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Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. “Communism needs to undermine the construct of god because government must become your god,” he said, later arguing that atheism and evolution are inherently un-American because they contradict...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - A 48-year-old Jonesboro, Arkansas man has been convicted of hiding four undocumented migrants and bringing them across the Texas-Mexico border. A Corpus Christi jury found Noel Mercado guilty on two counts of alien smuggling. They deliberated for less than 30 minutes. The backstory:....

Franklin Barbecue Named Best in Texas for Fourth Year by Southern Living. For the fourth consecutive year, Southern Living has crowned Franklin Barbecue as the best barbecue spot in Texas. The Austin-based eatery, founded by Aaron Franklin in 2009, continues to earn national praise for its signature prime-grade...

Shreveport, LA – A severe weather threat is expected Wednesday evening across Northeast Texas, Southeast Oklahoma, Southwest Arkansas, and Northwest Louisiana, with the potential for large hail and damaging winds. According to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Shreveport, areas along and north of Interstate 20...

The Department of Government Efficiency, Elon Musk's team of federal government cost cutters, has canceled two federal agency leases in the Austin area, The Austin Business Journal reports.

Texas dad, Daniel Schwarz, is facing the consequences of his actions. In 2020, the 48-year-old and his wife, Ashley, caused the death of their adopted daughter, Jaylin. Five years later, justice is finally being served. In a statement shared by the Ector County District Attorney on Facebook, Schwarz was sentenced...

Texas – In a heartbreaking incident in Texas that has captured national attention, a 14-year-old girl, identified as Serenity B., lost her life after being stabbed by one of her peers, another 14-year-old girl who was not been identified due to her age, during a heated altercation. The community is reeling from the...

Austin police are currently investigating a homicide that occurred at a southeast Austin apartment complex late Sunday night. According to a briefing from APD Detective Leah Ratliff, officers received a call around 11:57 p.m. and arrived on the 2300 block of Douglas Street to find a male victim with significant...

The new location will be nearly 90% smaller than its location in Round Rock which opened in 2006.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 223 cases of measles across the South Plains, with 80 of the cases not having a measles vaccine, and 138 having an unknown status.