Texas Senate, Governor and Attorney General Races Take Shape as Filing Deadline Nears

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Parents of Texas A&M Student Hire High-Profile Firms, Seek Answers After Daughter’s Death in Austin

Texas Awarded $1.3 Billion for Broadband—One-Third of What Rural Communities Anticipated

Fourth Wrongful Death Suit Claims Camp Mystic Ignored Flood Risks Along Guadalupe River

Northern Lights Returned to Central Texas Sky Wednesday Night

Jeff Yass Funds Tuition-Free Future at University of Austin with $100 Million Gift

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Austin’s Waterline Tower Becomes Tallest Building in Texas at 1,025 Feet

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