Community Voices for Public Education organizes the effort, which includes a "mini-lobbying day" at the Texas Capitol.

The U.S. Marshals Service announced in a Thursday news release that it had joined the Waller County Sheriff's Office in the search for an escaped inmate.

Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.

Texas reports a minor measles outbreak due to low vaccination rates. Health officials urge vaccinations to prevent the spread.

"Texas stories deserve a Texas backdrop. That’s why I teamed up with Dennis Quaid, Woody Harrelson, Billy Bob Thornton, and Renée Zellweger for True to Texas."

As airports across the country struggled with delays and cancellations, Austin’s Bergstrom International Airport was able to weather the storm.

The unusual combination of snow and ice hit Central Texas and spread all the way to ... with accumulations of 0.05 to 0.15 inches. Austin woke up Tuesday morning to sleet and snow accumulations ...

Other Texas cities also ranked high for single-family building permits including Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

Taylor Jones scored 17 points, Madison Booker added 16 and No. 5 Texas defeated Missouri 70-61 for its fifth straight win and 18th in a row at home.

Inside the Wildest Battle for the White House,’ detailed how Rogan and the Harris camp could never agree to a time and date.

USGS has confirmed a 4.5 magnitude earthquake near Falls City, tied for fifth-biggest in Texas since the start of 2024, records show.