Micah Branscum, 3, plays with a water feature at the new Mae Simmons Splash Pad on July 8 in Lubbock. Once considered a form of necessary community infrastructure that commanded millions of federal ...

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PASADENA, Texas — Who needs a downtown Texas-shaped lazy river at some pricey hotel when you can have your own private Texas-shaped pool in your backyard? That's the dream-come-true for a Pasadena ...

In Texas, well-maintained inground pools can raise home values by roughly 5% to 10%, with some metros like Austin seeing premiums over $50,000. Experts say climate, neighborhood norms, and pool ...

Julia Falcon is a digital content producer at CBS News Texas. Julia has previously written for news outlets across Dallas-Fort Worth like the Denton Record-Chronicle, D Magazine, 1080 KRLD and 105.3 ...

Micah Branscum, 3, plays with a water feature at the new Mae Simmons Splash Pad on July 8 in Lubbock. Once considered a form of necessary community infrastructure that commanded millions of federal ...

Plano resident Barry McCollom, 62, said he has vivid memories of swimming lessons in the famous Texas Pool in the 1960s. As the name implies, the pool is shaped like the state. McCollom would always ...

Parents might have a hard time finding a pool for their children to cool off in this summer as the novel coronavirus outbreak threatens to linger. Gov. Greg Abbott’s phased approach to reopening the ...

Texas heat can be intense, with Houston experiencing more than 100 days each year when temperatures reach 90 degrees or higher. Thankfully, Texans have it covered because more than 800,000 homes ...