Alvin College celebrated Upward Bound graduates.

An owner was arrested after rescuers found 14 dogs from a North Zulch home during an animal cruelty investigation.

EP Water began Cedar Grove waterline work, prompting lane closures for Lower Valley residents.

Barton Hills Elementary students and alumni in Austin perform Grateful Dead songs, including “Touch of Grey,” as the choir’s signature tradition.

Harris County authorities detained a suspect in a child pornography search after bomb technicians found an improvised fireworks device in a Texas home.

Houston police charged funeral home owner Unique Green with felonies after a search warrant found a bucket of organs and boxes of cremated remains.

International Owl Awareness Day will offer free admission and owl-themed events on Aug. 3 at the International Owl Center and Houston Community Center.

An Austin-educated director helped correct a historical marker in Texas by addressing inaccuracies in its information.

Montgomery County police are investigating four overnight burglaries at Bethesda businesses on Old Georgetown Road, where suspects stole money and broke in with a baseball bat.

Stars & Stripes Drive-in Theatre in New Braunfels offers nostalgic, family-friendly double features on Fridays and Saturdays with movies and onsite food.

A 15-year-old was arrested in New Braunfels after police say he displayed a handgun during a confrontation outside a Target and hid it at a nearby theater.

United Airlines flight 2078 diverted to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona after monsoon storms caused a minimum-fuel emergency.

Nordstrom Rack is planned to open at Creekside in 2027.

A sports betting/draft strategy column recommends baseball hitters to target, highlighting players whose recent performance has improved.

Copperas Cove will receive a $151 million VA outpatient clinic near Fort Hood with expanded medical and behavioral health services starting with an August groundbreaking.

IACMI and Texas A&M TEES announced the inaugural Build Freedom Summit in Galveston Oct. 20-21, 2026 with a workforce career expo on Oct. 22.

Road buckling was reported along Palmer Highway at 33rd Street in Texas City, and TxDOT is responding to fix the issue.

An 18-wheeler crash on I-10 near SH-99 left a truck dangling from the overpass and sent two people to the hospital in Harris County.

Tomball Parkway’s southbound lanes were closed near Grant Road after a vehicle hit an overpass, dropping concrete debris in northwest Harris County.

Eight people were sentenced for their roles in a $1.2 million travel insurance fraud scheme involving fraudulent claims submitted through a Houston-based employer.

Tomball officials say an investigation found no historic cemetery at a Walnut Street property after headstones were discovered during demolition.

A CDC study links a resurgence of flea-borne murine typhus to Galveston, highlighting high hospitalization and ICU admission rates.

Noah Dodson, 17, was charged with murdering a 59-year-old woman after police say shots were fired into an apartment in the Friendswood area.

A Houston truck driver pleaded guilty to knowingly transporting 24 undocumented immigrants hidden in a tractor-trailer and faces up to five years.

A 25-year-old woman was killed on I-14 in Killeen after being hit by a passing car following an exit or fall from an unidentified vehicle.

Texas State Technical College opened its student-run restaurant in Waco to the public on Wednesdays and Fridays during summer.

Project SOS in Nacogdoches collects backpacks and school supplies to help students start the school year amid rising costs.

An overturned 18-wheeler on I-45 near the Highway 7 exit in Centerville caused delays as crews cleared the scene.

A family-friendly Houston restaurant opened with a supervised playground for children while caregivers dine.

Leander ISD trustees approved Rutledge Elementary principal Jessica Schock as an area superintendent with expanded leadership duties.

Diode Ventures withdrew a proposed Henderson County data center near Cedar Creek Lake after residents and officials said it did not meet standards.

Travis County DA filed a motion to revoke juror payouts of nearly $27,000 each tied to a dropped evidence tampering case.

Trial testimony is scheduled for Oct. 29 for Shane James, accused of killing six people in the 2023 Austin and San Antonio shooting spree.

Burnet CISD and Marble Falls ISD reapproved armed handgun-certified guardians to meet Texas school security requirements under HB 3.

A Waco jeweler and an alleged accomplice were indicted on federal charges for buying stolen jewelry from store robbers.

Montgomery County homeowners face higher 2026 property tax bills after the council eliminated the $692 Income Tax Offset Credit.

TxDOT plans major I-35 nighttime and weekend closures near Fort Sam Houston and Loop 410, with detours for drivers.

Kenlea Conner of Waco won the Dr Pepper Museum’s annual giveaway for a one-year supply of Dr Pepper.

A letter to the editor reports success of the 28th Back 2 School rally and announces plans for a 2027 rally.

Backslash at Cornell Tech announced its 2026–27 artist cohort for exhibitions and public presentations on AI and related technologies.

Harris County investigators arrested Alyzae M. Davila in a fatal April shooting on Kuykendahl Road that killed 20-year-old Julianna Elizabeth Cardenas.

Austin City Council will vote Thursday on creating a TIRZ to allow Amazon’s Dog’s Head development along the Colorado River in Southeast Austin.

Austin’s Let’s Fund Good festival will hold 12 $10 events from Friday through Aug. 30 to raise money for local nonprofits.

A man in his 70s was found dead after a trailer home fire in Brazoria County, with the cause under investigation.

Williamson County, Illinois property tax payments are due by February 28, 2025, with USPS postmarks accepted as proof.

A 19-year-old Waco man faces felony charges for allegedly choking and kidnapping his girlfriend during a violent confrontation Tuesday.

Williamson County commissioners appointed Catherine Totty as county tax assessor-collector after Larry Gaddes resigned.

Williamson County opened a new $90 million administration building and extended Wilco Way by 2,500 feet in Georgetown.

Houston hit 100 degrees Wednesday as Bertha moves inland Thursday, with a Tropical Storm Watch for nearby coastal areas and gusty winds possible.

A Burleson County farmer is growing and rotating sunflower crops for seed production, with harvest expected around August 1.

A new biography is set to share Waco artist Kermit Oliver’s story and legacy through conversations with author Susie Kalil.

Austin’s Human Resources Director Joya Hayes plans to retire July 29, with Rebecca Kennedy continuing as interim director.

A Harris County Judge candidate is facing ethics complaints over alleged campaign finance reporting issues and questionable payments.

The City of Lakeway adopted Euna Budget to speed major budget updates and improve access to budget-to-actual information for departments.

Rodney McCarty, former City of Hudson administrator in Angelina County, was indicted for alleged abuse of official capacity.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire proclaimed July 21, 2026 as Muhammad Saeed Sheikh Day honoring his humanitarian service.

Austin City Council is set to approve an independent firm’s citywide efficiency audit on July 30 amid a November ballot push for charter-based audits.

After a heat index over 110 degrees, TEEX canceled a planned Public Firefighting Demonstration in College Station and the city escalated its heat emergency plan.

Data Center Action Coalition sued Guadalupe County and commissioners over approval of CloudBurst and Palomino Alpha data center agreements under open-meetings, conflict-of-interest, and tax-code claims.