The National Basketball Association reported a significant increase in television and digital audience figures for the 2025–26 regular season on Wednesday, saying that 170 million people in the United States watched games across its four primary broadcast platforms.
The Boston Celtics said they were not surprised by outside doubts entering the 2025–26 NBA season following offseason roster changes and Jayson Tatum’s recovery from a ruptured Achilles tendon, as they moved through the regular season behind a career year from Jaylen Brown.
Gov. Kay Ivey on Wednesday set a June 11 execution date for Jeffery James Lee, a 49-year-old man convicted of killing two people during a 1998 pawn shop robbery in Alabama, as he continues to challenge the state’s use of nitrogen gas as an execution method.
Kirk Watson and city officials are considering budget cuts that could reduce funding for programs serving low-income families, people experiencing homelessness, and survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, according to a draft budget released Thursday.
Gina Ortiz-Jones is seeking full payment of a $5 million obligation from Spurs Sports and Entertainment tied to a failed effort to bring a Major League Soccer team to San Antonio, reviving a long-standing agreement between the city, Bexar County, and the Spurs’ parent company.
John McAllister, a Massachusetts-based artist, has been named the inaugural winner of the Dallas Art Prize, organizers announced, awarding him $20,000 and consideration for inclusion in the collection of the Dallas Museum of Art.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr. announced that former lawmaker Zaldy Co was arrested in Prague after entering the Czech Republic without proper documentation, and said Philippine authorities are coordinating for his return to the country.
A DoorDash delivery to the White House and a press conference on Iran, the Pope, and domestic policy unfolded Monday as US President Donald Trump took questions from reporters in Washington, D.C., while highlighting his administration’s “no tax on tips” policy.
Dallas City Council members on Wednesday debated a city proposal that would restrict unpermitted street vendors from distributing free food to people experiencing homelessness and would impose new requirements on food distribution events.
Houston Public Works Director Randy Macchi said Wednesday that hundreds of non-working high mast lights along Houston highways are the result of delayed maintenance decisions and competing infrastructure priorities, following a KHOU 11 investigation that documented widespread outages across the region.