Lockdown at Lockhart High School raises safety concerns

School safety concerns are rising in Lockhart ISD after a threat prompted a lockdown at the district high school.

UT Austin considers demolition of historic building on campus

UT Austin is considering demolishing the historic Hicks School of Social Work building to make way for a new athletic field. Opponents say destroying the building would be knocking down history.

New LBJ Library exhibit to feature items owned by Taylor Swift, Elvis, and more

Music lovers will be able to see items owned by some of the nation's most iconic musicians and performers, including Taylor Swift, Elvis Presley, B.B. King, Billie Holiday, Prince, Willie Nelson, and more.

Texas State transfer quarterback withdraws in wake of sexual assault settlement

Texas State transfer QB Jayden De Laura has withdrawn from the university and is no longer part of the football program. This comes in the wake of a civil sexual assault case settlement involving De Laura.

Oklahoma superintendent faces criticism for appointing Libs of TikTok creator to library panel

Oklahoma's new Republican superintendent of public schools is facing bipartisan criticism for appointing a right-wing social media influencer from New York to a state library advisory committee.

Hutto ISD gets creative to recruit more district police officers

House Bill 3, requiring every school campus to have an officer, has been in effect since last year. But school districts across the state are having trouble hiring enough officers to be in compliance with the bill.

Texas weather: School delays and closures due to flooding

Flooding in Central Texas has forced several school districts to cancel classes or delay the start of school on Wednesday, January 24. Here's the current list.

Which US states still require students to learn cursive handwriting?

Cursive has been making a comeback in U.S. classrooms, with research showing its benefits for learning. But not everyone supports its instruction in an increasingly digital age with an already-full curriculum.

Taylor ISD elementary school celebrates 40 years

Students and staff, past and present, gathered together Monday to celebrate T.H. Johnson Elementary School's 40th anniversary.

Carolyn Jackson, former KTBC news personality, dies at 96

Carolyn Jackson, who died this week at 96, was an icon of central Texas broadcast news, hosting her own program on KTBC in the 1960s and 1970s.

OSU frat members arrested, charged in dead longhorn incident

A dead longhorn was found on the lawn of an Oklahoma State fraternity one day before OSU took on UT in the Big 12 Championship. Four OSU students were arrested for the crime on Wednesday.

Biden cancels student loan debt for another 74K borrowers

Of the 74,000 borrowers approved for relief Friday, the administration said nearly 44,000 of them are teachers, nurses, firefighters and others with public service careers.