Top Takeaways From The Texas Tribune Festival
The Texas Tribune Festival, held from September 5-7, brought together more than 300 speakers for three days of engaging discussions on politics, culture, and...
UT Austin Announces Communications Staff Layoffs After Protest To Focus On “Crisis Management”
The University of Texas at Austin announced it would be laying off about a dozen of employees at the Communications and Marketing department to...
UT Longhorn Band Refuses to Play ‘The Eyes of Texas’
“The Eyes of Texas” will be played at Saturday’s University of Texas at Austin football game, but not by the Longhorn band.
Band members were...
Governor Tim Walz Tells Democrats Not To Roll Over And Play Dead
At SXSW 2025, Governor Tim Walz of Minnesota participated in a live taping of Today, Explained, where he offered candid insights into the current...
Podcast Revisits Gruesome Texas Murder, Including Rare Interview
Fifteen years ago on Aug. 17, 2005, 21-year-old Jennifer Cave’s dismembered body was found in the bathtub of convicted murderer Colton Pitonyak’s apartment at...
TX Dems Send Letter to Abbott After MN Assassination
Democratic members of the Texas House of Representatives on Saturday night signed onto a letter urging Gov....
Queen Elizabeth Died Today. Here Is A Look Back To Her Visit To Texas.
Today, Queen Elizabeth died at Balmoral Castle, in Scotland. Early this year, in February, she achieved her 70th year on the British throne, which...
Dog Dies After Swimming In Toxic-Algae Infested Creek
A dog died within an hour of swimming in a Texas creek where toxic algae has been found, according to officials.
Austin officials warned locals...
Musgraves Takes A Shot At Ted Cruz And The U.S. Supreme Court
On Sunday, Kacey Musgraves, the 34-year-old country singer, took a moment during her performance at the Austin City Limits Music Festival to call out...
Internal Investigation Say Paxton Broke No Laws, But Questions Remain
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton continues to be under official scrutiny for possible criminal behavior, but an internal investigation report from his office released...
