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On this week’s episode, we speak to the Texas Public Policy Foundation’s James Quintero, who has been at the center of the debate over property taxes this week.

The governor stands behind his support of the Texas House tax plan despite Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s insistence that the Senate has a better deal for homeowners.

A convicted Texas killer with ties to San Antonio has been arrested in connection with two more deaths in the Austin area. Now, authorities said they are reopening several cold cases that may be linked to him.

A man run out of multiple cities and towns across Texas after he served prison time for the slaying of an 8-year-old girl in the 1980s has been arrested in connection with two other murders.

The debt agreement, they say, violated a promise to cut spending that secured crucial support for U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.

Seven people were injured in a bee attack on Memorial Day in south Austin.

Authorities say a Texas firefighter was stabbed in the thigh by a man accused of starting the multiple fires firefighters were putting out along Interstate 35 in Austin.

Now that Texas has a near-total ban on abortion, lawmakers on both sides of the political aisle are trying to make sure colleges are serving students who are pregnant or have children.

A historic impeachment trial in Texas to determine whether Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton should be permanently removed from office will begin no later than August in the state Senate.

A failure to compromise on school choice, border security and, for now, property taxes all but assures the governor will call lawmakers back for a special legislative session.

A committee of House and Senate members agreed to a plan to extend Medicaid coverage for a year after childbirth — with a controversial anti-abortion amendment attached. The bill now goes to both chambers for a final vote.

Abbott will have until June 18 to sign or veto bills. If signed, SB 629 will become law immediately.

The high-stakes confrontation could have an impact on retirements accounts, corporations and much more.

The suspect was captured by surveillance cameras approaching a dumpster several times shortly after 6:30 a.m. Wednesday. The footage, which can be viewed in the media player at the top of this article, shows the dumpster erupting in flames just before 7 a.m.

Texas would allow public schools to use campus safety money to hire chaplains to counsel students under a bill approved this week by state lawmakers and sent to Republican Gov. Greg Abbott.

2023 marked a first for the Texas Legislature -- the creation of the House Select Committee on Community Safety.

A bill that would prevent cities from passing laws on evictions, labor issues, and numerous other areas, is on Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. With no clear answers on what is or isn't allowed, San Antonio's city attorney said the city will continue to enforce all its ordinances.

As families and loved ones mourn the unimaginable loss of 19 children and two teachers shot dead last year in Uvalde, Texas, President Joe Biden will speak Wednesday about the epidemic of gun violence that has become the No. 1 killer of kids in America.

Members of the Texas Senate will recognize the lives of the 19 students and two teachers killed at Robb Elementary.

The bill, which Democrats have been pushing for years, has become a top priority after the overturn of Roe v. Wade. The Senate has already passed the bill, which would provide tax relief on the purchase of menstrual products, diapers and other child care necessities.

The Texas Legislature has approved abolishing a position Democrats in the state's largest county created to oversee more than 2 million voters around Houston.

Texas’s big cities, outside of Austin, are faring better than most across the country,

Both chambers have said school safety is a priority this session after a gunman killed 19 children and two teachers at a Uvalde elementary school last year.

An Austin Fire Department crew recreated an iconic, historical photo with one goal in mind -- to win a signature huevos rancheros breakfast from their battalion chief.

The bill would allow for the removal of prosecutors who adopt any policy to not pursue certain crimes, including some low-level theft and drug charges. The Senate’s version will need to be reconciled with the House, which had carved out some exemptions.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the long odds facing the school choice bill and the possibility of Gov. Greg Abbott calling lawmakers back for a special session.

The Legislature recently passed a bill that would bar minors from receiving this medical care, but it has not yet been signed or gone into effect.

Texas took four of the 10 top spots among the nation’s fastest-growing cities, with the Austin metro area overall seeing some of the most significant growth.

If Senate Bill 14 becomes law, the ban would take effect on Sept. 1. This would also make Texas one of over a dozen states that restrict transition-related care for transgender minors.

The UIL State Track & Field Championships concluded on Saturday evening with Class 6A and 1A competition at Mike A. Myers Stadium in Austin, and East Central's Michael Pinones and Brandeis' Rafe Clendenin are bringing state titles back to the San Antonio area.

Attorney General Ken Paxton previously announced an investigation into “potentially illegal” activity. Parents are scrambling to find transition-related care for their kids as the Legislature appears poised to ban it altogether.

Despite no major influx in border crossings, state troopers will be relocated to border cities. Austin and the Texas Department of Public Safety faced criticism for the racial disparities in state trooper arrests in the capital.

Smithson Valley sophomore Alyssa Jones left her mark in Austin, striking gold in the 200-meter dash and contributing to a pair of state-champion relays, as the Ranger girls claimed the UIL Class 5A State Track & Field title.

It was a night of frustration, retaliation and, for some, elation as the stroke of midnight spelled doom for a lot of legislation.

Invasive zebra mussels took over Hords Creek Lake in Coleman County within a month of first appearing there, according to the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

Spurs Sports Academy for the 50th year is holding their annual summer basketball camps, this time to be held in both San Antonio and Austin.

Perry’s case has become an explosive political stew of arguments over gun rights, self-defense and racist social media posts. The governor dived in early, saying he would pardon Perry even before a judge handed down the sentence.

Austin City Limits Music Festival has announced its lineup for 2023 and the list includes some major acts, including Kendrick Lamar and the Foo Fighters.

Prosecutors want a U.S. Army sergeant who fatally shot an armed man during a 2020 Black Lives Matter protest in Texas to be sentenced to at least 25 years in prison.

Republican state representatives' head-turning votes are helping advance a bill in the Texas House that proposes raising the purchase age for AR-style rifles.

A U.S. Army sergeant convicted of murder in the shooting death of an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march in Texas faces up to life in prison when his sentencing hearing begins Tuesday.

A bill in Texas that would raise the purchase age of AR-style rifles has abruptly advanced, two days after a mass shooting at an outdoor mall near Dallas.

San Antonio voters rejected by wide margins an effort to decriminalize abortion and require police to issue citations rather than make arrests for some nonviolent offenses. In El Paso, an effort to wean the city from fossil fuels fared similarly poorly.

This week on Texas Eats, David Elder heads to Shiner to check out what’s new at the Spoetzel Brewery.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the final three weeks of the Legislature and Colin Allred’s bid for U.S. Senate.

On the same day the Texas Legislature is set to debate Senate Bill 14, a proposed ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for kids, the attorney general files a request to examine documents related to the use of puberty blockers and counseling for trans youth.

A Texas judge has denied a request for a new trial for a U.S. Army sergeant convicted of killing an armed protester during a Black Lives Matter march.

A recent risque report compiled a list of cities that are best for gardening while naked and while San Antonio didn’t even crack the top 50 it did move up 16 places from last year.

A month after the Texas Department of Public Safety began patrolling Austin streets, city officials have both praised a drop in violent crime and condemned the operation’s disparate impact on Latino and Black residents. In 2019, Dallas faced the same challenges.

The University of Texas Board of Regents is expected to vote on the demolition of the Frank Erwin Center, the 1977 multi-purpose venue that was replaced by the Moody Center.

Austin police are investigating after they responded to a shooting call and found a car submerged in Lady Bird Lake, according to media reports.

The Dallas Cowboys have turned the NFL draft into a family affair by taking Kansas State running back Deuce Vaughn in the sixth round.

This week on Texas Eats, David Elder heads to Poteet to try some seriously huge burgers at The Backyard Kitchen.

Texas Department of Public Safety special agents seized over 507,000 lethal doses of fentanyl Thursday, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office said.

Fans of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury will be able to get a look into this personal collection of artworks, costumes and instruments for the first time since his untimely death in the early 1990s.

Freddie Mercury’s extensive collection of costumes, fine art, and even hand-written working lyrics to “We Are the Champions” and “Killer Queen,” will be auctioned in September.

State Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Tuesday morning will hold a news conference about updates on gun safety bills in the 2023 Texas Legislature.

Four-time Grammy-winner Drake and 21 Savage have added another Texas date to their “It’s All a Blur Tour.”

Federal prosecutors say a Texas man who agreed to surrender on charges of taking part in the U.S. Capitol riot but later fired a gun toward sheriff’s deputies at his house in response to a welfare call.

This week on Texas Eats, David Elder heads to JINYA Ramen Bar, the newest spot in San Antonio, to grab a bowl of Japanese ramen.

This week on Texas Eats, David Elder heads to Southerleigh at The Pearl to check out their revamped menu.

In this week’s episode, we discuss the Texas House’s appetite to pass bills related to drag shows, medical care for transgender children and the discussion of sexuality at schools.

Airport officials in Austin, Texas, say an American Airlines worker has died after being injured on the ramp area just outside the terminal.

New moms would be able to maintain their health insurance for up to a year after childbirth under the proposal, which also passed the House last session. The Senate previously reduced it to just six months of coverage.

The House passed a bill with a late amendment to make it a state jail felony for a “public officer” to give alcohol to a minor under any circumstances. Slaton voted for the amendment.

Two members of an elite Houston-area cheerleading team were shot overnight after one of them mistakenly opened the door to a wrong vehicle in an H-E-B parking lot after practice, police in Elgin said.

City officials say the full scope of the legislation advanced Tuesday is still unclear, but it would limit their ability to issue worker protections, water restrictions and more.

On Tuesday, Bexar County commissioners approved a measure allowing for three “home” games in venues other than the AT&T Center during each of the next two seasons. Two games will be played in Austin and one internationally.

A man whose body was found in Lady Bird Lake in Austin over the weekend has been identified, according to media reports.

The San Antonio Spurs turned some heads for playing “home” games away from the AT&T Center this season. Now the team will ask to do the same thing next season.

Texas actor Matthew McConaughey is speaking out about the “hairiest flight” he’s ever been on just over a month ago out of Austin that had “significant turbulence.”

An juror in the trial of a Texas man convicted of murder for killing a protester says Gov_ Greg Abbott’s rush to issue a pardon in the case is an “egregious overreach.”.

Pop star SZA has announced a San Antonio stop on her expansion of The S.O.S tour.

The bill would take fentanyl test strips off the state’s “drug paraphernalia” list, meaning it would no longer be a crime to carry them.

Anthony Edwards had 33 points in 25 minutes and the Minnesota Timberwolves routed San Antonio 151-131, the most points allowed in regulation under Spurs coach Gregg Popovich.

A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

Forward Mallory Swanson was carted off the field during the first half of the United States’ exhibition match Saturday against Ireland with an apparent left knee injury, a blow to the national team ahead of this summer’s Women’s World Cup.

The Spurs’ first game in Austin was considered by many to be a slam dunk as the team sold out and broke the Moody Center attendance on Thursday.

A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

Spurs CEO R.C. Buford met with the media to address concerns from fans in San Antonio who think playing two games in Austin is the beginning of the end for the club in the Alamo City.

A Texas man whose journals were filled with virulent antisemitic statements is pleading guilty to setting a fire at an Austin synagogue in 2021.

The I-35 series started Thursday night as the Spurs played their first-ever regular season game in Austin in front of a sellout crowd.

Keita Bates-Diop had 25 points, Julian Champagnie and Keldon Johnson added 24 points each and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Portland Trail Blazers 129-127 on Thursday night in the first NBA game in Texas’ capital city.

With the goal of expanding their fan base, the San Antonio Spurs arrived in Austin on Wednesday afternoon eager to play back-to-back games at the Moody Center.

The San Antonio Spurs intend on playing games in Austin annually, according to Head Coach Gregg Popovich.

The Justice Department says it has tentatively settled a lawsuit over the 2017 mass shooting at a Texas church that will pay victims and their families more than $144 million.

The San Antonio Spurs’ 50th anniversary season is taking them to Austin for back-to-back games as part of the team’s drive to deepen their regional fanbase.

Downtown Austin was filled with celebrities on Sunday night as they gathered for the CMT Music Awards.

“Son of Sinner” Jelly Roll is a three-time winner at the CMT Music Awards.

A man’s body was recovered from Lady Bird Lake in Austin on Saturday, but police are still trying to piece together what led to his death.

The TEA recommended the move, citing the district’s failures serving special education students. The announcement comes two weeks after the agency appointed a board of managers to oversee Houston ISD.

The events around the CMT Music Awards are heating things up in downtown Austin.

An El Paso woman who disappeared after attending a UFC event in San Antonio late last month has been found alive and safe, according to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office.

San Antonio's Proposition A won't be the first attempt to decriminalize marijuana locally. Six other Texas cities have overwhelmingly passed ballot initiatives with similar language, though the results have varied greatly.

A NASCAR appeals panel has rescinded hefty points penalties levied against Hendrick Motorsports drivers Kyle Larson, William Byron and Alex Bowman.

If you live in Texas and have always wanted to attend the CMT Awards, then you may be able to see it live — and for free.

“You’re willing to let children be raped to follow political orders,” Cruz told Sec. Alejandro Mayorkas at the hearing. “This is a crisis. It’s a disgrace.”

The Buc-ee’s beaver may rule Texas interstates, but the state has been “beaver country” for millions of years, researchers by the University of Texas at Austin recently proved.