Austin Public School Board convenes for 2025

Vote for the Austin-area girls high school athlete of the week

It's time to make your choice for the American-Statesman Austin-Area Girls Athlete of the Week for Dec. 29 through Jan. 4. We ...

Vote for the Austin-area boys high school athlete of the week

Vote now for the Austin-area boys high school athlete of the week for Dec. 29 through Jan. 4. The voting ends on Friday.

Texas high school boys basketball rankings: The top 15 teams in the Austin area

As boys high school basketball across Central Texas heads into 2025, check out our Austin-area power rankings.

Texas schools hoping lawmakers increase funding during legislative session

The new legislative session starts soon. All this month, 7 On Your Side will be taking a look at some of the big issues at ...

UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell will leave to lead SMU

Hartzell leaves UT-Austin after four years of tense political battles and legislative efforts to implement a more ...

UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell leaving for Southern Methodist University

University of Texas President Jay Hartzell is leaving UT to become the next president of Southern Methodist University, the ...

Austin Public School Board convenes for 2025

There will be a new face at the Austin Public School Board meetings, as Robert "Bob" Hartman, was sworn in for a four year ...

SMU and UT: A look at how the two Texas schools compare

Jay Hartzell will lead a vastly different campus environment at Southern Methodist University after leaving the University of ...

The top 25 highest-paid Conroe ISD employees: Search our salary database

Conroe ISD spent $4.5 million on top earners in 2023-24, ranking 22nd among Texas districts and lowest among large Houston ...

The stories that defined Texas high school sports in the Dallas area in 2024

As we turn the page on the year 2024 The Dallas Morning News is looking back at the stories that defined high school sports ...

UT Austin president Jay Hartzell named next president of Southern Methodist University

UT Austin president Jay Hartzell has accepted a new job as president of Southern Methodist University starting this summer.

UT Austin President Leaves for Top Job at Southern Methodist

University of Texas at Austin president Jay Hartzell is moving 200 miles up the interstate to take the helm of Southern Methodist University, the private Dallas college announced Tuesday.

Austin ranks 2nd for South's best tech metro; 3 Texas cities in top 10

Austin was just behind Washington in a ranking of Southern tech hubs. The Dallas-Fort Worth metro placed fourth and Houston ...

UT-Austin President Jay Hartzell will leave to lead SMU

Hartzell leaves UT-Austin after four years of tense political battles and legislative efforts to implement a more ...

Post Malone gives $20,000 tip to single mom working at bar on Christmas Eve

Going into work Christmas Eve, I was so sad I had to leave my baby girl to go to work. Oblivious that God would send me a ...

Austin's tech scene on display in new study

According to the study, Austin is third for business growth — it saw a 25% increase in tech company density between 2019 and ...

Post Malone's generous move to help grappling barkeeper wins hearts

Austin Richard Post professionally known as Post Malone just gave a grappling barkeeper something to remember him by. Single ...

Tyler Legacy names new volleyball coach

TYLER, Texas – Tyler ISD announces Leo Scott as Tyler Legacy High School’s new volleyball head coach. Coach Scott joins the ...

Will AI take jobs away from Baton Rouge professionals?

As the AI boom continues to grow, economists are exploring the potential effects its abrupt disruption could have on the ...

Post Malone gifts Houston bartender and single mother $20,000 tip on Christmas Eve

According to Renee Brown, a single mother and bartender at The Railyard bar in Houston, Texas, rapper Post Malone channeled ...

'He changed my life': Post Malone leaves $27k tip for bartender

Post Malone tipped a bartender US$20,000 (S$27,000) on Christmas Eve. The hitmaker — whose real name is Austin Post — ...

SMU's next president is coming from another Texas university just down I-35

DALLAS — University of Texas President Jay Hartzell will become SMU’s next president. SMU’s Board of Trustees approved Hartzell’s hire Tuesday and he will become SMU’s next president effective June 1, ...

US Steel Sale and Future in Limbo After Biden Block

The fate of the Edgar Thomson Works, a massive steel plant that has hugged the same spot along the Monongahela River since ...

These are the hottest luxury ZIP codes for housing

Similarly, ZIP codes in Boca Raton (33432); Boca Grande, outside Cape Coral (33921); and Inlet Beach, near Destin (32461) all ...