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Barring a dramatic change of direction, Texas and Oklahoma are moving toward taking the Red River Rivalry to the Southeastern Conference in a seismic shift that will have repercussions across college sports

Physicist Steven Weinberg, the 1979 winner of the Nobel prize in physics with two other scientists for their work unlocking mysteries of tiny particles, has died at 88. Spokesperson Christine Sinatra at the University of Texas at Austin says Weinberg died Friday at a hospital in Austin. He had taught at the University of Texas since 1982. Weinberg was awarded…

With American vacationers congregating in many of the same destinations, some travel spots — even well-known ones — have fewer people than usual.

Texas and Florida are getting involved in Israel’s battle with the socially conscious Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand.

Blue Origin’s momentous manned rocket launch marks the beginning of Bezos’ second act after he stepped down as CEO of Amazon earlier this month.

When Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasted off to the edge of space Tuesday, some of his most enthusiastic spectators were from the quiet ranching town of Van Horn, Texas, just 25 miles from the launch site of Bezos’ private spaceflight company Blue Origin. LX News host Jobeth Devera traveled to Van Horn to see how it has been transformed by...

Denying Republicans a quorum to enact voting restrictions will cost Texas Democrats north of $1 million, according to the state legislator leading the fundraising effort

Thirty-four people underwent decontamination Saturday after they were exposed to an airborne chemical leak at a water park outside Houston, Texas, authorities said. The Harris County Fire Marshal’s Office said that it was investigating the source of the leak while monitoring air quality at Six Flags Harbor Splashdown in Spring, Texas.

Advocates are calling on Congress and President Joe Biden to act quickly on legislation that would provide a path to citizenship to hundreds of thousands of young immigrants after a federal judge in Texas ordered the end to an Obama-era program that protects them from deportation

Health care and inclusiveness are rising as factors to be ranked a top U.S. state to live and work in.

The Lone Star State’s workers are second to none, but the state is increasingly messing with their rights.

The Texas Senate passed a Republican-led election reform bill Tuesday night after dozens of House Democrats fled the state to avoid voting on the measure. 

Vice President Harris met with Texas Democratic lawmakers in Washington, D.C. Tuesday to thank them for their efforts to block a Republican-backed restrictive voting rights bill.

Vice President Kamala Harris will meet with the Texas Democratic legislators who fled the state Monday in an effort to block a Republican-backed election bill. 

Democrats in the Texas Legislature are planning to leave the state on Monday in an effort to block the advancement of Republican-backed voting bills.

Only one state can win, but this year’s contenders in America’s Top States for Business show strength in categories including Economy, Workforce and Education.

A Texas man who received widespread attention after standing more than six hours in line to vote in the 2020 Democratic presidential primary has been arrested on illegal voting charges after casting a ballot while on parole. Hervis Rogers, 62, was arrested on Wednesday on two counts of illegal voting, a second-degree felony that carries a possible sentence of two…

Vice President Kamala Harris made her first visit as vice president to the U.S.-Mexico border on Friday.

The arrest records show that Caruso was arrested by Texas A&M University Police, where the Lakers’ star played his collegiate ball.

Nayda Alvarez fought the Trump administration in court over an attempt to build on her property and if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott moves forward with his announced plan to try to accomplish what President Donald Trump did not, Alvarez said she will fight him too.