From brisket to carne asada, Texas is known for meat, making this annual gathering in a small Rio Grande Valley town stand out.

It’s cold in Texas!

Holiday pies, Paws for Purple Hearts, makeup tips for mature skin and celebrate German culture with Wurstfest.

The U.S. National Hurricane Center has warned of life-threatening storm surges, flooding and isolated tornadoes.

Elsa has strengthened into the first hurricane of the Atlantic season and it's blowing off roofs, snapping trees and destroying crops in the eastern Caribbean, where officials closed schools, businesses and airports under the threat of flash flooding and landslides.

Officials in St. Vincent and the Grenadines are warning people to plan for possible evacuations as the tiny islands hit recently by massive volcanic eruptions prepares for potential flooding and landslides from Tropical Storm Elsa, which was whirling toward the eastern Caribbean.

A man is charged with manslaughter after Hidalgo County sheriff’s deputies said he fatally shot his 21-year-old cousin last week.

Kristin Hannah, the author of “The Four Winds,” will be featured at San Antonio’s Book Festival.

She has settled in, she’s comfortable, she’s playing, she’s exploring.”The six-month-old cub, weighing 79 pounds, also is now on a proper diet with more of the nutrients she needs. Almrud said she’s just grateful that Elsa was rescued just as frigid weather was bearing down. Although it’s illegal to have a tiger in Bexar County, the people who had Elsa only face a misdemeanor. In Texas, SB 641 will be re-introduced this year that was stalled in committee during the last legislative session. She said it would prohibit the private possession of dangerous wild animals that is still legal in much of Texas.

We just picked up this beautiful young tiger from the Bexar County Sheriff's Office's custody and she's on her way home to Black Beauty Ranch! Before the winter storm, ACS officials told KSAT that officers were still investigating the incident. While it is legal in much of Texas to privately own a big cat as a pet, such ownership is prohibited in San Antonio and Bexar County. Other prohibited exotic animals in Bexar County and San Antonio include wolves, leopards, lions, crocodiles and bears, among others. Here’s an expanded list of prohibited animals in Bexar County, according to an order from the Commissioners Court:Prohibited animals in Bexar County, according to an order from the Commissioners Court.

We have readers and news partners across Texas, and they sent in the following photos. Sure, they’re not ALL snowmen, but a vast majority of the photos are. We threw in a baby, an ice fort and a Princess Elsa sighting for good measure. Thank you to everyone who submitted pictures. EPaez MarionWendy SpringWillisiqueenb Cat SpringUser Houstonme_kaiser Magnoliajack Conroesstephens@woodlandscelebration.com MontgomeryAmberReynolds Montgomerythe_whizkid02 Sugar LandAlex San AntonioMaria Sikkel Springtammylse San AntonioBatmangie San AntonioMichelleTX Conversenewsviewr San Antoniomariom35 San AntonioVal San Antoniosoccermimi234 Elmendorfanexravensong San AntonioRevolutions San AntonioStay safe and warm, Texas friends!

SAN ANTONIO – A viewer named Elsa asked what's the reason or purpose for street sweepers? We found out most populated areas have street sweepers of course to keep the streets clean, but it also cuts back on pollution in our water systems. If the debris from the side of road is not picked up, it would go into storm drains, which could also cause flooding if they are clogged. Having street sweepers in cities was a part of the Water Quality Act of 1987, and that's when San Antonio created the Storm Water Management Program that is now run by the Public Works Department.