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American Airlines cuts five Austin flights as options shrink at ABIA
American Airlines plans to eliminate five nonstop flights from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport this fall. The Fort Worth-based company, which has the second-largest presence at ABIA after Southwest, had already slashed 21 routes from its Austin schedule in January. Starting in October, American will no longer fly to Reno, Nevada; Palm...
New Thumbtack Data Reveals Austin as America's Sweatiest City
New data released by home services website Thumbtack ranks the sweatiest cities in America. Topping the list is Austin, Texas. Rounding out the top five: Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Dallas-Fort Worth and Charlotte.
Student accuses UT of preemptive sanctions for involvement in pro Palestine protests
AUSTIN, Texas — A student at the University of Texas at Austin is accusing the university of preemptively sanctioning him for his involvement in April's pro-Palestine protests on UT's campus. "I didn't expect the punishment to be so severe," said Stanley Davis. On July 3, Davis was suspended for...
3 Longhorns lift US to silver in men’s 4×200-meter freestyle relay over rival Aussies
Drew Kibler, Luke Hobson and Carson Foster teamed up with Kieran Smith to capture silver in the 4x200-meter freestyle relay at Paris La Defense Arena, turning in a time of 7 minutes, 0.78 seconds to defeat rival Australia by more than a second. Great Britain won the gold with a time of 6:59.43.
Texas Longhorns football gets ready for training camp
AUSTIN, Texas - Less than a week after the Dallas Cowboys and other NFL teams opened training camp, people in Austin are getting giddy as the UT Football team is about to kick off theirs. Coming off their first-ever College Football Playoff appearance, as you might imagine, the bar's usually...
Ballet Austin Announces 2024/25 Season
Ballet Austin has announced their upcoming 2024/25 season, featuring five productions filled with passion, excitement, heartbreak, love and hope. The season begins with Stephen Mills' provocative and sensual retelling of the fairytale romance, BELLE / A Tale of Beauty & the Beast, with original music by Graham Reynolds. In December, waltz into winter with the 62nd Annual Production of The Nutcracker.
Alabama’s Pringle, Texas signee Scott among new faces for South Carolina this season
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Nick Pringle had the chance to finish his career anywhere after Alabama’s run to the Final Four this past season. He chose to come home, especially after South Carolina completed its own rags-to-riches season in the second year of coach Lamont Paris. “I’m home,...
City council members discuss funding for APD as city budget talks continue
Austin (KXAN) — Budget season continues for City of Austin leaders with another budget workshop session Tuesday morning. The council considering a record-high budget that could give a big boost to the Austin Police Department.
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...
Two Connecticut rowers advance in women's four
Two rowers with ties to Connecticut took first place in the women’s four in Paris on Tuesday morning and they will row in the finals on Thursday. The team is made up of Kelsey Reelick, 32, of Brookfield, Connecticut; Mary Mazzio-Manson, a 2020 Yale graduate from Wellesley, Massachusetts; Emily Kallfelz, 27, of Jamestown, Rhode Island; and Kaitlin Knifton, 24, of Austin, Texas.
Can Steve Sarkisian bring back the glory to Texas football?
Texas football has big expectations for the upcoming season. Longhorns head coach Steve Sarkisian is not worried about the past or the present. His leadership is top-notch. Sarkisian had learned a lot from his coaching mentors, Nick Saban and Pete Carroll. Sarkisian will pull all strings and do whatever it takes to win with his roster. His coaching experience at Washington, USC, and Alabama will significantly influence the upcoming season.
As Dallas considers marijuana decriminalization, similar measures in San Marcos, Austin get early court wins
HAYS COUNTY, Texas — Editor's note: This story was originally published in the Texas Tribune here. Last week, a Hays County District Judge dismissed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit seeking to force San Marcos to enforce marijuana possession arrests. The background: In 2022, nearly 82% of San...
The Highland Lakes Are Rising Again! Here’s What That Means for Austin
Lake lovers can rejoice because Lake Travis has risen by more that 7 feet in the past seven days, following heavy rainfall across Central Texas and the Hill Country in July. In the past two weeks, the Hill Country has received widespread rainfall of 3 to 6 inches, with most of it falling along the Llano River, which flows into the Colorado River at Lake LBJ.
Human Remains Found Confirmed to be Missing Texas Woman
Recently discovered human remains put an end to a tragic weeks-long search for a Texas woman who went missing while on vacation with her husband. The Grand County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that the human remains discovered on July 22 belong to Miranda Ankofski, who went missing with her husband during their annual Moab trip in June.
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