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Look! Up in the sky! It’s a bird … It’s a plane … It’s … It’s … It’s a Super Blue Moon Total Lunar Eclipse and it comes to Texas on January 30th/31st

A new malicious pornographic malware has been discovered hiding inside more than 60 android apps, many designed for kids.

Forbes Magazine did a little research and figured out who the richest person is in every state, and in Texas that person has a background in the retail industry, and it's a name you know if you've ever purchased a tamale, a diamond pendant and a fishing rod in the same place.

More than 20 people are dead and more than 20 wounded after a shooting at a First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas Sunday.

I was taking a look around Facebook when I noticed my cousin, Richard Harvey, Jr. (No relation to Hurricane Harvey) when I saw how bad the water was, even north in The Woodlands. I had a chance to speak with Debra Harvey, (no relation to the Hurricane). She lives in The Woodlands in far north Harris County. She tells us about how things are for them at this time.

My dad is a US Navy veteran, and he's committed to flying the US flag several days each year.  He hits the obvious ones like Memorial Day and the 4th of July, but the most important day to him might be June 14th.

We're not the fattest state, but we're not the skinniest either. And not only is weight an issue here, but Texas has some of the cities near the top of the list for high cholesterol and inactivity too.  Uh oh.

The Arbor Day Foundation will send you ten free trees that are right for the East Texas climate, and they're guaranteed to grow in Lufkin.  Here's how to get them.

Doesn't it feel good to vote? I think it does. There are things that motivate us to get to the polls, besides the obvious. The kids are talking about the election at school, and if Mama doesn't vote, they will be on my case!  What else encourages you to get to the polls?

If you're going into college this fall as a computer science major, good for you. That will lead to a job quickly after you graduate, and there are several other hot majors right now that will let you reap benefits later.  Here they are.

This week I heard a co-worker utter the phrase "back to school," and I had to look at my smart phone to check the date.  Really?!  We're on the downhill side of the summer already. If you're a college student, you may be working all summer to build up some funds for tuition this fall cuz it's dang expensive.  We know we're paying a lot, but are Texas schools worth the money?  You might b

Up to 75 percent of flavored e-cigarette liquids may contain the chemical Diacetyl, which Harvard researchers have linked to respiratory disease.