The extra playoff spot in Major League Baseball this season has thickened the races, with several teams well within October’s reach despite taking mediocre records into the stretch run.
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Faster and more precise storm detection radar will get its first urban test this spring in Dallas-Fort Worth, mapping weather hazards down to street levels when tornadoes, high winds or flash floods threaten.
STAR, Texas -- For game wardens, the work begins where the pavement ends.
Texas' all-terrain cops don't just check deer hunters and fishing licenses anymore.
They're on call around the clock for everything from picking up the pieces after a NASA shuttle disaster to swift-water rescues and hurricane evacuations.