Think your garden is doomed when temperatures start climbing and rain becomes a distant memory? Not if you pick the right plants. While most flowers wilt and fade when the heat cranks up, some ...

Tear Gas Should be Banned I was driving past the Federal Building in Eugene to a restaurant and was not aware that ICE agents were going to spray tear gas into the night to deter protesters ...

Despite an endorsement from Gov. Greg Abbott in his bid to unseat three-term incumbent Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller, ...

The point of prospecting is to gaze into our collective crystal ball and predict who will be the best and most productive Major Leaguers years down the line. But every winter, we also take another ...

For a glorious stretch, Jefferson was the commercial gateway to Texas, a cosmopolitan outpost where fortunes were made and ...

The University Star conducted a poll between Feb. 2-4 on its Instagram, asking readers about their favorite date spots in San Marcos. Out of 138 individual responses, The Star highlighted the top five ...

A boxwood alternative that blooms, a willow with silvery foliage, and another slew of new-twist hydrangeas are among the most interesting trees and shrubs debuting in the 2026 growing season. Growers, ...

EPA administrator Lee Zeldin eliminates Obama-era greenhouse gas finding in what he calls the "largest deregulatory action," saving $1.3 trillion.

Those trees are central to one of the efforts to restore the American chestnut. If enough of them have distinct means of ...

"Compared with annuals, perennials offer long-term beauty, require minimal maintenance and provide a foundational landscape that evolves over time," writes columnist Tom Karwin.

If you count the start of spring purely in terms of spring wildflower sightings, it could be here sooner than you might expect - or already blooming.