6+ hour, 36+ min ago   (449+ words) House Speaker Mike Johnson said in a post on X that throughout her career, Granger “broke barriers for women in public service.” He added that she “was a dear friend who will be greatly missed.” Granger, who began her career…...

11+ hour, 48+ min ago   (359+ words) A left-leaning group is planning to spend $6 million organizing Latino voters in Texas, a group that has trended away from Democrats but is pivotal to their hopes of picking up seats in Congress. “We’re really hoping that we can reconsolidate…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (698+ words) As much as 10 to 20 inches of rain was possible in some places before the storms move out, the weather service said. There have been no reports of deaths or injuries from the tornado or the flooding. The highest rainfall totals…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (419+ words) By JAMIE STENGLE and KATHY McCORMACK, Associated Press Camp Mystic has been under increasing pressure since the July 4 disaster. Owners had planned to reopen the Texas Hill Country camp this summer for its 100th anniversary but reversed course in April amid…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (465+ words) The man who died when a small jet crashed on a Texas highway was an entrepreneur well-known in the state for being at the center of Austin’s turbocharged evolution as a technology hub. Joshua Baer, 50, described himself as an “Austinpreneur,…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (500+ words) Karmelo Anthony, now 19, did not testify in his own defense about the killing of Austin Metcalf, 17, whose death in April 2025 stunned Frisco, a booming Dallas suburb where the two students attended different schools. Jurors heard dueling narratives from prosecutor Bill…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (956+ words) Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expressed concern Friday that a new factory isn’t expected to start breeding sterile New World screwworm flies for more than a year as a big part of the effort to stop its flesh-eating larvae from threatening…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (867+ words) By THOMAS BEAUMONT and JESSE BEDAYN Trump’s endorsement of state Attorney General Ken Paxton over four-term Sen. John Cornyn gives the challenger a late boost and puts Cornyn at risk of becoming the first Republican senator in Texas history to…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (308+ words) By KRISTIE RIEKEN, AP Sports Writer First, make sure to dress for intense heat and humidity, hydrate and pack your sunscreen. Temperatures in June are typically around 90 degrees Fahrenheit, but the humidity can make it feel hotter than 105 F or…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (141+ words) Severe thunderstorms with large hail and gusty winds were possible Friday in Texas and other parts of the Southern and Central Plains, the National Weather Service said. Forecasters warned of possible flash flooding along the Gulf Coast of Texas and…...