It’s going to be hot, windy and dry in West Texas on Wednesday, which has prompted the National Weather Service office in Midland to issue a fire weather watch. Thanks to a jet stream coming from the ...

Scientists have warned for years that increased fracking in West Texas is causing higher earthquake activity. Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story.

A 5.0 magnitude earthquake was recorded in West Texas late Friday evening, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, and could be felt by residents more than 150 miles away in El Paso. The ...