another bench-clearing scuffle with the Texas Rangers, rallied for a 5-4 victory in a wild and testy Game 5 of the AL Championship Series.

Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason.

Everything is certainly bigger deep in the heart of Texas this baseball postseason.

Home to more than 260,000 people, the West Texas town of Lubbock is no stranger to passing local laws by petition. In 2021, residents overwhelmingly approved a local ban on abortion.

The must-pass package of legislation known as the farm bill, which is renewed every five years, funds critical crop insurance and loans to farmers and food to low-income families.

The fifty picks, which comprise the “places in the United States that we’re most excited about right now,” include four Texas businesses that showcase the diversity of the Lone Star State’s gastronomy. Among them are two Mexican restaurants, a Malaysian food stall, and a Southern eatery.

The Houston Astros made quite a powerful statement while slugging themselves back to the top of the AL West.

Mauricio Dubón and Jose Altuve twice hit back-to-back home runs, rookie catcher Yainer Diaz had a three-run shot to cap Houston’s big seventh inning, and the Astros beat the struggling Texas Rangers 13-6.

The announcement came uncommonly early — five years before the convention to select the GOP nominee for the 2028 election cycle.

Weeks before the COVID-19 pandemic swept into Texas, a biologist found a dead bat covered in a white fungus — the state’s first official case of white-nose syndrome. Now, scientists are on a mission to understand how many bats have been lost.

Republicans like Sen. Ted Cruz and Democrats like Rep. Colin Allred — opponents in the 2024 election — propose streamlining environmental reviews to promote investment and expansion by chipmakers.

The Lone Star State is widely known for its delicious barbecue and, according to the New York Times, Houston is a hub for several restaurants known for its grilled cuisine.

There’s an alternative to a European vacation right here in Texas -- or something.

This is what you need to know after a busy week of Houston traffic.

The federal Farm Bill is must-pass legislation that Congress debates every five years. It includes billions of dollars in farm subsidies and pays for food assistance programs.

Texas was the state that had the most congenital syphilis cases in the United States with 680 cases, according to a 2021 report published in April by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Allred was first elected to Congress in 2018 and quickly became a rising Democratic star. Cruz is Texas’ junior senator and unsuccessfully sought the GOP presidential nomination in 2016.

On a daily basis, water managers in cities across the state move from crisis to crisis hoping to keep the water flowing to residents.

Senate Bill 18 faces an uphill battle at the Texas House, where Speaker Dade Phelan has expressed concerns with completely eliminating the commonplace job protection.

The Texas Republican has not yet drawn a serious challenger to his reelection bid.

A competitive match-up in Austin is heating up around mobile sports betting in Texas.The business of sports betting through a mobile device in the Lone Star State has been viewed as an underdog by many, but it is very much alive according to key players in Austin.

DeSantis and Abbott often appear to be locked in an unspoken ideological arms race as they take turns leading and then following one another, enacting policies and backing bills that push both states further to the right.

Brookfield Residential has been building modern, stylish homes in the Lone Star State for years, now in the Elyson Community in Katy.

The 2023 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo is almost here.

The governing board of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas, known as CPRIT, said it approved more than $90 million in new cancer research and prevention grants at its quarterly meeting near the Texas Capitol on Wednesday.

Hi y’all, welcome to February!

Brookfield Residential is the 5th largest real estate developer in North America, and they're now in Katy.

Welcome to the new Lone Star State, where cricket matches, a Hindu temple and Indian grocery stores sit in close proximity to Christian churches, cattle ranches and Jerry Jones’ Dallas Cowboys empire.

Hello Houston, welcome back and happy Thanksgiving! Here’s what you need to know:

Republicans continued their 28-year dominance of statewide races but fell short of their hopes for a South Texas congressional sweep.

First lady Jill Biden and U.S. House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy were in Texas Sunday to help members of their respective parties energize voters before Election Day.

When it comes to sports betting, Texas is a state like no other.

You’ve probably seen them at parks across Texas and the United States, and probably the world: rock cairns.

Watchdog groups fear the film will fuel chaos in the upcoming midterm elections and could be a pretext for more restrictive voting laws in the future.

A Sugar Land estate on the market for $5,600,000 proves that folks are still into having bigger and grander things in the Lone Star State.

Despite its dwindling population, rural Texas has consistently helped protect GOP dominance in statewide races, even as Democratic support grows in the state’s populous metro centers and suburbs.

“If it’s gonna rise by that much, I don’t think we’re prepared,” one South Texas mayor said of temperature increases.

On the eve of his retirement KPRC 2's favorite employee paid it PAWward, making a final donation from his POUNDation to the HSPCA.

We're catching up with Daniella about how her family and foundation are still supporting Texas.

Last May, Lubbock became the biggest city in Texas to ban abortion within city limits. Now, with abortion outlawed throughout the Lone Star State, the fight over reproductive rights is taking a new turn.

If Mother Nature made a to-do list for Texas, we’d venture to guess that these hikes would be on it. They capture much of what the Lone Star State’s wild backyard has to offer. Breathtaking mountain vistas? Check. Splendid canyons? Check. Deep forests and swampy lowlands? Check and check.

Ready to get out of the house and have a proper Houston-area adventure? OK, so where to?

Some 5,100 delegates and alternates voted on a party platform that also calls for ending the federal income tax, requiring education about fetal gestation and limiting the Legislature’s right to regulate guns.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other Republican leaders signaled an openness to some gun restrictions after recent mass shootings. But in the last several years, lawmakers have eased gun laws, most notably by passing a permitless carry bill last year.

From old to new, these are the best of the best of the strange and wonderful world of Houston and Texas advertising.

Once -- or twice -- upon a time in Texas, a fairy castle came to town.

Today marks the 186th anniversary of Texas’ independence from Mexico. Now’s as good a time as any to test your Texas trivia.

The parents of a transgender teenager in Texas say in a lawsuit that the state is investigating them after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ordered officials to look into reports of gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.

Here, we recount the brief and bizarre tale of the U.S. Army’s strangest division.

Modern life comes with its conveniences, but it’s also got its fair share of stress. Chances are your phone’s constantly buzzing with breaking news, work emails, traffic alerts and the like. And even if you only occasionally peek at your phone, the stress of so many alerts and updates may have left you feeling a bit burnt out. An escape from the mind-numbing hubbub of city living could probably do you some good.

These are some of the couples with storied pasts in Houston and Texas. Some come from reality and others from the imaginations of creative folks with an eye on the Lone Star State.

Winter weather is expected to impact many areas of the Lone Star State these next few days.

Almost no one identifies with their state the way us Texans do.

On Jan. 10, 1901, what began as a discovery of oil at Spindletop Hill, a salt dome formation south of Beaumont, would soon transform Texas into a major petroleum producer and industrial power.

An Iowa-based grocery store said they’re planning to expand outside the Midwestern U.S. by heading south, but they’re avoiding the Lone Star State.

We rounded up some of the strangest finds that the TSA and CBP documented in Texas in 2021.

Texas received a near failing grade on a newly released report card on new mother and infant health.