The federal government's drought monitoring agencies Thursday placed a large part of the Central Texas area in what's considered a D4, or "Exceptional," drought intensity category.

The Bastrop County Sheriff's Office is asking for help locating a missing teen. Fourteen-year-old Jessica Perry was reported missing by her father last Saturday.

Ten months after Luminant took over the Three Oaks Mine from Alcoa, members of International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 2078 have finally approved a labor contract.