In most cases, such name changes are reviewed by a Department of Interior panel known as the U.S. Board on Geographic Names.

Southeast Texas has been experiencing persistent dense fog over the past several days, primarily during the late evening through morning hours. The National Weather Service issued a Dense Fog Advisory ...

Ferocious cold gripping more than 20 states as record heat bakes the rest of the country will leave America split down the middle into spring. Jet-stream winds swerving thousands of miles across the ...

A decision by Padre Island National Seashore officials to close the seashore during a recent cold snap that stunned nearly ...

Overall, not surprisingly, folks wanting an early spring better head south, which is already seeing springlike signs.

Like the past two Februaries, we're dealing with record warmth more like spring in parts of the U.S., including Texas and the ...

The Gulf of Mexico has been so named at least since the late 1600s, when it was used to describe the body of water that's bordered to the north by the United States' southern coast, from Texas to ...

SANIBEL, Fla. - A large red tide bloom in the Gulf of Mexico is raising concerns across Southwest Florida, with several popular beaches now under health alerts. According to the Florida Fish and ...

You might be hearing about the gulf off the coast of the U.S. and Mexico. Here's what to know about the body of water the size of Alaska.

We’ve created several data-driven stories and databases on topics including weather and climate, politics, education, sports and growth in Texas. Each story in the KXAN Data Hub is updated as ...

After an extraordinarily dry start to the year, three atmospheric river storms are expected to hit California over the next week — with one of them potentially bringing much-needed moisture to ...

Ever found yourself yawning uncontrollably before a storm rolled in? You’re not alone. That pre-storm drowsiness is a real phenomenon rooted in how weather impacts the human body. One of the ...