Austin City Council voted Thursday to allocate a $22.9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation to support its Safe Streets and Roads for All program, per a city news release.
Texas received three first-place votes and edged previously No. 3 Florida State by two poll points to swap spots with them. Georgia and Michigan remained Nos. 1 and 2. Southern California rounded out the top five.
A woman was sentenced Sept. 7 to 23 years in state prison in connection with an April 2022 murder in Williamson County.
The 30-person team included 22 medical professionals who conducted the surgeries, working around the clock to complete the procedures and then monitor the children's recoveries.
A man was sentenced to 25 years in state prison in connection with a December 2021 murder in Travis County.
A man was sentenced to 75 years in state prison in connection with a July 2021 murder in Williamson County.
Have you noticed an increase in bumper stickers asking you please be patient, student driver? It appears the trend is similar in communities across the country.
A secretary for the assistant principal was arrested after allegedly performing sexual acts on a student, documents show.
If you find yourself driving through the Texas Hill Country in Menard, Texas, you will see a brightly painted building right off the road. Walking inside, you will be greeted with smiling faces, the smell of ground coffee and the aroma of freshly baked goods. This is the Texas Scratch Kitchen, a family-owned business looking to bring more than just delicious treats to their community.
One Texas city was only just beaten for the top spot on the council's list of 10 least expensive places for grocery items list.
Georgetown is also looking into increasing rebates to encourage xeriscaping. The city also offers other rebates which include an irrigation check-up, smart controller replacement, spray-to-drip irrigation conversion, rain barrels, and turf conversion.
The Texas Senate on Saturday acquitted Attorney General Ken Paxton on all articles of impeachment he faced during a nearly two-week trial, salvaging a political career admired by conservatives nationwide but mired in years of legal concerns.
Texas and Wyoming went into the fourth quarter tied 10-10 in a defensive slugfest, but the Longhorns reeled off 21 points in the final frame with help from the defense. Jerrin Thompson returned an interception for a touchdown and Quinn Ewers and Xavier Worthy connected for a 44-yard touchdown. Ewers added a rushing touchdown in the quarter, as well.
The Bobcats averaged 9.7 yards per rush and scored eight times on the ground. Malik Hornsby led the ground attack with 133 yards on 10 carries with two touchdowns and Damarius Good ran for 105 yards on 11 carries. Ismail Mahdi needed three carries to notch 77 yards, including a 56-yard touchdown run for the first score of the game.
Texas A&M (2-1) easily handled Louisiana-Monroe (2-1), which plays in the Sun Belt Conference, to bounce back after dropping out of the Top 25 following a 48-33 loss at Miami last week.
Travis County officials are investigating the death of an inmate after he died Wednesday, according to a press release from the Travis County Sheriff's Office.
A social media post from Hays CISD says during the fourth quarter of the game, the student suffered a "medical emergency on the field," and got taken to the hospital.
Coming off a mammoth win over Alabama last week on the road, the Longhorns won't have an easy time with the Mountain West Conference squad. In the first week of the season, the Cowboys upset Texas Tech 35-33 in overtime and then followed it up with a 31-17 win over FCS Portland State last week. Quarterback Andrew Peasley does it all for Wyoming, throwing for two scores and rushing for another against the Red Raiders.
