Greenhouse gas emissions, particularly from fossil fuel combustion and deforestation, increase global temperatures. Rising temperatures, in turn, cause moisture to evaporate at a faster rate. This ...

The report claims Texas will be the most populated state in the U.S. by midcentury largely due to in-migration from other ...

Shortly after Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston in September 2008, economist Patrick Jankowski was in his front yard with a saw, listening to NPR on a transistor radio while he cleared branches ...

Space was transforming the region’s identity, oil was booming, the city’s population was nearing 1 million residents and Houston’s physical boundaries were expanding to accommodate all the growing it ...

The latest numbers won’t be available until spring, but the count came as recent national figures show homelessness rates ...

City officials on Wednesday said Houston needed help taking care of the homeless community and people with mental health issues. “We’ve got to handle that population compassionately ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The Christian Science Church, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The Church publishes the ...

Brittany Britto Garley is Eater's regional editor of Texas, overseeing food, restaurant, and dining news for Eater Austin, Eater Dallas, and Eater Houston. Brittany is based in the Houston area.

HOUSTON — All Houston airports will reopen Wednesday after shutting down on Jan. 21 as a winter storm barreled through South Texas. George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P. Hobby ...

With memories of the deadly 2021 winter storm still fresh, Houston residents greeted the city’s blanket of snow with joy but also concern. By J. David Goodman J. David Goodman reporter from Houston.

Deputies are investigating the crash involving an 18-wheeler and a vehicle, which happened at the intersection of Afton Way and FM-2100. Authorities say that the female driver of the vehicle ...

Major economies are heading toward a "population collapse" by 2100 because of falling fertility rates, new research has found. A report by the McKinsey Global Institute (MGI) on Wednesday ...