Liberty Hill, which makes perennial deep runs in the UIL football playoffs, is the No. 5 team in our Austin-area preseason poll.

Ethan Nieneker is facing charges including attempted murder after a shooting on Aug. 11 that left three people dead, including a 4-year-old girl.

Actor Matthew McConaughey reacts on the field prior to the Playoff First Round Game between the Clemson Tigers and Texas Longhorns at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on December 21, 2024 in Austin, Texas.

While queer Houstonians celebrated Pride in June (just one this year), Austin's official 2025 Pride celebration will get underway this coming weekend. The city's annual parade and festival will get going on Aug. 23, and other events will take place around town. But why does Austin celebrate so late anyway?

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The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

The California Senate on Thursday was set to act on newly drawn political maps aimed at giving Democrats five more seats in Congress, countering a partisan advantage President Donald Trump hopes to gain from a Republican redistricting plan in Texas.

California Democrats are taking up their proposed constitutional amendment to temporarily redraw their congressional maps, hours after Republicans in the Texas House passed new maps of their own.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Delta Air Lines flight lost a portion of its wing while flying over Texas on Wednesday night. Delta Flight 1893 was flying from Orlando International to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.