PORT O’CONNOR — The sun was shining when Allan Berger and his wife, Brigid Berger, scanned the shorelines of Espiritu Santo Bay for deserted crab traps Monday morning.

Deer are not difficult to find roaming the more than 500 acres of Riverside Park in Victoria.

State officials said Monday they expect lengthy power outages to last into Tuesday due to insufficient electrical grid supply as a result of the extreme weather.

MATAGORDA — Capt. Terry Gallagher ran across the eastern most part of Matagorda Bay Thursday morning under the light of a nearly full moon.

POINT COMFORT — The water running through the faucets in Kayla Hall’s home on San Jacinto Street stains almost everything it touches.

Lawmakers filed dozens of bills ahead of the 87th Texas Legislature that could impact the state’s environment, including two that seek to create additional controls for methane emissions from oil and gas production.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality approved fines totaling $11,125 for Thomas Watson Company Wednesday, nearly a year after the concrete batch plant was found in violation of permitting and particle pollution requirements.

Greenhouse gas emissions from major facilities fell slightly last year, as competition from renewables and natural gas continued to fuel coal’s decline.

The impending closure of the Coleto Creek Power Plant, which will shut down by 2027, is expected to deal a blow to Goliad County’s economy. But officials are working to entice two solar plants to the county to soften the impact.

EDNA — Jackson County could be home to a processing plant Max Midstream Texas plans to build as part of a large oil exportation project underway in the region, the company’s CEO told county commissioners Tuesday.

Crisp air blew on Saturday at Warwas Farms in Nordheim as three young, first-time deer hunters studied three dove decoys perched in a tree.

Two years after a new conservation plan to improve water quality along the Lower San Antonio River was adopted, results are mixed.

Republican State Rep. Todd Hunter plans to introduce a nurdle bill during the upcoming legislative session that would enhance regulation of plastic pellets and enforcement in an effort to prevent microplastics from polluting Texas waters.

Calhoun County residents who won a $50 million settlement in a lawsuit against Formosa Plastics have been working with the corporation on clean up efforts for waterways around its Point Comfort facility.

EDNA — Stroll around to the back of Geary Hare’s home, past the clinking wind chimes and pots of banana peppers, and you’ll encounter lush rows of broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts and cabbages growing skyward.

Formosa Plastics is suing ACE American Insurance for its refusal to cover the petrochemical manufacturer’s historic $50-million settlement with the San Antonio Bay Waterkeeper and environmental activist Diane Wilson.

GOLIAD — Dozens of cars with kayaks and canoes strapped to the top pulled into a sunlight-dappled clearing hidden underneath the U.S. 59 bridge over the San Antonio River on Saturday morning.

November is less than two weeks away, which means the iconic whooping cranes will soon arrive on the Texas coast.

In the days after Hurricane Harvey, floodwaters had to go somewhere.

If you’ve driven through South Texas in recent weeks, you probably found remnants of American snout butterflies covering your vehicle’s windshield and grill.

Wherever Shirley Odell goes, she keeps an eye out for parents with kids sporting camo clothing.

Seventy-three volunteers who participated in the San Antonio Bay Partnership’s bay cleanup managed to rid 4.6 tons of trash from 19 miles of shoreline in half a day, according to a recap report from the organization.