Back to School: Texas Tax-Free Weekend Guide

Tax-free weekend in Texas is August 5-7. It is expected to save Texans $112 million this school year.

Three ACC students selected for NASA scholars program

NCAS gives community college STEM students an authentic NASA experience and encourages them to finish an associate degree or transfer to a four-year university to pursue a NASA-related field.

Austin-area schools look to fill more than 50 crossing guard positions

Crossing guards earn $15 per hour and work 2.5 hours per weekday as part of the city's Safe Routes to School Crossing Guard Program.

Back-to-school fashion at Hill Country Galleria

The new school year is almost here for Central Texas students so it's the perfect time to look for clothes and that perfect outfit.

University of Texas Tower Shooting: 2022 marks 56 years

On August 1, 1966, Charles Whitman went to the top of the UT Tower with a gun and killed 16 people including an unborn child, and injured 31 others in the span of 96 minutes.

San Antonio Zoo offering free admission to teachers for Teacher Appreciation Month

Texas teachers can receive a free Standard Admission ticket to the SA Zoo and 50% off Standard Admission for up to four guests on the day of their visit.

Austin ISD names first Black chief of police

Lt. Wayne Sneed will take over as Austin Independent School District police chief on Monday, August 1 from current interim chief Lt. Beverly Freshour.

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas cancels plans to teach at GWU law school this fall

Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas has backed out of teaching a seminar at George Washington University's law school in the nation's capital, following student protests and the university's statement of support for the conservative justice's role on campus.

Biden confirms he’ll make student loans decision by end of August

In an exchange with reporters, President Joe Biden confirmed he will soon make a decision on student loans. Here are the choices he is weighing.

Texas State awarded $3.6M to help low-income students

Upward Bound is a college access and retention program that prepares students for post-secondary education by providing various support services.