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Texas vs Texas State: Block party in San Marcos

The Texas Longhorns and the Texas State Bobcats kick off their 2026 seasons with a Gridiron Battle at DRK Stadium. The San Marcos square is being closed off for a block party.

Christopher Trevino murder: Man gets 40 years for killing teen protecting his sister

Man sentenced to 50 years for shooting off-duty police officer in San Marcos

Personal watercrafts banned on Lake Austin for Labor Day weekend

West Nile virus in Hays County: 9th mosquito trap tests positive

Caldwell County deputies arrest 2 men in connection with stolen vehicles

Texas News

Texas vs Texas State: Block party in San Marcos

The Texas Longhorns and the Texas State Bobcats kick off their 2026 seasons with a Gridiron Battle at DRK Stadium. The San Marcos square is being closed off for a block party.

Christopher Trevino murder: Man gets 40 years for killing teen protecting his sister

Fake Dallas GOP convention website sends people to Epstein files

Labor Day travel: Texas gas prices jump nearly $1 from last summer

College Football Week 1: Texas schools begin 2026 season with huge expectations

8 people found trapped in rail car near Texas border

National News

Lindsay Clancy's lawsuit against medical providers will continue, attorneys say

The lawsuit accuses Lindsey Clancy’s doctors of failing to diagnose her with bipolar disorder and prescribing medications that "exacerbated her condition and precipitated a severe psychotic break."

Ex-NFL player, analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty in assault case

What happens next after mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case?

Frankfort mom accused of killing toddler called him ‘anti-Christ,’ followed Lindsay Clancy trial: prosecutors

Lindsay Clancy murder trial ends in mistrial after jury deadlocked

Child squishy dumpling toys recalled over dangerous water beads, CPSC warns

A man will serve decades in prison for a murder he committed when he was just 15. He was convicted of shooting and killing a college student who was protecting his sister outside their Kyle home days before Christmas in 2020.

Lindsay Clancy's lawsuit against medical providers will continue, attorneys say

Ex-NFL player, analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty in assault case

Man sentenced to 50 years for shooting off-duty police officer in San Marcos

What happens next after mistrial in Lindsay Clancy murder case?

Frankfort mom accused of killing toddler called him ‘anti-Christ,’ followed Lindsay Clancy trial: prosecutors

Politics

Fake Dallas GOP convention website sends people to Epstein files

A website that claimed to be associated with the Republican Party’s midterm convention happening in Dallas next week was taken offline Friday.

A look at Dallas the last time it hosted a GOP National Convention

New USDA rule could force thousands of convenience stores to stop accepting food stamps

GOP candidate gets busted allegedly trying to plant drugs on his political rival

Adam Telle named acting Army secretary following Driscoll’s departure

2026 Election: Texas governor's race focuses on fires, floods and schools Thursday

Sports

Texas vs Texas State: Block party in San Marcos

The Texas Longhorns and the Texas State Bobcats kick off their 2026 seasons with a Gridiron Battle at DRK Stadium. The San Marcos square is being closed off for a block party.

Lake Travis HS returns to field after tragic loss of player

Texas Longhorns gear up for season opener against TXST

Ex-NFL player, analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty in assault case

AFC West Predictions: Are We Sleeping on Patrick Mahomes and Chiefs?

College Football Week 1: Texas schools begin 2026 season with huge expectations

Entertainment

Jim Thornton fired from ‘Wheel of Fortune’ after disturbing chat allegations, TMZ reports

“Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton was fired after Sony Pictures Television Studios investigated alleged messages linked to a chatroom for people with pedophilic thoughts, according to TMZ.