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Ørsted project engineer Nikola Bajs (left) and QHSE manager Brian Nicoll walk the Mockingbird Solar Center field being constructed near Brookston, Texas, June 24, 2024. Tom Fox / Staff Photographer ...

In Mansfield, the dirt is moving on another new home community. While that's hardly a reason for surprise in the fast-growing Tarrant County suburb, this one is — wait for it: affordable. "Affordable ...

Cuts to Medicaid reimbursements for adult care homes must remain blocked for now, a judge ruled Thursday, in a blow to Gov. Josh Stein’s administration that could have broader implications in a ...

Seeking a ‘self-contained, low-maintenance house,’ a couple headed west for a new chapter in the California sun. Here’s what they found. This past spring, David Barenholtz and Jeff Allyn decided it ...

The Volk Estates home at 6601 Hunters Glen Road is the highest sale price on record in Dallas County for the past several years. Stephen Reed / Allie Beth Allman & Associates A $35 million estate in ...

Zachary Ty Bryan, best known for “Home Improvement,” was being held in an Oregon jail Monday after his sixth arrest in five years, this time for allegedly violating his parole. The 44-year-old sitcom ...

Zachery Ty Bryan has been arrested in Oregon, the latest in a string of legal issues for the former teen star. Lane County Sheriff's officers arrested the "Home Improvement" alum in Oregon on Nov. 29 ...

More than a hundred homes around the Houston area were damaged after a tornado touched down on Monday, Nov. 24, days before the Thanksgiving holiday. According to the National Weather Service's ...

More than half of U.S. homes are declining in value, according to a recent report from Zillow, the largest share since 2012. A study by the online real estate marketplace, released on Monday, found ...