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PRESTON JONES Fort Worth-born but Austin-based singer-songwriter Collin Herring is in a far better place now than he was when making his gripping third album, Past Life Crashing ,although you wouldn't necessarily know it from listening to the just-released Ocho .

Every state in the country has seen an increase in unemployment when compared with the same period last year, according to a new report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics .

Weather in Texas can change in a flash -- tranquil to severe, sometimes all in the same day.

Alec Jhangiani has one of the more enviable jobs in the North Texas arts scene. As Artistic Director of the Lone Star Film Festival - " which runs through Sunday - he's charged with watching the films that get submitted and picking the best ones to show.

Author and Newsweek editor Jon Meacham will speak tonight at the University of Texas at Arlington.

On returning from my annual family reunion in Texas last summer, I wrote about picking up the edition of The Economist in the Amarillo airport touting the many fiscal successes of the Lone Star State in contrast to our beloved California.

Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison is expected to announce today that she will not resign her Senate seat while she campaigns for governor.

The Blue Suede Spectacular Event and Auction continues its tradition of top-notch performers as country music group Lonestar will headline the February event that raises money for the prevention of child abuse.

Country music group Lonestar will perform Feb. 27 at the Blue Suede Spectacular fundraiser for The Exchange Club-Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse, organizers announced today.

When former Chesapeake resident Donnie Denny takes the stage on Thursday's episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" as a finalist in Oprah's Karaoke Challenge, he'll probably be a little nervous.

The wind of change is sweeping America - " literally. Take Texas. Synonymous with the nation's oil boom era, for the past century its wealth has been powered by gushing geysers and giant oil companies.

When young Bettye Nagy of San Antonio was a student nurse, she had the idea of being an Army nurse, but World War II was over.

When Lyle Lovett sings "home is where my horse is" on the title track of his new album, "Natural Forces," there's no question what state he's singing about.

"We give all we have, lives, property, safety, skills...we fight, we die, for a simple thing.

A chicken fried steak, by any other name... a On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.

When you do a story on Chuck Norris, it's hard to pick a place to start. I mean it's Chuck Norris.

Remember back in May 2008 when the Food Network's Guy Fieri came to town? Fans of his "Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives," series have likely caught the segments featuring the Utah places he visited: Ruth's Diner, the Burger Bar in Roy, Moochie's Meatballs, Lone Star Taqueria, Blue Plate Diner, Red Iguana and Pat's Barbecue.

A tour with fellow songwriting pal John Hiatt ended two days earlier. In less than a week, he will be back on the road for a month's worth of shows with his Large Band, the brassy Americana army that has been his most visible performance vehicle for the past two decades.

Toddlers who dislike spicy food 'racist' Toddlers who turn their noses up at spicy food from overseas could be branded racists by a [UK] Government-sponsored agency.

DON LEE Reporting from GALVESTON, Texas After trying out Atlanta, Miami and Pasadena, Calif., Lilian Junco decided this was the place to retire.