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He was in a motorcycle accident so Jorge has stepped up and become our No. 1 meat cutter at a time we needed it. He’s really stepped up,” said KC Buckman, service manager at Texas Roadhouse ...

A series of recently completed murals circling the Texas Sports Hall of Fame is gaining traction as an eye-catching photo ...

Comal County is becoming more than a place where tourists ... Bexar County’s 1.37% population increase between 2022 and 2023 represents Texas’ 26th-fastest growing county.

Teams from California, Pennsylvania, Minnesota and Texas win both 13u and 17u Regional Championships to qualify for national ...

American-Statesman dining critic Matthew Odam lists the best bars in Austin that help define the town for locals and ...

LEGALLY BLONDE actress Ali Larter and her husband, actor Hayes MacArthur, are loving the change of scenery they have ...

Opening of murder trial takes witnesses back to Aug. 9, 2021, the night Savante English, Keyera Gant and Bryant K. Williams ...

Harris County was negotiating a settlement in a sweeping class-action federal lawsuit that would put an end to cash bail for ...

The PUC was created to regulate Texas’s electric utilities market. After Winter Storm Uri in 2021, its responsibilities ballooned as lawmakers passed measures aimed at strengthening the state’s power ...

Car accidents disrupt the lives of thousands of Reno residents each year. Although tragic, most accidents are preventable and ...

In Austin, a movement journalist named Kit O’Connell covers the trans community—and many others—as major outlets don’t.