On Wednesday, McCown joined other Camp Mystic parents, some wearing buttons memorializing “Heaven’s 27,” in demanding that Texas lawmakers pass a bill that would boost camp safety, including generally keeping cabins out of flood plains, instituting new requirements for emergency plans and mandating weather radios.

Texas cannot require public schools in Houston, Austin and other select districts to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, a judge said Wednesday in a temporary ruling against the state's new requirement. Texas is the third state where courts have blocked recent laws about putting the Ten Commandments in schools.

AUSTIN, Texas — A Delta Air Lines flight lost a portion of its wing while flying over Texas on Wednesday night. Delta Flight 1893 was flying from Orlando International to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport.

Compared to this time last year, eviction filings in the Austin area are up about 16%. That could be happening for a number of reasons, including fewer protections for renters.

The son of the former Travis and LBJ coach by the same name, Seaborn went to every game his dad was on the sidelines for growing up. When he entered high school, Seaborn played for his father for two years with the Rebels, then followed him to LBJ when his dad took over the Jaguars prior to his junior year in 1998.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Republican-controlled Texas House of Representatives on Wednesday kicked off a heated debate over a new congressional map creating five new potential GOP seats that is expected to pass the chamber later in the day as part of a growing national redistricting battle.

Organizers with the Austin Pride Foundation told The Austin American-Statesman that they host their festivities later in the summer so college stud