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Six Named To 2025 Senior Bowl Watch List
MOBILE, Alabama – Six Texas State football players are featured on the first edition of the 2025 Senior Bowl Watch List, as announced Wednesday. The Senior Bowl, which features elite draft prospects from across the country, will take place February 1, 2025, in Mobile, Alabama. Jordan McCloud, Deion Hankins,...
Wild Basin invites St. Edward’s community to visit the preserve
In a city exploding with urbanization, the Wild Basin Wilderness Preserve is a resource of 227 acres of Texas Hill Country native habitat 10 miles from campus. In 2009, St. Edward’s University assumed the role of nonprofit, and now co-owns and co-manages the preserve alongside Travis County. “Wild Basin...
SEC announces football tie-breaking process for 2024
A year ago, the Big 12 conference had to add wording to its new tie-breaking procedures in mid-November as the league moved to 14 teams prior to the departures of the Oklahoma Sooners and the Texas Longhorns. The procedure revealed by the SEC on Wednesday as the nation’s best football...
Kealing Middle School cancels classes for remainder of the week
AUSTIN, Texas - Classes will be canceled for the rest of the week at Kealing Middle School due to a fire late Monday night. Austin ISD said due to the significant damage to the HVAC ductwork, classes will be canceled for the remainder of the week. The official first day...
Texas football misses on 5-star OT Michael Fasusi, eyes big recruiting weekend
Texas football hit another bump on the recruiting trail Wednesday when five-star offensive lineman Michael Fasusi picked Oklahoma over the Longhorns. The 6-foot-5, 295-pound tackle from Lewisville High School in the Dallas area chose the Sooners over the Longhorns, Texas A&M, Florida and Oregon. Fasusi is the top-rated offensive lineman in Texas for...
Students provide feedback of newly-added American Sign Language elective
An American Sign Language (ASL) course was offered as an elective for the first time this semester. The decision to add the course was a direct response to student feedback and vocal interest in an ASL course. As the spring semester comes to an end, students provide their personal feedback on course content and learning experience.
One injured in drive-by shooting outside Mueller H-E-B, no arrests made
AUSTIN, Texas — The Austin Police Department is investigating a drive-by shooting that left one person injured outside of an H-E-B grocery store in the Mueller area over the weekend. Officers responded to shots fired on Saturday, August 17 at around 10:10 p.m. at the H-E-B located at 1801...
SEC basketball: Dates set for the Texas women's conference slate
The first SEC showdown for the Texas women's basketball team this upcoming season might remind some fans of a Big 12 battle. Texas will open SEC play during the 2024-25 season with a trip to Oklahoma, the conference revealed Wednesday as it released the SEC schedules for each of its teams. The Longhorns...
Upcoming #TXBookChat LIVE on Sept. 9 Features Author and Journalist Michael Barnes
Austin, TX – Join the Texas Center for the Book on Monday, Sept. 9 from 2 to 3 p.m. (CT) for #TXBookChat LIVE: Indelible Austin: Selected Histories with author Michael Barnes. Author and journalist Michael Barnes will discuss his four-volume series of Austin history, Indelible Austin, in conversation with...
New Braunfels barbecue joint says brisket bandits stole $1,500 worth of meat
NEW BRAUNFELS, Texas — A barbecue joint in New Braunfels is asking for the public's help finding two alleged brisket bandits. In an Aug. 14 social media post, Granzin's BBQ said two men stole approximately $1,500 of brisket early that morning, between midnight and 3 a.m. Granzin's said neighboring...
City of Austin sued for allocating budget funds to out-of-state abortion access
AUSTIN, Texas — This story has been updated to include a quote from Council Member Vanessa Fuentes, as well as new details. Days after passing its city budget, the City of Austin is facing a lawsuit over a $400,000 provision that would grant women funds to seek an abortion out-of-state.
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