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Texas public universities are restricting what faculty can teach and graduate students can research. Although they appear to ...

The Texas comptroller’s office will conduct a lottery the week of April 27 to determine which additional families can receive education savings accounts.

Coach Gerry Glasco would like nothing more than to clinch another Big 12 Conference title at home in front of Texas Tech softball fans. But he's not willing to sacrifice a loss or two to get that done ...

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Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas announced Monday he is stepping down as he faces an expulsion vote in the coming days stemming from his affair with a staffer who later died by suicide. "When ...

Pancakes Jr.'s mother, Pancakes, isn't just any bear. She's part of an ongoing research project led by partners at the Borderlands Research Institute, which is tracking the return of black bears to ...

Texas softball and Alabama traded big punches through the first two games of a heavyweight SEC series, but the Tide delivered the knockout blow with a 7-4 win in Game 3 Saturday that secured the ...

The Texas two-step does its final dance this week at the Greg Norman-designed Oaks Course of TPC San Antonio where reigning champ Brian Harman looks to hold off a competitive field led by Tommy ...

The ticket was purchased at a 7-Eleven on Frankford Road in Dallas. Lottery officials said the ticket matched all four white ball numbers along with the red bonus ball to win the jackpot. The $2.4 ...

DALLAS — A Dallas resident claimed a $2.4 million winning ticket from the Texas Lottery, officials said. A person who chose to remain anonymous claimed a Texas Two Step jackpot prize worth $2.4 ...