Authorities in Texas are investigating a case of livestock theft and cruelty after an abandoned trailer containing 14 stolen Angus cattle—eight of them dead—was discovered in late January.

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells, sometimes carrying oil, brackish water or other pollutants to the surface. But the real danger lies underground — where oil ...

An abandoned newborn boy led to the arrest of the child’s 28-year-old mom, Texas police said. A man said he found the baby on a sidewalk near downtown San Antonio on Jan. 21, McClatchy News ...

In arid West Texas, water seeps and bubbles from old wells ... In Pecos County, the 60-acre Lake Boehmer formed when an abandoned well began releasing large amounts of salty brine water to the surface ...