A Texas woman pleaded guilty on Thursday to smuggling rare chickens from Vietnam and Cambodia into the United States.

A fire that spans 20 acres has forced an evacuation in Refugio County as emergency crews work to control the flames, according to officials.

A dead manatee was spotted off the Texas coast over the weekend but sightings of the sea cows are still rare for the area.

Police in Aransas Pass arrested a man in connection with a 14-year-old girl’s kidnapping in Louisiana.

Police are searching for missing 32-year-old Samantha Lopez, who is believed to be in danger and was last seen in Aransas Pass. They are also looking for Joseph Torres in connection with Lopez’s disappearance

The summer heat is upon us Texans, but there are some ways to have some fun outside.

A search is underway for a missing 38-year-old man in Aransas Pass, and a CLEAR Alert has been issued in his disappearance.

A 55-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for her role in the death of a Kansas couple who were vendors at a county fair.

A juvenile male who allegedly posted pictured of bodies and threatened a school in the Aransas Pass area killed himself as officers approached the crime scene, police said.

Bob Hall Pier is closed until further notice due to construction. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will temporarily close some saltwater fishing spots along the coast — including some on Padre Island and near Rockport, Fulton and Aransas Pass — due to freezing weather. The 21 fishing sites will close at midnight on Monday and stay closed until 11:59 p.m., TPWD said in a news release on Saturday. During that time, fishing will be off-limits in these areas in an effort to protect the wildlife and resources. You can get the very latest forecast anytime by bookmarking our weather page and downloading the KSAT Weather Authority App - available for both Apple and Android devices.

GREAT BEND, Kan. – A Texas man has been sentenced to life in prison for his role in the slayings of a Kansas couple who were killed after a carnival worker ordered their deaths as part of a fictitious carnival mafia. Rusty Frasier, 37, of Aransas Pass, Texas, was sentenced Friday to life without parole for 50 years on each of two counts of first-degree murder. Investigators said one suspect posed as a carnival mafia boss and ordered the other suspects to kill the couple. Michael Fowler Jr., 56, of Sarasota, Florida, was previously sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for 100 years. Kimberly Younger, of McIntosh, Florida, has pleaded not guilty to several charges, including capital murder, in the Carpenters' deaths.

Aransas Pass, Texas Well, this is something you dont see every day but I guess alligators get late-night cravings as well. The Aransas Pass Police Department posted on Facebook a video of a small alligator outside of a Whataburger. The post has since gone viral with over a thousand shares and many wondering if he got to take a to-go snack. According to the TPWD, male American alligators can grow up to 11.5 feet at 20 years old. Alligator-human conflicts are rare in Texas, according to TPWD.