An area of storms southwest of Texas, which was designated by the National Hurricane Center (NHC) as Invest 98L, now has a low chance of tropical development as it quickly approaches northeastern Mexico and south Texas but is still expected to drench the area with heavy rain Friday and into the weekend.

The center of a tropical disturbance that flared up in the Gulf began to move across land on Friday, bringing heavy rainfall to parts of northeastern Mexico and South Texas.

By Stefanie Eschenbacher MEXICO CITY (Reuters) -Two Texas businessmen were indicted for allegedly bribing officials at Mexico's state energy company Pemex with $150,000 and luxury items to secure contracts,

While there is no longer a risk of a short-lived tropical depression or storm forming in the southwestern Gulf, pockets of heavy rain could still trigger flash flooding into the weekend.

Mexico’s public safety secretary has confirmed that U.S. government drones flew missions this week near the Mexican capital. Omar Garcia Harfuch said the American

If this storm becomes more organized before it moves over land, it would become Tropical Storm Fernand. A potential tropical storm in the Gulf of Mexico could form and make landfall in Texas or Mexico before Erin even threatens land.

A Texas-Mexico mafia leader from San Antonio was sentenced to 25 years in federal prison for his role in a methamphetamine trafficking scheme, according to a U.S. Department of Justice news release.