VAN HORN, Texas (AP) — Ed Dwight, America’s first Black astronaut candidate, finally rocketed into space 60 years later, flying with Jeff Bezos’ rocket company on Sunday. Dwight was an Air Force pilot when President John F. Kennedy championed him as a candidate for NASA’s early astronaut corps. But he wasn’t picked for the 1963 [...]
Freshman pitcher Teagan Kavan led the Longhorns with a complete-game one-hitter, striking out 12 with two walks. Kavan faced 25 batters and threw 68 strikes in 103 total pitches. Kavan's bid for a no-hitter was broken up in the sixth with a double by Angela Zedak.
The name of fallen Austin police officer Jorge Pastore, who died while responding to a SWAT call in 2023, was etched in the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington D.C.
Mitchell announced on social media Saturday that he'll transfer to Cincinnati after spending the first two years of college with the Longhorns. Mitchell said in mid-April that he would leave Texas and explore his prospects in the NBA Draft yet still keep his college eligibility. Both he and Tyrese Hunter announced their intent to transfer at the same time and Hunter ended up in Memphis.
“I take full responsibility for my actions in that video."
New predictions for the summer season, released by NOAA's Climate Prediction Center this week, show weather is likely to heat up in almost every corner of the United States.
Since 2019, rent prices have surged 30.4%, while wages have risen 20.2%, according to a recent Zillow analysis.
The State Department renewed a global security warning Friday for Americans overseas, adding to it that LGBTQ people and events in particular face an “increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence."
The CDC launched a tracking dashboard as bird flu outbreaks spread rapidly, but should you worried about infection?
At least three cities in Illinois are offering to pay people thousands of dollars to move there. Under certain conditions, of course.
An internal investigation into the Round Rock Independent School District Police Department describes the agency as “toxic” and “very divided.”
The study showed that a big population does not always correspond with the most shows.
Texas law requires counties to establish a medical examiner's office when the population hits 2.5 million, but a county commissioners court may create one at any time.
Round Rock ISD Chief of Police Dennis Weiner said in a letter to the district's superintendent that he was leaving due to "delayed" investigations, including an alleged student sexual assault that happened last month.
AUSTIN (KXAN) - You can't close out a regular season much better than Texas did over Kansas. The Longhorns finished off a sweep of the Jayhawks, holding off the visitors for a 9-7 win Saturday. The first two wins of the series were walk offs by Jalin Flores of Texas. No walk off was needed [...]
Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Bexar County Judge Peter Sakai are spearheading new conversations with state transportation and rail leaders to expand passenger rail services in Texas.
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Austin Police Department hosted its latest recruiting event at its training center in South Austin Saturday in an effort to fill some of its vacancies.
AUSTIN (Nexstar) -- Texas Democrats urged Gov. Greg Abbott to call lawmakers back for a special legislative session Monday, citing "the urgent need to address school finance and improve funding for all of our school districts." Some of Texas' largest school districts face significant budget deficits, forcing some to cut teachers and staff for next [...]
Mailbox Improvement Week runs from May 19-25, and the U.S. Postal Service is asking Texas homeowners to inspect and repair their mailboxes.
AUSTIN (KXAN) - Upsets can happen in the postseason of any sport, but the top-ranked Texas softball team looks pretty tough to beat at the moment. The Longhorns rolled past Northwestern Saturday afternoon by a tune of 14-2 to advance to the final day of the Austin regional unbeaten. A game dominated by pitching in [...]