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Holy Cross of San Antonio educator Eddie Vega was selected to serve as the city's seventh poet laureate. He began his three-year term in April and will hold the position until 2027.
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Travis County Attorney Delia Garza, who has been in communication with the university over its response to campus protests, called UT's insistence "an interesting statement."
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The maternal mortality rate in the U.S. in 2022 – while still high – went back to where it was before deaths surged during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest CDC report.
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The UT Austin campus was quiet Wednesday after a pro-Palestinian rally was postponed. The university said demonstrators had brought weapons — including guns, rocks, bricks and chains — to a protest a day earlier.
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The popular swimming hole in Wimberley will not be open for swimming this summer. The Hays County Parks Department said increased demand on the local aquifer has caused Jacob's Well's condition to worsen.
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A lack of air support and ineffective coordination hurt efforts to contain this year's Panhandle fires, the committee said.
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The festival welcomed some authentic Scottish clansmen and clan leaders on a mission to boost membership in Scottish societies.
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A coalition of student groups from six campuses in San Antonio and San Marcos sent letters to their college presidents on Wednesday, calling on them to stand against Gov. Greg Abbott’s recent antisemitism executive order, which they said conflates supporting Palestinians with antisemitism.
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Shipbuilders are pursuing a variety of measures to find more workers, including a marketing partnership with Major League Baseball.
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The best chances for severe weather begin around 3 p.m. Wednesday afternoon and continue to around 6 a.m. on Thursday.