In remote West Texas, there are few people to marvel at the unusual machine in Kermit, a city with a population of less than 6,000, where the sand is typically hauled by tractor-trailers.

Appearances can be deceiving. At first glance, you'd never think the rolling white sand dunes of southeastern New Mexico and west Texas held the largest stand of oak in the country. The region's ...

A 67km-long conveyor belt carries sand needed for hydraulic fracturing across an area in Kermit, Texas, on Feb. 26. Photo: AP In remote West Texas, few people are around to marvel at the unusual ...

Federal wildlife officials declared a rare lizard in southeastern New Mexico and West Texas an endangered species ... The reptiles live in sand dunes and among shinnery oak, where they feed ...

A Texas representative wants to remove a rare lizard from the endangered species list, which would pave the way for oil and ...