2+ hour, 46+ min ago  (621+ words) Austin Mayor Kirk Watson provides a briefing on the mass shooting that occurred early Sunday morning March 1, 2026 near West Sixth Street and Nueces in downtown Austin. Texas'Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday said the state will respond with "decisive and overwhelming…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago  (1267+ words) District Court Judge Stacey'Mathews, seen at the Williamson County Justice Center in Georgetown, helps run a program to keep young adults who have committed nonviolent felonies out of jail.' Dillan was homeless and living in a tent when he was…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago  (268+ words) Texas Longhorns lacrosse club freshman Sarp Akmeshe dies days before first game'Austin American-Statesman A car crash in Houston claimed the life of a University of Texas student-athlete who was preparing to play for the lacrosse club team. Sarp Akmeshe, 19, died…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (840+ words) Regina Ann Santos-Aviles was 35 when she set herself on fire and died last September. The home of Regina Santos-Aviles, in the 200 block of Geraldine Avenue in'Uvalde. U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales staffer Regina Santos-Aviles had an affair with the congressman before she…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (598+ words) At Dell Medical School, researcher Ray Donovan attaches a sensor to fellow researcher Ambreen Rana'for magnetic stimulation of the part of the brain that influences depression.' What if you could ease the symptoms of postpartum depression by using a magnet…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (472+ words) Allegations involving U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales surfaced this week after reporting by the San Antonio Express-News detailed claims about an alleged past relationship with a former district staffer who died in 2025. Gonzales has denied the allegations. Authorities previously ruled the former…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (400+ words) Feeling off balance? This Indigenous practice can help'Austin American-Statesman The world feels so heavy in this moment, and many of us are silently carrying the weight of grief, health concerns and uncertainty about the future We need spiritual practices for…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (602+ words) "We just want the Austin police department to do their due diligence and treat this as an open investigation before reaching any conclusions about her death, and we feel that they haven't" Aguilera's cousin Bell Fernandez told Hearst Newspapers. The…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (400+ words) Texas is funding research into the psychedelic ibogaine. Here's what to know.Austin American-Statesman In June 2025, Gov Greg Abbott signed legislation creating a $50 million grant program to put Texas at the forefront of ibogaine research Now a group of Texas…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (548+ words) Texas ranks near the bottom nationally for overall health " not because residents are uniquely unhealthy, but because getting care here is harder and more expensive than in most states. The state ranked 40th out of 50 in the 2025 America's Health Rankings Annual…...