The Dallas North Tollway, President George Bush Turnpike and Sam Rayburn Tollway all have overnight construction scheduled ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. He was called “Mr. Sam.” For 48 years, Sam Rayburn was an unforgettable presence in Congress and a devoted servant to the people ...

Fire departments from around Jasper County recently went though a water-rescue training to be well prepared for emergency ...

HOUSTON (AP) — A two-page note handwritten nearly 90 years ago by former House Speaker Sam Rayburn begins: “My Dearest Metze.” It concludes with: “My heart is sad with you — My love too.” The letter ...

When two old bulls butted heads on Capitol Hill in the early days of the Kennedy administration, the confrontation was dramatic — and unusual. On one side stood House Speaker Sam Rayburn of Texas, a ...

An East Texas fisherman spotted the "biggest alligator" he's ever seen on the shore of Lake Sam Rayburn last week. Keith Combs posted a photo of the alligator on Facebook on Friday, October 7, writing ...

Many have been wondering why the U.S. Corps of Engineers is drawing down Sam Rayburn Lake in the midst of statewide drought conditions. Well, the fact of the matter is that although most of the state ...

In Dallas’ Baylor University Medical Center last week, two elderly ladies emerged from a hushed, darkened room. Their eyes told the story: in the quiet room lay their brother, Sam Rayburn, 79, in a ...

New Sam Rayburn High School varsity baseball coach Jaime Acosta is scheduled to have surgery Wednesday morning on his right thumb that he injured in a serious car accident on Feb. 24. His thumb and ...