'Always go out on top:' Texas A&M Chancellor John Sharp will retire June 2025
Sharp leaves after having transformed the institution, embedding it into state government, expanding its reach and boosting its academic and athletic reputation.
View ArticleThrough dance, a centuries-old love story comes home to Shankleville
“As Black people, we need more stories like this,” says Chase Allen Sr., a descendant of Shankleville founders Jim and Winnie Shankle.
View ArticleFor mosquitoes, are you love at first bite?
It's true that mosquitoes prefer to bite some people over others at summer barbeques and picnics, like the ones coming up this holiday weekend.
View ArticleHurricane Beryl makes landfall with 150 mph winds on Caribbean island
"Take action now to protect your life!" the National Hurricane Center told people in the Windward Islands on Monday morning, as landfall was imminent near the Grenadine Islands and Carriacou Island.
View ArticleHurricane Beryl grows to Category 5 strength in the southeast Caribbean
Hurricane Beryl upgraded to a "potentially catastrophic" Category 5 storm late Monday night, the National Hurricane Center said, as it crossed islands in the southeastern Caribbean.
View ArticleRio Grande Valley leaders hope to rebrand region as 'RioPlex' to attract...
After years of competing with each other for new businesses, Valley cities want to present a united front to highlight the region’s assets.
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court will hear challenge to Texas’ age verification requirement...
A state law passed last year requires pornographic websites to adopt age-verification measures, leading sites like Pornhub to block user access in Texas.
View ArticleAustin Congressman Lloyd Doggett calls on Biden to drop out of the...
The longtime Austin representative pointed to Biden's debate performance last week, along with the incumbent's showing in the polls.
View ArticleGulf weather keeps Saharan dust out of Texas until Thursday
The National Weather Service reports a high-pressure system in northern Gulf of Mexico is preventing Saharan dust from blowing into Texas, at least until Wednesday.
View ArticleJudge rejects Paxton’s ‘outrageous and intolerable’ efforts to close...
The El Paso ruling came more than four months after Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton sent representatives to demand records from Annunciation House, a nonprofit that provides shelter and other...
View ArticleBefore fireworks, Woodlawn Lake's July 4th party offers raspas, loteria,...
San Antonio's traditional Independence Day festivities will include the U.S. Postal Service's dedication of new flag-themed Forever stamps at 6:15 p.m.
View ArticleHurricane Beryl changes intensity to Category 4 as it powers toward Jamaica
After tearing through parts of the southeast Caribbean, Beryl was tracking towards Jamaica on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds around 160 miles per hour.
View ArticleHurricane Beryl roars toward Jamaica after battering southeast Caribbean islands
Hurricane Beryl is nearing Jamaica as a Category 4 storm, and forecast to make landfall on Wednesday. Officials there have declared a "major disaster area" and implemented an island-wide curfew.
View ArticlePost Malone recaptures the No. 1 song spot with 'I Had Some Help'
After briefly ceding to Sabrina Carpenter, “I Had Some Help" is back on top of the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is still No. 1 over on the Billboard 200...
View ArticlePhotos: UT joins SEC with a bang — and some injuries
Sunday's event — headlined by a Pitbull concert — drew large, sweaty crowds. Three people were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
View ArticleA new federal rule could offer protection from extreme heat to millions of...
A proposed rule from the the Occupational Safety and Health Administration would for the first time set in place regulations to better protect workers from extreme heat.
View ArticleAt half a mile a week, Gov. Greg Abbott’s border wall will take around 30...
The state has built about 34 miles of wall spread out across at least six counties on Texas’ 1,254-mile border with Mexico.
View ArticleRecent Supreme Court ruling could have big impact on U.S. immigration policy,...
The U.S Supreme Court’s decision last week to gut the 40-year-old “Chevron doctrine” may have broad effects on immigration policy. Attorneys say it and could be a “double-edged sword” for attorneys...
View ArticleAfter a month of tar, the South Texas coast is now mostly clear of it. Beryl...
Officials expect the beaches to be mostly clear through the 4th of July weekend, including when Hurricane Beryl makes landfall sometime late Sunday.
View ArticleSan Antonio may feel Hurricane Beryl's rains and winds next week
The National Hurricane Center expected Beryl to weaken as it crosses the Yucatan on Friday and then strengthen slightly before making landfall south of Matamoros late Sunday or early Monday. It may...
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