‘A gut-wrenching feeling’: Family learns two data centers coming to rural Hays County
After finding out that two data centers are coming to a rural part of Hays County, a community is worried about how it will affect their lives.
Local hunters make big showing in Texas bobcat contest
Four Albany locals won second place out of 812 teams in the statewide February 2025 West Texas Big Bobcat Contest, held in San Angelo this past weekend. Ryder Wilkins, Laithe Leech, Will LeMay, and Jack Nail came home big winners after their 28.5-pound male bobcat earned them one of the top two spots with prize money...
‘You’re on the list’: Local veteran among those fired in IRS worker layoffs
For 13 years, Daniel Santiago served this country. He joined the military back in 2011.
Man arrested by tactical unit following a violent 2024 shooting in northeast Austin
AUSTIN, Texas — A wanted man has finally been arrested months after a violent incident in northeast Austin. According to police, 25-year-old Deontay Marquice Williams was arrested Tuesday for a shooting outside of a home on Bennett Avenue, in the St. Johns area. Court documents state Williams was in...
Austin leads the nation for developing private affordable housing
Most people like a bargain, particularly money-conscious renters in the Austin area, where rents continue to be stubbornly high. According to RentCafe, the average Austin apartment rent recently stood at $1,691, compared with the statewide average of $1,449. Fortunately, rent relief is on the way: Austin is a hotspot...
The Buffalo Wings At This Texas Restaurant Are So Good, They’re Worth A Road...
Texas road trips aren’t just about bluebonnets and BBQ joints—sometimes they’re about following your taste buds to wing paradise in the most unexpected places. In the grand scheme of culinary quests, few journeys are as rewarding as the hunt for perfect buffalo wings—those crispy, saucy morsels that somehow manage to...
Texas fugitive accused of kidnapping, stealing vehicle arrested in West Baton Rouge
WEST BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A fugitive from Texas accused of having ties to a kidnapping and stolen vehicle was arrested in West Baton Rouge Parish on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The sheriff’s office says around 6:30 p.m., deputies performed a traffic stop on a stolen vehicle traveling eastbound on I-10.
He couldn’t find a Spanish-speaking community in Austin, so he created one. It has...
When Gustavo Martínez and his family moved to Austin from Venezuela in 2016, he felt isolated. He didn’t have a community to rely on. He didn’t have anyone to teach him how to do basic things like file taxes, decipher the health care system or find English classes.
The Shocking Reason Texans Should Sprinkle Coffee Grounds Near Their Bird Feeders
Why would Texans want to begin doing something that sounds as silly as sprinkling coffee grounds around their bird feeders?. I mean, don't we have enough to worry about already?. I recently installed a bird feeder outside my Tyler area home. So, when I ran across a story shared by...
ERCOT approves $100M plan to shut CPS plants, use mobile generators instead
ERCOT’s board approved a plan to keep an aging Braunig Power Station unit open past retirement and replace the other two with a fleet of generators from Houston.