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After their opening weekend of IML action, the Panthers continue to brim with confidence, off to the program’s hottest start in 15 years thanks to wins over Pagosa Springs (3-0) and Ignacio (7-0), ...

ALAMO, Texas — Crews conducted dozens of water rescues in southern Texas as severe thunderstorms caused flash floods from late Thursday into Friday. Fire officials from the city of Alamo in ...

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Texas Republicans have declared war on personal pleasure devices, filing two separate bills this legislative session aimed at regulating the sale of vibrators and dildos. Senate Bill 3003, filed ...

Texas lawmakers are fighting to stop the lease termination set to take place at the San Antonio Missions Historical Park. The opposition comes after the Government Services Administration (GSA ...

US President Donald Trump has appointed Leo Brent Bozell III as ambassador to South Africa, replacing Reuben Brigety. Trump took to his social media platform to make the announcement on Wednesday.

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Over the past year, University of Texas ...

A Houston suburb has been named one of the best places to live in the U.S. according to a recent ranking—and it's not the only Texas city in the top 10. The Woodlands, a suburban community just ...

Gathered in San Antonio on Saturday, candidates vying to chair the Texas Democratic Party laid out a litany of shortcomings they say are responsible for the party’s now three-decade losing streak at ...

Five Texas squads started March dreaming of that short road trip and game action at the 36,000-seat Alamodome. Just two – Houston and Texas Tech – are still alive after making it to the Sweet 16.

An unvaccinated 6-year-old girl at Covenant Children's Hospital in Lubbock became the first person to die of measles in Texas in a decade on Feb. 26. Credit: Trace Thomas for The Texas Tribune ...