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Texas and Oklahoma will play for the 122nd time today. Oklahoma wasn't even a state yet when the Red River Rivalry started. The Cotton Bowl stadium in Fair Park in Dallas has been the home since 1932 and the game is held on the second Saturday in October, making it the centerpiece of the two weeks long State Fair of Texas . Texas leads the series 65–51–5 (.558). Since the AP Poll was invented, at least one of the two teams has been ranked 70 times. Texas and OU have won a combined 11 national ch

In a lawsuit filed Monday in a Travis County court, the Public Utility Commission of Texas argued that two of the most mundane geographic facts a government could hold — the county where a data center operates and the regional water planning zone around it — are too sensitive for the public to see.

Fans looking to watch the Red River Rivalry on a big screen in Austin will have at least one free option Saturday. The State Theatre on Congress Avenue is hosting a free watch party for the game. Doors open at 1:30 p.m., and the event will be hosted by Austin-area comedians Danny Goodwin and Hunter Dunkin.

The Texas Longhorns mascot Bevo is a fixture at UT home games at DKR. But does he make the 200 mile trip up north to Dallas for the Texas-OU game ? Bevo attends every Texas home game at Darrell K Royal–Texas Memorial Stadium and the steer also goes to every bowl game, when he's allowed. In the past, Bevo has been banned from attending the SEC Championship game at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. In fact, he was also banned from the Peach Bowl college football playoff game there too. But Bevo di

Whataburger has closed its first fully digital restaurant, a cashless location at 3201 Bee Caves Road in Bee Cave, Texas, that offered pickup through a Digital Pick-up Lane or exterior lockers and had no traditional seating. The closure ends a three-year experiment in a format that let customers order through the app or outdoor kiosks and retrieve their food through the lane or lockers rather than at a counter or window.

An 18-year-old man and two juveniles are facing charges after police say they robbed a group of U.S. Army service members at gunpoint outside a bar on East 6th Street, shooting one soldier in the face during the holdup. Alijah Rodriguez, 18, is charged with aggravated robbery, according to Travis County court records, while the two minors involved have not been publicly named.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has opened an investigation into UnitedHealth Group over care the insurer is accused of denying Texans. One example in the case is a patient who was told a procedure was approved and then received a large bill after the approval was withdrawn. His office announced the investigation on October 5, […]

Texas October heat continues through the weekend with dry weather. Hurricane Isaias is forecast to make landfall tonight on the U.S. Gulf Coast as a Category 3 storm. - Meteorologist Hannah Gard

An overturned vehicle along northbound Interstate 35 at Braker Lane has spurred up to one hour delays in North Austin during the Friday morning, October 9 commute. (Courtesy City of Austin)Commuters in Texas' capital city will need to pack their patience during their morning commute on Friday, October 9 after a crash has resulted in hourslong delays along one of Texas' most infamous highways.Traffic database SigAlert reported just after 6 a.m. Friday that a crash involving an overturned veh

Hill Country flood survivors said they want FEMA aid delivered more quickly, a clearer process for receiving funds, and assurance that they will not be forgotten. A mother and daughter shared photos of the damage to their home and described their struggles after the Hill Country flooding. “I hope that...