This article is part of Texas Monthly’s special ... and rocklike enough for “pecan” to have come from the Algonquian for “a nut too hard to crack by hand.” The trees they drop ...

Without compunction they chopped the trees down to grow cotton and turned the fine, hard timber into ax ... in the status of the pecan must also go to Texas governor James S.

SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KLTV) - As we head into pecan season, you might see a difference in comparison to last year. Experts say the drought and heat have impacted orchards all across Texas.

Texas pecan orchards were expected to produce a mixed bag of results amid good prices and strong demand, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert. Larry Stein, Ph.D., AgriLife ...

FORT STOCKTON Zachary Swick plucked a pecan from one of the 78,000 trees at a sprawling West Texas farm — a rare sight in the desert known for oil rigs and pump jacks. He peeled away the pecan ...

A yearslong dispute over exporting water to growing Texas cities offers a hint at the battles to come as the state’s population booms and water supply dwindles. Audio recording is automated for ...