The Latest Breaking News from Austin

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AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Longhorns on Monday night became the first Big 12 Conference team to defeat Kansas three consecutive times during the 19-year Bill Self era.

AUSTIN — All indications are that Texas’ power grid is meeting demand so far.

The value of Austin’s housing market soared by nearly 40% during 2021, nearly double the national average. But what role did a certain crypto-touting, electric vehicle-building entrepreneur play in this market’s success?

DALLAS — Texas’ power grid is ready to handle the winter storm expected to hit the state on Wednesday, Gov. Greg Abbott and other state leaders said Tuesday at a news conference in Austin.

AUSTIN, Texas — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke will travel to 20 cities and towns across Texas over 12 days to mark the anniversary of the deadly February winter storms and power outages, his campaign announced Monday.

AUSTIN, Texas — A potential U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the use of race in college admissions could reverse recent strides among Texas universities in creating more diverse student bodies and could adversely affect the college experience for students of color, education policy experts said.

The longtime state representative and congressional candidate parrots conservative talking points in wedge-issue mailer.

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is running 11 percentage points ahead of Democrat Beto O’Rourke in this year’s race for Texas governor, according to a Dallas Morning News-University of Texas at Tyler poll released Sunday.

Charisma Ehresman was reported missing after leaving her home last Sunday in the 4600 block of South Wisconsin in Forest View and didn’t return.

Tesla revealed in its Q4 2021 financial report that the Giga Austin plant in Texas started producing Model Y in late 2021.