In the 1920s, oil was becoming a hot commodity in Texas. The success of the Spindletop oil well in Beaumont in 1901 had set ...

In the meantime, Texas high rollers like McIngvale will have to continue to find different ways to lose their money. "I’m perfectly happy going to Louisiana," McIngvale told Gambling.com last year.

Before sports gambling was legalized in Louisiana, Jim McIngvale usually flew to Las Vegas or New Jersey to place his bets. McIngvale, a Houston furniture salesman better known as “Mattress Mack ...

LAFAYETTE — Louisiana softball fell to top-ranked Texas on Friday night, dropping their second game of the season and moving to 0-2 overall. The Longhorns took an early lead with a two-run homer ...

The sand transportation system, used for crude oil production in the Permian Basin, began shuttling proppant in January.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — No. 1 Texas opened its 2025 season with a 2-game sweep, topping both Longwood and Louisiana 8-0 in mercy rule-shortened games Friday in Lafayette, Louisiana. Catcher Reese Atwood ...

President Trump's executive order changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America formally took effect this week.

After the year's first "fake spring," which saw temperatures climb into the high 80s — including Dallas-Fort Worth tying a 114-year-old record at 84°F on Feb. 3 — parts of Texas can expect ...

Louisiana Tech pulled off a massive upset Friday ... Mississippi State pulled off an early-season upset, taking down No. 10 Texas Tech 3-1 in extra innings at the Puerto Vallarta College Challenge.

Four wins in five games has Texas A&M climbing the bracket all the way onto the No. 2 line, giving the SEC five of the eight top seeds in our updated tournament picture. Two of the wins during ...