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Texarkana and two other Arkansas towns want state approval to lease surplus lake water that could reach the North Texas Municipal Water District. About 70 people questioned the plan at a Thursday town hall.
Texas extended its winning streak to three with a decisive 93-63 victory over South Dakota State at Moody Center. Jayda Clark scored 24 points as the home team controlled the game from start to finish.
Matas Vokietaitis scored 26 points and grabbed nine rebounds as the Texas Longhorns defeated the Grambling Tigers 93-62 on Monday night.
Cruz Davis led No. 16 Texas Tech to an 84-78 victory over No. 3 Illinois on Tuesday. The Red Raiders improved to 3-0, while the Fighting Illini fell to 2-1.
The state's weekly report puts flu activity at moderate, up from low, with positive tests rising from 11.8% to 17.3% in a week. North Texas is among six health regions where activity increased.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored 25 points as No. 19 Texas Tech defeated Bethune-Cookman 76-58 at United Supermarkets Arena, improving to 2-0 on the season.
The No. 7 Texas Longhorns secured a decisive 98-50 victory over the Gardner-Webb Runnin' Bulldogs at Moody Center, with Matas Vokietaitis leading the charge.
Madison Booker scored 24 points to lead the No. 6 Texas Longhorns to an 85-65 victory over Fairleigh Dickinson at Moody Center on Wednesday. The home team improved to 1-0.
TxDOT says more than 95,000 people have died in crashes since Nov. 7, 2000, the last day no one was killed on a Texas roadway. Its #EndTheStreakTX campaign runs events across the state this week.
Damarion Dennis scored 22 points in his debut, leading No. 19 Texas Tech to a 76-42 victory over Jackson State on Monday at United Supermarkets Arena. The Red Raiders took a 38-18 lead at the half.
Matas Vokietaitis scored 22 points as Texas dominated the first half, leading 56-30 at the break. The Longhorns finished 1-0.
Senate Bill 1191 orders the education commissioner to set a single statewide method for weighting high school grades, with AP, IB, OnRamps and academic dual credit all getting the same boost.
Texas Tech defeated Arizona 34-26 on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026. J'Koby Williams rushed for 175 yards and a touchdown, while Thomas Castellanos threw two touchdowns in the victory.
Arch Manning threw for 220 yards and three touchdowns as the No. 11 Texas Longhorns overwhelmed Mississippi State 31-3 at DKR-Texas Memorial Stadium.
Ken Paxton plans a final rally at the Alamo and James Talarico closes with an Austin concert as the most expensive Senate race in U.S. history reaches Tuesday's vote, the Texas Tribune reported.
The comptroller's change to the rule on taxable information services is published in the Texas Register Friday, starting a 30-day public comment period.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said about 60% of those arrested had criminal histories, without giving a breakdown. Critics of state and federal border operations have raised concerns about profiling and use of force.
The biggest swing among 16 Texas suburban counties came in Collin, the Tribune found. Republicans say newcomers want Texas to stay as it is; a former GOP director says Trump has lost upwardly mobile suburbanites.
The Texas Dance Educators Association's North Texas contest on Nov. 2 rates teams from Class 4A to 6A and adds a new 5A finals round. The Ruby Belles take the field at 11:40 a.m.; tickets are $10.
The 6-foot-7 senior was carted off in the first quarter of Saturday's win over Ole Miss. ESPN projects him as a top tackle prospect for the 2027 NFL draft.
Keelon Russell threw for 311 yards and three touchdowns as No. 13 Alabama defeated Texas A&M 31-20 on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium.
JC French IV threw for four touchdowns and Cole Tabb rushed for 173 yards as Cincinnati defeated visiting Texas Tech 37-24 at Nippert Stadium on Saturday.
The Longhorns erased a deficit and held off a furious fourth-quarter comeback from the Rebels to win 34-27 at Texas Memorial Stadium on Saturday, improving their record to 5-2.
The Collin County Soil & Water Conservation District has Texas bluebonnet seed at $65 a pound and a 20-plus variety fall wildflower mix at $32 a pound, with proceeds going to local conservation programs.
Health and Human Services plans awards for chronic disease programs, rural workforce recruiting and equipment, a first slice of an estimated $1.4 billion in federal rural health money over five years.
A 2021 law required subsidized children to attend Texas Rising Star centers without new state money. Per-child costs climbed from $581 a month in 2022 to a projected $904 in 2027, and the waitlist is growing.
The Region C Water Planning Group, which covers Collin County, kept Freese & Nichols, reelected its chair and heard the timeline for new population and demand projections due by April 2028.
Reviewers for the High School Fed Challenge picked 12 of 207 papers for this year's Journal of Future Economists. The Melissa team, three current students and a former student, wrote a podcast-style script on holiday music and spending.
A $207,370 agreement with the Army Corps of Engineers on Thursday's North Texas Municipal Water District consent agenda would pay for the Corps' environmental and dam-safety review of the project.
