Two doctors from Mexico pleaded guilty in connection with a conspiracy to commit wire fraud that resulted in nearly $3 million in insurance claim payouts, according to a news release.

The massive hailstorm that struck San Antonio and Bexar County in April will be the costliest in Texas history, according to a state insurance corporation. The total damage caused by the April 12 storm is expected to total $1.36 billion, according to the Insurance Council of Texas.

A fire that was sparked by a lightning strike destroyed a home on the far West Side Thursday morning. Firefighters from the Bexar County, Leon Valley, Balcones Heights and Shavano Park fire departments responded to the blaze around 3 a.m. in the 8500 block of Cedar Hill Way.

The sound of pounding rain has become the daily chorus across the state of Texas. Wednesday’s storms targeted north of Houston, where a six-inch downpour in just three hours led to flash flooding, reports CBS News correspondent Manuel Bojorquez.

Several rivers in Southeastern Texas are experiencing major and even record flooding on roadways and homes after receiving almost 20 inches of rain over the Memorial Day weekend. This morning, the Brazos River at Richmond rose to more than 52 feet and is expected to crest at 53.5 feet by tonight -- more than 3 feet above record flood stage.

A stubborn two-alarm fire damaged an East El Paso shopping strip Monday, blocked a major street and sent columns of black smoke into the air that could be seen for miles, fire officials said.

Residents of some rural southeast Texas counties braced for more flooding on Monday along a river that is expected to crest at a record level just two years after it had run dry in places because of drought.

Amid a massive frozen foods recall involving millions of packages of fruits and vegetables that were shipped to all 50 U.S. states, Canada and Mexico, authorities who want to stem the listeria-linked illnesses and deaths worry it’ll be difficult to get consumers to dig through their freezers and check for products they may have bought as far back as 2014.

Angry skies spitting out lightning bolts and icy marbles could soon replace the gray clouds and misty rains that ruled this week along the northern Front Range. "As soon as it warms up, we are headed into our peak storm season," warned Carole Walker, executive director for Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association.

Nine of ten businesses experienced at least one hacking incident in the past year, according to a survey of business risk managers released today by The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB), part of Munich Re.

Professional street racer David "Bird" Jones is asking for the public’s help to find his stolen car, pickup truck and flat bed trailer. The items were stolen from a Comfort Inn parking lot in Forest Hill, Jones said.

Eight people died and about 44 were hospitalized Saturday after a charter bus rolled over on North U.S. 83 in Webb County, authorities said. The bus, carrying 51 passengers, was heading to the Kickapoo Lucky Eagle Casino Hotel in Eagle Pass, said Ricardo A. Rangel, Webb County Volunteer Fire Department chief.

Some of them have waited weeks to finally get their roofs repaired after massive hail damage. Now thieves have put them right back to square one, and it’s happening more and more in neighborhoods across north Texas.

The Smith County Commissioner’s Court voted to extend the disaster declaration Judge Joel Baker issued on Friday night. The Smith County fire marshal said 169 homes in Lindale were affected by the two EF-2 tornadoes, including 10 that were destroyed.

A massive fire at a warehouse complex in Houston Thursday sent towering plumes of black smoke into the air, as firefighters urged people in the area to shelter in place and shut all their windows.