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Texas edge rusher Lance Jackson named to SEC All-Freshman Team
In his true freshman season out of Pleasant Grove High School in Texarkana, Jackson has played in all 12 games with 15 tackles, two sacks and four quarterback hurries....
Amidst uncertain future, TABC holds hearing on THC age restrictions
The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is working to regulate consumable hemp products in accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott's Executive Order, while advocates in the hemp industry and prohibition of...
Meet the candidates running to be the next U.S. Senator from Texas: Wesley Hunt
U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt, a West Point graduate and military veteran, is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, challenging incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and advocating for an America...
SEC releases 2026 Texas Longhorns football schedule
Texas and Tennessee will settle the battle of orange-clad schools in Knoxville to open the conference slate, kicking off the revamped scheduling format that features nine conference games. The...
City council approves disannexation of 152 Lake Austin properties from city of Austin
The Austin City Council on Thursday approved three items that allow more than 150 properties along Lake Austin to disannex from the city of Austin. Source link
Austin ISD releases video of truck passing stopped school bus, nearly hitting student
The Austin Independent School District announced Thursday that its police arrested a man who they accuse of driving a truck past a stopped school bus, nearly hitting a student...
Georgetown ISD explores rezoning school boundaries due to overcrowding
Georgetown ISD (GISD) is looking to rezone some students in the district to tackle overcrowding issues for its 2026/27 school year. Source link
Longhorns defensive back to enter transfer portal
The defensive back, with two years of eligibility remaining, told On3Sports that he intends to enter the transfer portal once it opens Jan. 2, becoming the third Longhorn defensive...
Austin City Council approves funding for homelessness initiatives
Austin City Council approved $14.5 million in funding to support the Esperanza Community, along with seven more items supporting homelessness initiatives in the city. Source link
Fire consumes east Austin building
According to the Austin Fire Department's incident reports, the fire began around 3:55 p.m. Source link
Waymo trains with Texas school buses after repeated school bus violations, recall
Waymo conducted hours-long testing exercises alongside Austin ISD's school buses on Wednesday after videos revealed the self-driving cars illegally passed the district's school buses 20 times this year --...
H-E-B evacuated in Taylor due to 'active bomb threat,' city says
The H-E-B grocery store in Taylor was evacuated Thursday afternoon due to an "active bomb threat," according to the city of Taylor. Source link