Southwest

Arizona residents will vote on the “Voters' Right To Know Act” this November after the state Supreme Court ruled that it can appear on the ballot.

As drought conditions ravage crops and land across the U.S., cattle production has been impacted. Economists warn this could lead to less beef in stores and higher prices.

Flagstaff, Arizona, will raise its minimum wage to $16.80 from $15.50 starting Jan. 1, 2023. Voters passed a minimum wage act in 2016 to offset the increase in the cost of living.

Blue Origin, Jeff Bezos' rocket company, suffered a failure to launch on Monday, the first in the company's history. The rocket took off out of West Texas.

A former bookkeeper of an Albuquerque auto body firm pleaded guilty to stealing $2 million over a span of seven years by issuing company checks to herself.

Texas collected $77.2 billion in taxes in the fiscal year through August, according to new state data, thanks in part to economic growth and scorching-hot inflation.

Juul Labs will have to pay at least $438.5 million as part of a settlement with 34 states and territories, ending a two-year investigation into their marketing practices.

Known for its famous London Bridge and situated along the Colorado River, Lake Havasu City, Arizona, is one of the southwestern cities and tourist towns the extreme heat is impacting.

Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey visited Taiwan, where Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd. announced the construction of a $12 billion chip manufacturing plant in Arizona.

Erotic Cabaret owner Sophia Romo shares how she learned of the suspected shoplifter and how she tracked her down on a public bus on 'Mornings with Maria.'

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar on Wednesday announced the names of several financial firms he deems hostile to the state's fossil fuel industry.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk posted a Twitter thread on Monday that floated the possibility of a hyperloop tunnel connecting the Texas cities of Austin and San Antonio.

A Texas state Senate committee has requested documents from investment giant BlackRock and other financial services firms in a probe into ESG practices.

Four McDonald's employees in Joshua, Texas, rescued a driver who fell asleep and crashed near their restaurant. The car flipped and burst into flames.

Electric automaker Tesla plans to get into the electricity retail market in Texas, according to a new job posting

A new private airport may be in the works in Austin, Texas, for Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who frequently flies in and out of central Texas on his Gulfstream G650.

Jeff Bezos's space company Blue Origin will launch its sixth crewed flight aboard the New Shepard vessel into outer space on Thursday.

Roland Beainy, a second-generation Lebanese American, opened Trump Burger in Bellville, Texas, in 2020 with a menu that pays homage to the former president.

Spectrum Cable was ordered to pay the family of a woman allegedly killed by one of its employees $7 billion over the slaying, according to reports.

A new lawsuit alleges that the manager of a Taco Bell in Dallas, Texas poured boiling water on customers who complained that their orders were prepared incorrectly.