Filipino tennis player Alex Eala was eliminated from the Mutua Madrid Open singles competition on Friday (Manila time) after losing to Belgium’s Elise Mertens, 2-6, 1-6, in their second-round match in Spain.
The Houston Texans selected Georgia Tech offensive guard Keylan Rutledge with the 26th overall pick in the NFL draft on Thursday night after trading up from No. 28 with the Buffalo Bills.
Texas will suspend sales taxes on qualifying emergency preparedness supplies from April 25 through April 27 under the state’s annual Emergency Preparation Supplies Sales Tax Holiday, allowing residents to purchase eligible disaster-related items tax-free across all retail channels.
A 24-year-old Texas Tech University student is building a full-scale log cabin by hand on family land east of Dallas while documenting the project online, where he has drawn nearly one million followers on social media.
Mayor John Whitmire said Wednesday that the city is seeking private funding to keep the Blue Santa holiday program operating after organizers announced its closure due to limits on police participation and city funding rules.
A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers caused additional flooding damage to downstream Houston homeowners when it released water from reservoirs after Hurricane Harvey, increasing inundation beyond what would have occurred without the releases.
The Houston Independent School District board of managers voted Thursday to terminate the contract of Benbrook Elementary teacher Michelle Williams for a second time, despite an independent examiner’s recommendation to reinstate her, following a hearing on allegations that she failed to comply with district curriculum requirements.
Sara Duterte on Thursday denied allegations that she and her husband had billions of pesos in bank transactions, as Antonio Trillanes IV presented financial claims during a House impeachment hearing and government agencies reported related findings.
Michael Dell and Susan Dell have committed $750 million in new funding to the University of Texas at Austin, making them the university’s first $1 billion donors overall, officials announced Tuesday.
The Met Gala 2026 will return on May 4 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where guests will interpret the dress code “Fashion is Art” as part of this year’s celebration of the Costume Institute’s spring exhibit, organizers said.