Chilling 911 call played as Camp Mystic leadership defends response to fatal 2025 flood

Camp Mystic leadership testified in a hearing regarding a 2025 flash flood that killed 27 people, as victims' families and state investigators pursue allegations of neglect to prevent the facility from reopening.

Oklahoma principal wounded stopping school gunman, hailed as hero

Newly released video captures the moment an Oklahoma high school principal was shot while confronting an armed intruder on campus.

Austin man makes app to help combat Parkinson's symptoms

An Austin man has come up with an idea to provide some stability for those with Parkinson’s disease, and it’s free.

Texas to open new office in London, report says

Texas is establishing a strategic home base in London to recruit British businesses and financial institutions by promoting the state's tax-free environment and its burgeoning new stock exchange.

Texas Tech to drop courses 'centered on' sex, gender studies

Texas Tech university has been given two months to close courses the focus on sex and gender studies, expanding on new policies that redefined how and when those issues can be discussed. 

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says 'separation of church and state' is not in Constitution

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who chairs the new Religious Liberty Commission (RLC), wants to "set the record straight" on the First Amendment, saying the Constitution does not mandate a separation between church and state. 

Hampshire College, alma mater of Ken Burns and other notable alumni, to close

Hampshire College, a small progressive liberal arts school in western Massachusetts known for notable alumni like filmmaker Ken Burns, announced it will close after the fall semester.

Here’s how to get money from Google’s $135M Android settlement

Millions of Android users could get paid in a $135M Google settlement. Here’s who qualifies and how much you might receive.

Tanner Horner Trial Day 6: Male DNA detected on Athena; sexual assault victims speak out

Testimony on Tuesday ended with a DNA analyst who performed a sexual assault kit on Athena Strand. The analyst testified that male DNA was found on Athena, as well as Tanner Horner's clothes.

San Marcos to charge entry fees at Rio Vista Park this summer

The San Marcos City Council just passed a new rule that will charge out-of-town visitors to get into Rio Vista Park.

Best and worst cities for entrepreneurs in 2026

A new study aimed at small-town America showed the best locations, albeit on a smaller scale, for entrepreneurs to pick when looking for a startup. 

Camp Mystic's partial reopening being met with pushback from parents

Camp Mystic is being met with fierce pushback from parents, as the latest round of legal hearings began on Monday in Travis County.

APD seizes over 4K firearms over two-year period

More than four thousand firearms were seized by Austin Police over the past two years, pulled from crime scenes, illegal activity, and investigations across the city. How those guns end up in the wrong hands often follows a familiar path.

Texas frat house 'flag raid' leads to 8 members being indicted

A Randall County grand jury has indicted eight West Texas A&M students in connection with a February break-in at a building that formerly housed a university fraternity.

California man drowns in Colorado River after jumping in to retrieve hat

Kristopher Nathaniel Logan, a 26-year-old from San Marcos, California, drowned Sunday in the Colorado River near Davis Camp after jumping from a pontoon boat to retrieve a hat.