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Extreme temperatures are hurting some North Texas farmers financially. The hot weather is stunting their crops and they are worried that the hot weather is driving away customers at local markets, where they rely heavily on in-person sales for their businesses.

Researchers are learning that cows exposed to fire often give less milk, and horses, with their large lungs, take in a lot of smoke from fires.

The U.S. Senate voted to authorize the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to begin planning for a massive coastal barrier project in Galveston Bay meant to protect against hurricanes’ storm surge. Funding is not yet secured.

Meteorologists say North Texas could be on track this summer to break its previous record for the most days with triple-digit temperatures.

Texans are battling a near-record heatwave this week. To help fend off the potential ill effects of high temperatures, they're being urged to listen to warnings from local officials and take advantage of municipally operated cooling stations.

Will we be getting a break from the heat anytime soon? That depends on how you define “soon.”

Expert says August, September typically peak for hurricanes in Houston region and advises residents to create evacuation plan.

Hundreds of wildfires have broken out this spring. More than a dozen areas are under voluntary or mandatory water use restrictions, and more than 200 Texas counties have been designated as crop disaster areas.

Many cities throughout the country, including in Massachusetts and Virginia, set new daily heat records on Saturday and Sunday.

The year was a blast furnace, marked by drought, triple-digit heat and historic wildfires. It started with a dry winter that quickly turned into a hot and dry spring, setting the state up for a stretch of scorching months that lasted long into the fall.

Texas’ electric grid operator is requesting power plants postpone scheduled maintenance to ensure they’re online to meet surging demand during an exceptionally warm weekend.

The iconic flowers might not be around long this year thanks to cool March temperatures and a forecasted April drought.