The City of Austin has a dilemma: What to do with 32 fighting roosters
After Austin police busted a cockfighting ring, the city's no-kill animal shelter took in the birds. Now it needs to find them homes.
View ArticleHow Latin identity became fodder for content
From TikTok trends to mainstream music, popular culture is embracing — and mimicking — Latinos, with some creators actually pretending to be Latinx for social cachet.
View ArticleAdvent calendars, explained: Where they came from and why they're everywhere now
What started as a Christmas countdown has increasingly become a retail opportunity. While Advent calendars have evolved over the centuries, they still accomplish some of their original objectives.
View ArticleIn 2 U.S. cities haunted by race massacres, facing the past is painful and...
Tulsa, Okla., has offered a blueprint, however imperfect, for how to confront a history of racial violence. In neighboring Arkansas, the city of Elaine has found the Tulsa model hard to replicate.
View ArticleElon Musk relaunches Twitter Blue, the subscription that includes checkmarks
The social media company also disbanded its outside council of civil and human rights advisors, exacerbating concerns about what it's doing to protect users.
View ArticleGolden Globe nominations are led by 'Banshees,' 'Everything Everywhere'
After scandal and boycott plunged the Hollywood Foreign Press Association into disarray and knocked its annual award show off television for a year, the Golden Globes geared up Monday for its return.
View ArticleSome local lawmakers undermining voter-approved marijuana decriminalization...
Voters in several Texas cities passed decriminalization ordinances last month, leaving some local officials concerned about violating state law.
View ArticleTexas drag shows become a right-wing target amid rising extremism
LGBTQ Texans say lawmakers and right-wing figures are misrepresenting what happens at all-ages performances to propagate hate and violence against queer people.
View ArticleReport: 40% of TV immigrant characters are tied to crime — that's too much...
How immigrant characters appear on screen can shape viewers’ perceptions of immigrants, according to a study by the University of South California and Define American.
View ArticleWeather delays probe into local construction company explosion that killed four
The San Antonio Fire Department reports the investigation into a weekend explosion at a local construction company that killed four resumed Monday morning.
View ArticleUT men's basketball coach arrested on domestic assault charge
Chris Beard was released on bond Monday after being arrested for allegedly assaulting a household member.
View ArticleSan Antonio soccer fans join the Men's World Cup's global audience
The supreme international championship lasts until Dec. 18.
View ArticleGov. Greg Abbott calls for five-year mandatory sentence for human smugglers
Abbott is making his pitch ahead of the upcoming legislative session.
View ArticleThere were fewer uninsured kids in Texas during the pandemic — experts fear...
Federal pandemic dollars funded insurance for low-income families during COVID-19. Children’s advocates fear when that money goes away, the percentage will rise again.
View ArticleA spectacular meteor shower called the Geminids will peak on Tuesday evening
The Geminids meteor shower, one of the best and most reliable of the year, will peak on Tuesday night.
View ArticleThousands of migrants crossed into El Paso from Mexico over the weekend
The increase comes about two weeks before the anticipated end to a restrictive border policy that’s been in place since 2020.
View ArticleMike Leach, ex-Texas Tech head coach, dies at 61
Leach, who was in his third season as head coach at Mississippi State, fell ill Sunday at his home in Starkville, Mississippi.
View ArticleWill Greg Abbott run for president?
As the leader of a large Republican state, Abbott would be a logical presidential contender. Why hasn’t he put his name in the primary race ring?
View ArticleMessi's dream lives on as Argentina defeats Croatia to reach the World Cup final
Argentina beat Croatia 3-0 to advance to the World Cup finals for a fifth time - and giving star forward Messi a chance to win his first title. Argentina will play either France or Morocco on Sunday.
View ArticleBexar County Judge Nelson Wolff presides over his last commissioners meeting
The commissioners praised Wolff's decades of public service, including the past 21 years as county judge.
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