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Sony Pictures Television has fired longtime "Wheel of Fortune" announcer Jim Thornton over an incident on a Los Angeles-bound flight involving his participation in an online chatroom....
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U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to the Del Rio, Texas, sector say they recently rescued eight migrants, including a child, who had been locked inside a train car....
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture has lifted quarantine restrictions for two previously listed "infested" zones in Texas where the New World screwworm had been found, a South Texas congressman says....
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A report earlier this week said millions of driver's licenses, including that of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, may have been leaked on the dark web.
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Jada Star said Dolly Parton's death has been “really difficult and very surreal” for the family.
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Before 9/11, anyone could just walk through airport security and greet or say goodbye to friends and family right at the gate.
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“You don’t get licensed to murder your children or anybody else just because you have mental health problems."
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The Texas Longhorns opened the 2026 season with a win over Texas State, but the excitement around the Forty Acres started long before kickoff.Longhorn fans pack...
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State Board of Education members on Friday approved a rewrite of what Texas high schoolers learn in social studies, disregarding pleas from Muslims who testified that schools should teach how people of Islamic faith positively contributed to world history....
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The debate over Flock safety cameras has accelerated, with communities across the country taking steps to shut down the system.
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Bexar County residents affected by recent storms have until September 17 to apply for SNAP replacement benefits and September 30 for WIC replacements.
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One person is dead after a collision involving a single motorcycle Friday night.Austin-Travis County EMS stated that the collision happened near the 1400 block...
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The Florida Highway Patrol first received a report of a body that washed up on the shore along the northbound lanes of I-275 near the bridge at around 7:50 a.m....
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President Trump signed an executive order Friday directing the Interior Department to assess whether gray wolves should lose their endangered-species protections as part of his administration’s efforts to address livestock depletion and bring down domestic beef prices....
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Brynn Forlizzi and Teddy Aaron are the co-founders of Soothe Note, an app marketed as a "cancer care companion."
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President Trump is pushing ahead with his plan to import foreign beef as a way to reduce prices for Americans, despite the backlash from cattle farmers and Republicans whose states would be most be most affected. In an apparent effort to soften the blow, Trump signed executive or...
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Arch Manning throws for four TD passes as No. 5 Texas cruises past Texas State 59-7.
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One person was taken into custody following a SWAT response in South Austin late Friday night into early Saturday morning.The Austin Police Department responde...
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AI may have inadvertently helped a man who prosecutors say posed as a wealthy San Francisco 49ers player in order to scam women on dating apps.
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Unless you're incredibly online – or incredibly in tune with Gen Z and Gen Alpha – it's easy to fall behind on the latest slang.
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Meteorological summer has come to an end, and it ranked among the top 25 warmest and wettest on record.
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More than 15,000 children’s squishy toys have been recalled or flagged by federal regulators because they contain water beads that can expand if swallowed....
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No. 5 Texas opens the season against a veteran Texas State team that will provide an early test for Will Muschamp's new-look defense.
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An arrest was made early Saturday after police responded to a South Austin home late Friday night following reports that an armed holding a woman hostage....
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A West Virginia high school principal was suspended after officials found recording devices in multiple female locker rooms and a dance team dressing area....
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According to a Facebook update posted by APD at 2:40 a.m., officers responded to a gun hotshot call shortly before 11 p.m. in the 5700 block of Sunset Ridge....
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The rankings show the highest-income ZIP codes are concentrated in the Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin metropolitan areas.
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Near-triple digit high temperatures continue with an isolated to widely scattered rain chance. — Meteorologist Tommy House
schools
Check out Friday night high school football scores from across Texas in Week 2 of the 2026 season.
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Social media influencer Jack Doherty has been arrested in Florida.
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The Texas Tribune and ProPublica found what ethics experts call significant errors and omissions in Ken Paxton’s federal financial disclosures.
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Homeland Security Task Force extradited two Mexican nationals to the United States this week after being indicted in a federal court in San Antonio for allegedly running a $40 million timeshare resale fraud scheme, according to a press release from the U.S. Attorney's Office for ...
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The State Board of Education gave final approval to changes to Texas' high school social studies curriculum. The changes involve how students will learn about Islam and Christianity....
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A man was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound after allegedly shooting three people in three different cities across the Houston area on Friday, authorities say....
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President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance are heading to Dallas for a two-night GOP event.
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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....
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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....
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A former Ohio police officer who fatally shot a Black man lying in bed agreed to enter an Alford plea.
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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton appears to have violated federal ethics law in significant ways when filing recent disclosures of his assets and liabilities, creating confusion about his net worth and holdings, a review by ProPublica and The Texas Tribune found....
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Grant recipients have the opportunity to join Shark Tank's Daymond John, who joined Jobber in helping choose this year's grant recipients.
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A website that claimed to be associated with the Republican Party’s midterm convention happening in Dallas next week was taken offline Friday.
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25-year-old Joseph Sifuentes was sentenced to the maximum term of 50 years by Hays County District Court Judge Sherri Tibbe.
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Lake Belton held off a late rally from McNeil for a 30-24 win Friday night.
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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."...
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Rouse bounced back from a season-opening loss with a 45-33 win over Georgetown on Friday night.
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Former NFL player and sports analyst Mark Sanchez plans to plead guilty rather than go forward with a trial, stemming from an October 2025 fight with a truck driver outside an Indianapolis hotel, according to court records....
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A man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for shooting an off-duty police officer in San Marcos in 2023.
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Westlake improved to 2-0 with a 35-10 win over Euless Trinity on Friday night at Chaparral Stadium.
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"If a hunter is successful, we encourage them to give that harvest a good look over just in case that animal may have been infested."
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According to UT, Traffic Control Points and one-way traffic around the stadium also go into effect at 5 a.m. the day of the game.
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The Texas Department of Public Safety arrested a man Wednesday for making terroristic threats through multiple voicemails left at the Office of the Texas Governor, according to an affidavit obtained by KXAN....
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Millions of people are taking to the highways this Labor Day weekend for their final getaway of the summer, but those road trips are going to cost more this year....
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The new recall involves Baby Sesame Street Elmo Silicone Teethers which were sold in stores and online between January 2025 and March 2026, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission....
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Alpha School quadrupled its Texas private school campuses. Most are eligible for state dollars through the new voucher program.
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After more than a week of deliberations, the jury in Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial remained deadlocked, prompting a mistrial and leaving prosecutors to decide what comes next in the case involving the deaths of her three children....
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The Bastrop County Complex Fire started on September 4, 2011. It wound up burning for 55 days, during which it spread more than 32,000 acres, destroyed over 1,600 homes, and killed two people, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department....
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New details shed light on what happened inside a Frankfort home where a 2-year-old boy was found dead, as the child's mother faces first-degree murder charges....
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Two squishy toy recalls warn of water beads that can expand if swallowed, posing potentially life-threatening risks to children.
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The Summer of 2026 was a unique one and, whether you believe it or not, it is officially over as of September 1.We had one of Austin’s longest streaks of tripl...
