New book chronicles the history of Willie Nelson’s Fourth of July Picnic
This year’s picnic will be held in New Jersey and will include guests like Bob Dylan.
View ArticlePolice again detain pro-Palestinian protesters setting up camp at UT Austin
Near the start of Monday's protest, UT Police issued two orders to disperse, accusing protesters of disorderly conduct and trespassing, and threatening arrest.
View Article‘You will be checked for weapons’ — SAPD says Market Square will see more...
Weapons and bag checks will be implemented next Fiesta following this weekend's fatal shooting at Fiesta de Los Reyes — the second year in a row gunfire errupts at the event.
View ArticleFarm burning south of the border sends smoke over San Antonio
If you spot haze above downtown San Antonio this week it is related to seasonal farm burning in Mexico, the Yucatan Peninsula, and Central America, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental...
View ArticleTexas GOP and UT Austin leaders shift from championing free speech to...
The arrest of dozens of Pro-Palestinian demonstrators since last week has left First Amendment advocates asking who gets to enjoy speech protections in Texas.
View ArticleERCOT cautions of a potential power emergency this week
Electricity demand is increasing with rising temperatures, but it’s still maintenance season for power plants, causing a supply crunch.
View ArticleAfter 79 more arrests, Travis County attorney says continuing to charge...
Delia Garza said the arrest documents from Monday are more detailed than last week and will likely lead to cases going to court.
View ArticleWhy is a 6-week abortion ban nearly a total ban? It's about how we date a...
The time a person has to decide whether to have an abortion in Florida and other states with six-week abortion bans is at most two weeks. Why? It's has to do with how we date early pregnancy.
View ArticlePro-Palestinian protesters in Texas are calling for universities to divest....
Protesters at universities across Texas – and the nation – hope to pressure their school's leadership into divesting from entities tied to the Israeli war effort in Gaza. So what exactly is divestment?
View ArticleTrump may get another chance to be president. He's planning an aggressive...
In a new interview with TIME Magazine, Trump promises to prosecute President Biden, unleash the National Guard on immigrants and says it's "irrelevant" if he's comfortable criminalizing abortions.
View ArticleThe mysterious 'Great Attractor' pulling the Milky Way galaxy off course
This Great Attractor sits in the 'Zone of Avoidance,' an area of space that is blocked from view by the stars and gas of the Milky Way.
View ArticleWalmart says it will close its 51 health centers and virtual care service
The Arkansas-based company said that after managing the clinics it launched in 2019 and expanding its telehealth program, it concluded "there is not a sustainable business model for us to continue."
View ArticleKen Paxton seeks to block 'gun show loophole' closure — days before Allen...
Texas AG Ken Paxton and Kansas AG Kris Kobach are suing the Bureau of Alcohol, Firearms and Tobacco over a federal law closing the gun show loophole. —
View ArticleCPS Energy closes on $785 million deal to acquire natural gas plants in...
The deal will add 1,710 megawatts of power to the CPS Energy generation porfolio. The utility said this will help add critical capacity and retire older gas units.
View ArticleTornadoes, large hail cannot be ruled out during Wednesday afternoon commute...
The best chances for severe weather begin around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and continue to around 6 a.m. on Thursday.
View ArticleSan Antonio students march for right to protest war in Gaza
A coalition of student groups from six campuses in San Antonio and San Marcos sent letters to their college presidents on Wednesday, calling on them to stand against Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent...
View ArticleDecayed power pole sparked the largest wildfire in state history, Texas House...
A lack of air support and ineffective coordination hurt efforts to contain this year's Panhandle fires, the committee said.
View ArticleNo swimming allowed at Jacob's Well for the third summer in a row
The popular swimming hole in Wimberley will not be open for swimming this summer. The Hays County Parks Department said increased demand on the local aquifer has caused Jacob's Well's condition to worsen.
View ArticleBiden says he supports the right to protest but denounces 'chaos' and hate...
President Biden had an unexpected update to his schedule Thursday to address the pro-Palestinian protests roiling campuses across the country.
View ArticleProtesters dispute UT claims about weapons, say they've been searched
The UT Austin campus was quiet Wednesday after a pro-Palestinian rally was postponed. The university said demonstrators had brought weapons — including guns, rocks, bricks and chains — to a protest a...
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