Prosecutors: Texas man stole $1.6M in COVID-19 relief money
HOUSTON (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a Houston, Texas, man bilked the government out of $1.6 million in COVID-19 business relief funding and spent some […]
Altuve, Correa homer, Astros tag Bumgarner, Diamondbacks 8-2
By DAVID BRANDT PHOENIX (AP) — Jose Altuve and Carlos Correa hit solo homers, George Springer added a two-run double and the Houston Astros roughed […]
Piscotty hits A’s 2nd walkoff slam this year, beats Rangers
By JOSH DUBOW OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Stephen Piscotty hit Oakland’s second walkoff grand slam of the year and the Athletics beat the Texas Rangers […]
State reports almost 9,200 new coronavirus cases, 245 deaths
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State health officials say almost 9,200 new cases have been reported of infection by the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. The Department […]
TCU’s Patterson sorry for repeating racial slur to player
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — TCU football coach Gary Patterson has apologized for himself for repeating a racial slur when telling a player to stop […]
TXDOT launches augmented reality game to warn about distracted driving dangers
The Texas Department of Transportation (TXDOT) has launched a new web-based augmented reality game to reinforce the dangers of distracted driving. The game, Dart Those […]
Big 12 to allow teams to play 1 nonconference football game
By RALPH D. RUSSO, the Associated Press Two people involved with the decision say the Big 12 will permit its teams to play one nonconference […]
40 people arrested in Austin during weekend protests
By ACACIA CORONADO AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Police say 40 people were arrested over two nights of weekend demonstrations in Austin. Most of the arrests […]
Houston to enforce masks with fines; Texas deaths top 7,000
HOUSTON (AP) — Houston’s mayor is instructing police to begin issuing $250 fines for flouting statewide mask orders. Mayor Sylvester Turner said Monday he made […]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled Nearly $3 Billion in July
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar today said state sales tax revenue totaled $2.98 billion in July, 4.3 percent more than in July 2019. […]