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Travis County Rededicates Building To UT Tower Shooting Hero

From Texas Standard:Travis County named a building in Southeast Austin after Ray Martinez in 2004, but the inclusion of the former Austin police officer's…

Investigators work the scene last month after the mass shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, N.Y.

DOJ charges Buffalo gunman with hate crimes, and says he apologized to a white victim

The federal complaint gives a new account of Payton Gendron's movements in the store. It also alleges that he said "Sorry" to at least one of his white victims.

HR Rosette, raised by Kent and Sandy Harrell, recently sold for $700,000 at auction – the most ever paid for a longhorn.

Texas Longhorn sold at auction for record-breaking $700,000

It’s the most ever paid for a member of the historic breed.

Take an Austin Composting Class, Get a Cheap Compost System

The City of Austin wants to reduce the amount of waste sent to landfills by encouraging residents to compost. Free composting classes are being offered…

A scene from the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol.

Legal expert says conspiracy of sedition charges against Oath Keepers a 'textbook' case

The founder and 10 members of the Texas-based far-right group are accused of planning and using force to prevent Congress' certification of the 2020 presidential election results.

Texas had the second most arrests in the Capitol insurrection. A year later, that still matters.

Just over 700 people have been arrested and charged with crimes related to the deadly assault on the U.S. Capitol last Jan. 6.

Kai Humphrey, 9, has spent the past year learning remotely. His mom, Rashida Humphrey-Wall, says it's been hard on him. "Stuff just keeps getting taken, and he just didn't understand like, 'When am I gonna see my friends again?' "

How Schools Can Help Kids Heal After A Year Of 'Crisis And Uncertainty'

The pandemic has been stressful for millions of children. If that stress isn't buffered by caring adults, it can have lifelong consequences. There's a lot schools can do to keep that from happening.

Chef Massimo Bottura creates a meal from Thanksgiving leftovers in NPR's kitchen. "The leftover is a big problem if you don't have a vision, if you don't have the knowledge of what you can do," he says. Above, he checks the breadcrumbs to make sure they're dry and fine enough to turn into a pasta called passatelli.

Less Waste, More Taste: A Master Chef Reimagines Thanksgiving Leftovers

Over this Thanksgiving week, Americans will toss almost 200 million pounds of turkey alone. Massimo Bottura helps us fight food waste by showing us how to turn leftovers into a world-class new meal.

Amber Alert: Missing Two-Year Old Girl in Lubbock Area

An Amber Alert has been issued for two-year-old Leah Marie Aguirre, last seen in Crosbyton, Texas, outside of Lubbock. The alert, from the National Center…

People shopping at the Domain in Austin. New state numbers suggest people are spending more money not just in Central Texas, but also across the state.

People In Central Texas Are Spending More Money

Even though Central Texas avoided the most severe blows of the national recession, we still experienced our own economic downturn. New data from the state…

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