US District Court Judge Jeremy Kernodle ruled in favor of the Texas Medical Association (TMA) on…
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Texas Walmart shooting suspect pleads guilty to federal charges
A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges accusing him of killing nearly two dozen…
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas recognized at Capitol Day in Austin
Texas state legislators recognized members of the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas at the State Capitol on…
Breaking through the public school monopoly
Here’s a scary thought: Imagine if the Texas government operated every grocery store in the state…
Hill Country town puts a Texas twist on Carnival season for 18th annual Cowboy Mardi Gras
New Orleans may be top of mind for Mardi Gras, but Texas has its fair share…
Uvalde CISD suspends search for superintendent until further notice
UVALDE, Texas – The Uvalde CISD Board of Trustees has voted to suspend its search for…
Anti-theft tracker at new home construction site leads San Antonio police to 2 burglary suspects
SAN ANTONIO – A tracker that was placed at a new home construction site in an…
National Signing Day 2023: Where some of San Antonio’s top athletes are headed
SAN ANTONIO – After a two-day, winter-weather delay, student-athletes across San Antonio signed their national letters…
No. 20 Longhorns notch 6th consecutive win, hold off Texas Tech 80-71
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The No. 20 Texas Longhorns weathered a fourth-quarter rally by Texas Tech and…
City of Austin, APA reach agreement for police oversight contract
AUSTIN (KXAN)– The City of Austin and the Austin Police Association reached an agreement in principle…
This Texas state park may soon be replaced with multimillion-dollar homes
Fairfield Lake State Park, southeast of Dallas-Fort Worth, could turn into a gated community with homes…
Board names Dr. Jeanette Ball as Southwest ISD Superintendent
SAN ANTONIO – The Southwest ISD Board of Trustees voted Dr. Jeanette Ball as SWISD Superintendent…
Marijuana, abortion make San Antonio May ballot, but city attorney says ‘decriminalization’ efforts aren’t enforceable
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio voters will decide on a sweeping city charter amendment in the…
Motorcyclist, 2 others hospitalized after crash on West Side, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – Several people are recovering in an area hospital after a crash involving a…
Rate hike expected for San Antonio solid waste fees
San Antonio – While most areas of the city’s FY 2023 budget appear to be doing…
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal…
$35 million for hemp is just 1% of USDA ‘Climate-Smart’ total
The grant program is aimed at expanding markets for commodities produced using sustainable and environmentally-friendly farming,…
Industry News: Turner Team Wins Texas A & M Fort Worth Campus Contract
Updates on projects and companies in the Texas & Louisiana region.
Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp
(Loving Living Local)- In its third 12-week season, 'Around Texas with Chancellor John Sharp' sparks interest…
New Technology Shows Promise For Safer Cancer Therapy
The immunotherapy developed by Texas A&M researchers enables precise tumor-killing with fewer side effects.
Should states dictate how your doctor treats you?Fort Worth conference to explore sticky ethical questions
The Healthcare in a Civil Society event will take place Feb. 25.
HR 125 Introduced
Granting permission for use of the chamber of the Texas House of Representatives by the Texas…
HR 109 Introduced
Recognizing the members of the Washington's Birthday Celebration Association of Laredo.
HR 103 Introduced
Recognizing February 7, 2023, as Justices of the Peace and Constables Day at the State Capitol.
Democrats to chair fewer Texas House committees amid GOP pushback
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‘Get down, boy!’ Paul Vallas’s son is one of 3 police officers who fatally shot a man in Texas in 2022
Gus Vallas was one of three officers who shot a 28-year-old Black man who was fleeing. Gus…
TPR : The Public’s Radio : TPR
We aren’t just Public Radio, we are The Public’s Radio. Hear us on WNPN 89.3FM across…
Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office is warning state agency and public university leaders this week that the…
TPR : The Public’s Radio : TPR
We aren’t just Public Radio, we are The Public’s Radio. Hear us on WNPN 89.3FM across…
A man pleads guilty to federal charges in the El Paso shooting that targeted Latinos
EL PASO, Texas — A Texas man pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime and weapons…
Mars Rover Team Excited After Finding… ‘Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. Rock. METEORITE!’
Always keen to anthropomorphize their robots, NASA put out a social media post of one of…
Assembly Work Begins on Notre Dame’s New Spire—On Track for a December 2024 Reopening
Preparatory work began this week to restore the sharp spire atop the Cathedral of Notre Dame…
5-Year-old Who Emptied Piggybank for Earthquake Relief Now Wins $48Mil Lottery Jackpot at 18
A delightful story from northern Ontario saw a 5-year-old girl’s good Karma wait 13 years to…
Artist Creates Fantasy Sculptures By Repurposing Dead Insects
An artistic form of recycling has an artist in Belgium creating exceptionally unique sculptures from the…
Austin’s ‘Heritage Tree’ rules unclear for homeowners seeking to trim branches
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Last week’s ice storm felled many trees and dropped branches, sometimes pulling down…
Austin Police investigating suspicious death in east Austin
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department said it was investigating a suspicious death Wednesday afternoon…
Shelter in place lifted at ACC Cypress Creek after reports of armed person
CEDAR PARK, Texas (KXAN) — The shelter-in-place order issued at the Austin Community College Cypress Campus…
Austin café sells all of its $150-per-cup coffee
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Proud Mary Café in Austin on South Lamar knows what you are thinking…
HHSC announces replacement SNAP benefits due to winter storm
AUSTIN (KXAN)– The Texas Health and Human Services Commission announced Wednesday it received federal approval to…
Can I burn my tree stumps, fallen branches post-storm?
AUSTIN (KXAN) — As Central Texas pivots into recovery mode following last week’s ice storm, many…
Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity i…
In a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbott’s chief of staff Gardner…
City of Austin ordered to pay $90M in airport expansion suit
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The City of Austin has been ordered to pay LoneStar Airport Holdings and…
Texas Is the 10th Most Popular Affordable State for Young Adults
Paying an entire monthly rent bill is often out of the question for young adults who…
Texas man pleads guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges in 2019 shooting that killed 23 at a Walmart in El Paso
Texas man pleads guilty to federal hate crime and gun charges in 2019 shooting that killed…
Opal Lee, ‘grandmother of Juneteenth,’ gets Texas portrait
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Opal Lee, the 96-year-old Texan whose efforts helped make Juneteenth a federal…
Let the Good Times Roll at These Texas Mardi Gras Parties
Catch beads by the sea in Galveston, join the cowboy-themed festivities in Bandera, or watch a…
LCRA to build new power plant to help Texas grid
The Lower Colorado River Authority on Tuesday announced it will build a new peaker power plant…
Texas Is the 10th Most Popular Affordable State for Young Adults
Paying an entire monthly rent bill is often out of the question for young adults who…
Talking Texas With Kohn Pedersen Fox’s Forth Bagley
Forth Bagley of Kohn Pedersen Fox has led design for some of Texas’ biggest new developments,…
At least 9 GOP-led state legislatures want to restrict or criminalize drag shows
Lawmakers in Tennessee are advancing a bill that would restrict drag show performances in the state.…
Texas police officers would have to carry liability insurance under proposed law
Democrats in Texas have been calling for new police reforms in the state. Some lawmakers say…
A bill banning Chinese citizens from buying property has some wondering if they’re welcome in Texas
Texas Senate Bill 147, which would bar Chinese citizens from buying property, evokes for critics a…
Forum Health Expands Southeast and Texas Clinics with New Providers
Forum Health Expands Southeast and Texas Clinics with New Providers Forum Health Expands Southeast and Texas…
‘Invasion’ language continues after El Paso Walmart shooting
EL PASO, Texas (AP) — From inside a Texas Walmart in 2019 during one of the…
Hill Country town puts a Texas twist on Carnival season for 18th annual Cowboy Mardi Gras
New Orleans may be top of mind for Mardi Gras, but Texas has its fair share…
Gov. Greg Abbott tells state agencies to stop considering diversity in hiring
In a memo written Monday and obtained by The Texas Tribune, Abbott’s chief of staff Gardner…
Shane Smith & The Saints To Perform at ‘Valentine’s in Valentine’ Celebration in West Texas
The 11th annual event in historic Valentine, Texas celebrates Valentine's day and the West Texas lifestyle.…
Rusk student selected as Texas All-State Musician
Jonah Johnston, a member of the Rusk High School Band, will perform with the Texas All-State…
A man jailed in the theft of monkeys from the Dallas zoo said he’d do it again
Court records say Davion Irvin told police that he jumped a zoo fence after dark, cut…
After years of drought, ranchers face a historic hay shortage
The climate and inflation have made hay scarcer and more expensive.The climate and inflation have made…
Texans brace for the end of nearly three years of pandemic Medicaid coverage
Millions of Texans — mostly children, young adults and new moms — stayed on Medicaid for…
Public Invited to Centennial Illumination of Texas Tech’s Administration Building
A 3D projection will be cast upon its iconic façade. A 3D projection will be cast upon…
Clear Creek High chamber choir aims for another state championship at Texas Madrigal Festival
The chamber choir at Clear Creek High School hopes to reclaim a state championship the…
Dripping Springs riding center aims to empower adults with disabilities
DRIPPING SPRINGS (KXAN) — A therapeutic riding center in Dripping Springs, working to empower people through…
LCRA to build new power plant to help Texas grid
The Lower Colorado River Authority on Tuesday announced it will build a new peaker power plant…
Forum Health Expands Southeast and Texas Clinics with New Providers
/PRNewswire/ -- Forum Health, LLC, a nationwide network of functional and integrative medicine, adds four medical…
Student trip to Austin delayed due to weather
A group of faculty and students’ planned trip to Austin has been delayed due to last…
Texas senator wants better mass shooting training for public safety entities
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez wants the Texas Department of Public Safety to create robust mass shooting…
East Texas Men In Harmony starts annual Valentine’s Day fundraiser
The East Texas Men In Harmony have started taking orders for its annual Singing Valentines fundraiser,…
Tour through local cemetery highlights trailblazing African Americans in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Editor’s note: This story was first published in 2021. Everyone has a story.…
A Texas group that wants to ban abortion nationwide is targeting New Mexico
classical 88.7 public radio 89.5 Donate Available On Air Stations A nationwide movement to enact local…
DPS issues alert for missing woman last seen in Georgetown
GEORGETOWN, Texas (KXAN) — The Department of Public Safety issued a CLEAR ALERT Wednesday morning for…
Gun burglaries see hot start to year in Cedar Park
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Cedar Park police department is seeing more guns stolen during car burglaries…
UnionMain Homes now opening new homes in the Lake Breeze community in Lavon, Texas
DALLAS, Feb. 7, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- UnionMain Homes at Lake Breeze is a new master-planned community…
Gabriella Mass Davis (Wanda) is a Tylerite who loves music and singing. Tour Tyler Texas
Clarence Edmond Shackelford aka “Shabba” and aka “M1Y”, is a publicist, and the founder of Tour…
Deals at the 2022 San Antonio Stock Show and Rodeo include free H-E-B gift cards and Whataburger
SAN ANTONIO – Yeehaw, it’s time to rodeo San Antonio. If you’re chompin’ at the bit…
Man shot by driver of 18-wheeler in road rage incident on Loop 410, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – San Antonio police are searching for the driver of an 18-wheeler that shot…
In Latino-Majority San Antonio, New Faces at the Head of the Table
With the election of a Japanese American as leader of the county government, San Antonio now…
A Texas group that wants to ban abortion nationwide is targeting New Mexico
Northern Public Radio Donate Available On Air Stations A nationwide movement to enact local ordinances against…
Texas man jailed in Dallas monkey case says he’d do it again
Court documents say a 24-year-old man who police have linked to several unusual events at the…
San Antonio woman claims local bank gave her $200 in counterfeit bills
SAN ANTONIO – A San Antonio woman is warning others to count their money before they…
A school and a city: Trinity University’s new president shares her vision
SAN ANTONIO – Trinity University is entering a new chapter with Dr. Vanessa Beasley, the institution’s…
Biden’s speech comes with opioid epidemic having become a deadly public health crisis
ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: One of President Biden’s guests at tonight’s State of the Union address will…
‘Almost $20K’: Some Austin Energy customers to pay out of pocket for repairs
AUSTIN (KXAN) — While Austin Energy continues restoring power to customers across Austin there are some…
Biden makes a pitch to ‘finish the job’ in his State of the Union address
President Biden repeated the phrase ‘Let’s finish the job’ in his address — a refrain likely…
LeBron James breaks the NBA career scoring record, passing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
The last time a new name appeared atop the NBA’s all-time points rankings was in April…
Ban of TikTok on state of Texas devices goes into effect next week
(The Center Square) – A new Texas-wide ban of the social media app TikTok on devices…
Governor Abbott Statement On President Biden’s State Of The Union Address
Governor Greg Abbott tonight issued a statement in response to President Joe Biden's State of the…
Leading SA: San Antonio Zoo CEO, Tim Morrow, discusses upcoming changes
SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio Zoo is a staple of family-friendly fun in and around…
17-year-old arrested after shooting blocks away from Brennan High School leads to lockdown, BCSO says
SAN ANTONIO – Bexar County deputies arrested a 17-year-old Tuesday evening on the far West Side…
Ocean Cleanup Nonprofit Gets $25Mil From Airbnb Co-Founder to Launch Massive Plastic Pollution Cleanup
The co-founder of Airbnb.org has just donated $25 million to support the Dutch nonprofit The…
Watch Biden’s State of the Union address and GOP response
(NewsNation) — During his State of the Union address Tuesday night, President Joe Biden touted his…
SAAACAM: Historical marker needed for what was the Key Hole Club
SAN ANTONIO – A building just off the 1600 block of W. Poplar could be getting…
City, partners launch series of resource centers to help people recover from recent winter storm
AUSTIN (KXAN)– City departments, partner agencies and community organizations are launching a series of information centers…
Man hospitalized in critical condition after shooting west of downtown, SAPD says
SAN ANTONIO – A man is hospitalized in critical condition with multiple gunshots after a shooting…
Commentary: Ban on foreign ownership of property not the Texas way
A push from state lawmakers to restrict people from China, Iran, Russia or North Korea… At…
New Braunfels neighbors team up to pick up tree limbs, debris left behind by winter storm
SAN ANTONIO – It’s been days, but a major cleanup continues after a winter storm rolled…
Free tech career training program for veterans, spouses coming to San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO – Paul Rodriguez served 14 years in the U.S. Army and was overwhelmed with…
State Sen. Roland Gutierrez announces legislation aimed to increase school safety, create monument for shooting victims
AUSTIN – State Sen. Roland Gutierrez announced a package of bills aimed to prevent mass shootings…