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Help a Texas Teacher For Your Chance to Win a Weekend Getaway
Thanks to a generous listener who heard about our Teacher Supply Drive, we’re thrilled to offer you a fabulous giveaway!. From Monday, July 29th to Friday, August 2nd at noon, bring your donations for the Teacher Supply Drive to our station and you could WIN a two-night stay at the stunning River Retreat 1 OR 2 by Alamo Beach!
Texas targets faith-based groups helping migrants along U.S.-Mexico border
El Paso, Texas — Prayer is paramount at the Annunciation House, a network of shelters in this Texas border city that has been housing and feeding destitute migrants for nearly half a century.At one of the Catholic charity's shelters, several migrants, most of them families with children, huddled for a prayer before enjoying hearty meals cooked by a group of American volunteers. The hungry migrants thanked God for the food, and prayed for those still trying to reach the U.S.Leading the prayer was Ruben Garcia, who founded the Annunciation House in 1978 and continues to run it as its director. "We...
Texas Commission Investigating Earthquakes That Shook Wichita Falls
Last week one of the largest recorded earthquakes took place in Texas and it looks like folks want answers. July 26, 2024 The Fifth Largest Recorded Earthquake in Texas History. Last week an earthquake originated in the town of Hermleigh, Texas. The earthquake has officially been named a 5.1 magnitude...
New research highlights 'devastating' dangers looming over major US cities: 'It's a wake-up call'
More than two million homes and businesses lost power after Hurricane Beryl blasted onshore along Texas' southeast coast in early July. According to a new analysis, the risk of hurricanes' causing power outages could jump by 50% or more by the end of the century. What's happening?. For a Category...
Texas Man Instantly Becomes a Millionaire During Morning Giveaway
North Texas Man Becomes Millionaire Overnight in Casino Draw. A Texas man became a millionaire in a matter of seconds after a casino called his name for a giveaway. Carl Stone from Trenton, Texas was enjoying his day at Choctaw Casino & Resort, in Durant, Oklahoma when his life would forever change. Sunday morning his name was called as the second winner in the casino’s "3 Months 3 Millionaires" giveaway.
Austin-Round Rock area unemployment rate increases slightly, symposium set to boost local workforce skills
The Texas Workforce Commission reported earlier this month the unemployment rate in the Austin-Round Rock Metropolitan Statistical Area rose from May 2024 to June 2024. The unemployment rate rose to 3.8%, or 56,143 unemployed residents. Despite this uptick, Austin’s unemployment rate remains below the state and national averages of 4.5% and 4.3%, respectively.
Texas Football Media Day Insider: Everything you need to know about the offense going into fall camp
AUSTIN, Texas – Fourth-year offensive coordinator/offensive line coach Kyle Flood strode to the podium inside of the Moncrief Athletic Complex with an excited tone to talk about his unit and with good reason. Under center is a third year starting quarterback who is arguably the best in the Southeastern...
WE REVIEW THE NEW SINGLE FROM CALEB DE CASPER
Austin-based performer and LGBTQ+ activist Caleb De Casper is back with a bang with “Sik Culture”. Known for starting his career with horror cabaret and glam rock, his latest release, “Sik Culture”, marks a sharp turn as he explores disco and darkwave vibes in the song.
US women’s rugby wins first-ever medal after late heroics at Paris Olympics
Trailing 12-7 with 1:35 remaining, the U.S.' Alex Sedrick dashed nearly the length of the field as time expired for the match-tying try, and then she knocked the short conversion attempt through the uprights for a historic 14-12 victory over Australia for the bronze medal. It's the first-ever medal for the U.S. in women's rugby.
New initiative addressing athlete, coach, fan behavior
The University Interscholastic League and coaches associations throughout the state of Texas decided that just talking about the growing number of ejections and incidents at high school athletic events wasn’t enough. During the recent Texas High School Coaches Association’s Coaching School and Convention in San Antonio, “The Texas Way,”...
Four Longhorns named to preseason award watch lists ahead of 1st SEC season
Quinn Ewers, Kelvin Banks Jr., Anthony Hill Jr., and Jahdae Barron are all on respective award lists for their positions as the season nears. Ewers was named to the Maxwell Award watch list, Banks landed on the Outland Trophy watch list while Hill and Barron were named to the Nagurski Trophy watch list.
ATXplained Live is back this October — at a new venue. Get your tickets starting Friday!
Austin’s best live journalism is coming back to the stage this October. ATXplained Live brings you true stories, based on your questions about Austin, in a totally different way. With sound, images, dancing, singing, live games and more, we tell the stories of the city's past, present and future.
Overnight football ‘Madness’ for Mustangs
The 2024 football season is fast approaching, and Marble Falls Mustang fans are invited to Midnight Madness, the team’s first practice. The event begins at 11 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4, at Mustang Stadium. The practice starts at midnight Monday. Marble Falls Athletic Director and head football coach Keri Timmerman was in the KBEY 103.9 FM studio to talk about all of the madness.
3 'most talented' defensive linemen for Texas entering camp
The most recent of the three defensive tackle transfers the Longhorns brought in this offseason was the former Louisville Cardinals and Arizona State Sun Devils grad transfer senior Jermayne Lole. There is a high likelihood that Lole joins fellow defensive tackle grad transfers Bill Norton and Tia Savea among the...
Post Malone adds stop in The Woodlands to F-1 Trillion Tour
THE WOODLANDS, Texas - Post Malone announced new dates for his F-1 Trillion Tour on Tuesday, including a stop in The Woodlands. The show will be Tuesday, October 22 at the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion. The tour also includes a stop in Austin at the Germania Insurance Amphitheatre on Saturday,...
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