Community Voices for Public Education organizes the effort, which includes a "mini-lobbying day" at the Texas Capitol.

The U.S. Marshals Service announced in a Thursday news release that it had joined the Waller County Sheriff's Office in the search for an escaped inmate.

Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.

Texas reports a minor measles outbreak due to low vaccination rates. Health officials urge vaccinations to prevent the spread.

The unusual combination of snow and ice hit Central Texas and spread all the way to the Gulf Coast ... Ice stopped accumulating around 11 a.m. Tuesday, with accumulations of 0.05 to 0.15 inches. Austin woke up Tuesday morning to sleet and snow ...

It’s been three years since chatter began circulating about Austin barbecue joint Terry Black’s opening a Houston location. And while it’s still a ways out, construction is expected to begin later this year.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

The unusual combination of snow and ice hit Central Texas and spread all the way to ... with accumulations of 0.05 to 0.15 inches. Austin woke up Tuesday morning to sleet and snow accumulations ...

Here's what to know. More:Austin airport seeing mass cancellations as winter storm wreaks havoc on Texas airports As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, the Houston Metro had seen around 3 inches of snow — and ...

Calling all KatyCats! The pop star will be performing at Moody Center on May 20. Austin is one of three Texas stops for the Lifetimes Tour, which has nine planned shows for its U.S. leg. Ticket pre-sales start Thursday at 10 a.m. and general sales begin at 10 a.m. on Friday.

If you love fancy dining experiences, you're in luck. Several new restaurants in town will fit the bill, but there are also new casual options.

Grant Ellis, 31, of Houston is the new star of Season 29 of "The Bachelor." See the full cast, and when and how to watch the show's premiere.