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Two-thirds of board members overseeing Texas public universities are Abbott donors. They’re not shy about wielding influence.

High-money donors are concentrated on larger boards, including those of the University of Texas System and Texas A&M University System.

Leo Neugebauer competes in the decathlon at the Texas Relays in 2024

Going for gold: The athletes and coaches representing the Austin area in the 2024 Paris Olympics

Here are 44 athletes and coaches who grew up in, went to school in, or have moved to the greater Austin area.

Aerial view of MoPac in South Austin with Zilker Park on the right and the downtown Austin skyline in the background under a clear blue sky.

Proposal to add toll lanes along MoPac through South Austin now open to public feedback

An 8-mile stretch of the highway from Cesar Chavez Street to Slaughter Lane would grow by four to six lanes. You have until Jan. 28 to tell the CTRMA what you think about it.

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl faced a preliminary hearing in San Antonio last week. He faces a possible court-martial for walking off his base in Afghanistan in 2009. An Army investigation produced a wealth of new information on his motivations. The major general who led the inquiry recommended against a prison sentence.

The Very Strange Case Of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl

The Army's investigation produced a wealth of new information on why Bergdahl walked off his base in Afghanistan in 2009. The major general who led the inquiry recommended against a prison sentence.

Mortgage rates on 30-year, fixed-rate loans rose above 5% this week. That's pushing the cost of buying a home higher and making homeownership unaffordable for more people.

Mortgage rates just hit 5%. Here's how much more expensive that makes home ownership

Higher mortgage rates and home prices have pushed the monthly payment to buy the median-priced home in the U.S. up more than 50% since the start of last year. Many first-time buyers can't afford it.

William Linares, a 5-year-old from Honduras, plays in an encampment where he is living near the international bridge in Matamoros, Mexico, on April 30. The boy is traveling with his mother, Suanny Gomez, and seeking asylum in the United States.

As The Line Into America Slows, Communities Form, And Wait, On The Mexican Side

U.S. border officials strictly limit the number of asylum seekers they allow to legally cross ports of entry every day, creating an enormous backlog of migrants in places like Matamoros.

Four Guys and a Boat Tackle a Texas-Sized Water Problem

As the sun rose on Lake Arrowhead late last week, four guys on a motorboat armed with 5,739 pounds of white powder set out to tackle one of Texas' most…

<em>Tower</em> uses archival film, new interviews and animation to re-create the mass shooting that occurred at the University of Texas, Austin, in 1966.

'Tower' Pays Tribute To A 1966 Campus Shooting That Was 'Pushed Aside'

Fourteen people were killed by a sniper at the University of Texas on Aug. 1, 1966. But director Keith Maitland says people were "encouraged to move forward and not linger in the terrible tragedy."

A vote sign outside the Ben Hur Shrine Temple.

Here's What's On The Ballot In Central Texas For The July 14 Election

Lee esta historia en español. Election Day for the primary runoff elections is Tuesday, July 14. Gov. Greg Abbott delayed the elections because of the…

The Czech Stop on Interstate 35 in West.

Exploring mom and pop shops across Texas – and why they’re worth the detour

Texas Highways Magazine took note of 15 small shops all around the state and what makes them so special.

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