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Texas football roster countdown: Nos. 39-35
As preseason camp starts this week, the Longhorns are 35 days away from taking the field on August 31 against the Colorado State Rams. Inside Texas looks at the players wearing Nos. 39-35 to continue our series as the countdown clock gets closer to zero. The post Texas football roster countdown: Nos. 39-35 appeared first on On3.
Man in custody after East Austin SWAT callout
AUSTIN, Texas — A man is in police custody after a SWAT incident that happened around 3:30 a.m. Saturday on Ludlow Terrace, near Cameron Road and Interstate Highway 35 in East Austin. According to the Austin Police Department, officers received a call for a disturbance in that neighborhood. SWAT...
Steve Sarkisian announces unfortunate personal news
Texas Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian announced some sad personal news in an Instagram post on Friday night. The post Steve Sarkisian announces unfortunate personal news appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
How Houstonians can voice concerns to CenterPoint for ‘chaos and frustration’ during Hurricane Beryl
On Monday, lawmakers in Austin are planning to question leaders for CenterPoint Energy on the company’s performance in the immediate aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. There is also a state-ordered investigation into the company’s actions amid the storm, and the company must provide Texas Governor Greg Abbott with a full report on what went wrong during Beryl by the end of the year.
Austin officials to undergo process toward funding climate-related projects
A resolution passed July 18 by Austin City Council kickstarts a process to create a bond package to fund climate-related projects to be placed on ballots by November 2026. (Ben Thompson/Community Impact) A formal process will take place before Austin voters ever see a climate-related bond on a future ballot,...
Lake Travis rises 6-plus feet in 4 days
Lake Travis is up 6.77 feet as of 9 a.m. Friday, July 26, due to the abnormal summer flooding of the Llano River, which began Monday. The lake, which is also reservoir, is now at its highest level since October 2022, but it’s still not full. The Llano River...
5 key recruits impressed by Texas's late July bash event
Elite five-star San Antonio (TX) Alamo Heights athlete Michael Terry was one of the top-ranked visitors from the 2025 class on campus for the pool party/BBQ bash yesterday. Terry was one of the early arrivals for the bash event yesterday afternoon, and he stuck around until the evening. Texas was...
License plate readers helping Austin police catch criminals
AUSTIN, Texas - License plate readers are back, and the Austin Police Department is using the technology, located throughout the city, to catch criminals. Just this week, they said the city’s camera systems helped officers arrest men accused of violent crimes. "The ability for individuals, any of us, to...
KOOP’s Monthly DJ Night – August 1 at community garden
Join us on the first Thursday of each month at KOOP’s monthly DJ Night at community garden in east Austin. This month, we’re throwing a Disco Party with KOOP DJs Free Skate (Four on the Floor) and KOOP’s newest programmer Bryan Patrick spinning fun disco tunes from 7 to 11. Don’t miss it!
UT Expands Support for Students in Rural Communities
Students in small towns and rural communities across America graduate high school at roughly the same rate as students in metro areas, but they are only half as likely to graduate from a selective college or university. Because of distance and cost, college admissions offices aren’t as present in small towns and rural communities, and students in those areas are less likely to receive admissions and financial aid information or attend recruitment events on campuses.
Texas football 2024 opponent early scouting report: Arkansas
For the first time since 2021's trouncing in Steve Sarkisian's first season, Texas heads to Arkansas to renew an old rivalry for the first time as SEC members. With less than 45 days until Texas kicks off its 2024 season against Colorado State at Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium, we're taking an early look at the Longhorns' opponents in their first season as members of the Southeastern Conference. This series will feature analysis on each of Texas' 12 regular-season opponents as Texas seeks to return to the College Football Playoff for consecutive seasons as Steve Sarkisian's fourth season in Austin is rapidly approaching.
Texas Wide receiver Ryan Wingo's 2024 snapshot profile
Texas Longhorns wide receiver Ryan Wingo heads into his freshman season with high expectations. The former All-American was ranked as the second-best wide receiver in his recruiting class in Missouri by 247Sports. In Wingo, the Longhorns have a player who provides lots of versatility. He was a dual-threat athlete in...
Candidates for office can spend campaign money on event tickets. But on clothing? Not so fast.
Austin mayoral candidate Carmen Llanes Pulido may have violated campaign finance rules by spending nearly $400 of her campaign finance contributions on clothing and beauty supplies. The rules are used to hold candidates and officeholders accountable for how they raise money and what they are spending it on. But campaign...
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