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West Texas is so expansive that amid all the oil wells, in between towns and across roadways, there exists room for a 40-plus-mile-spanning conveyor belt whose function is to move sand from one ...

The Austin Fire Department rescued three people and a dog after they were reportedly swept downstream in a tent around 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday. CBS Austin had a photographer on scene who witnessed the ...

Dinosaur tracks from about 113 million years ago that were previously hidden beneath the Paluxy River have been unearthed, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Spokeswoman Stephanie ...