Houston has Lone Star State competition for WNBA expansion team
Houston Rockets owner Tilman Fertitta announced last fall his plans to bid on a WNBA expansion franchise in hopes of reviving ...
Texas football moves Sam Houston game up a week to get bye before SEC play in 2025
Del Conte announced that the Longhorns’ nonconference game with Sam Houston State is now a week earlier, moving from Sept. 27 to Sept. 20, to give the team a bye week before opening SEC play ...
Texas Senate panel votes to cut property taxes for homeowners
The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.
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Texas Senate panel moves to increase tax exemptions for homeowners
A bipartisan committee voted unanimously to send to the full Senate legislation that would raise the state homestead ...
Austin submits bid for WNBA expansion team. Here's who is in the group
A group led by a former NBA team owner, entrepreneurs and NBA star Kevin Durant has submitted a bid to own a WNBA expansion ...
Chris Del Conte Announces Change to Texas Longhorns 2025 Football Schedule
University of Texas Athletic Director Chris Del Conte announced a change Tuesday to the 2025 Texas Longhorns football schedule. In his weekly newslet ...
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Why is there more rain in Houston compared to surrounding Texas cities?
Yes, you read that right. UT researchers analyzed rainfall data from over 1,000 cities worldwide, and Houston stood out in a ...
Texas is building more houses than any other US state, Realtor.com says
Realtor.com reports that Texas accounted for 15% of the new house permits in the U.S. The state only accounts for 9% of the U ...
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A league of their own: Girls’ flag football in Austin area gets backing from Houston Texans
The Texans launched their girls' flag football program in 2023 to help "create equitable opportunities for young female ...
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Despite low scores, Texas is doing better than most states at catching up to pre-pandemic reading
National test scores painted a bleak picture of academic recovery for both Texas and the U.S. following the COVID-19 pandemic ...
What bail reform could look like in Texas
During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...
With vouchers fast-tracked, other Texas public education issues to watch this session
Since the law’s passage in 2023, universities across the state have shuttered DEI offices and efforts. Those offices sought to help Black, Latino, LGBTQ+ and other underrepresented students adjust to ...