Texas Comptroller Don Huffines is asking state lawmakers to increase funding for the state’s private school voucher program from $1 billion to $2 billion as more than 100,000 students remain on the program’s waitlist.
The Los Angeles Lakers will unveil a statue honoring former head coach Phil Jackson outside their downtown arena on April 9, the team announced Tuesday.
Carlos Alcaraz’s U.S. Open title defense ended early Wednesday after Ben Shelton defeated the Spaniard in a five-set quarterfinal that finished at 3:33 a.m., the latest-ending match in tournament history.
A Houston man pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty and received a 10-year prison sentence after authorities accused him of suspending a severely injured and malnourished puppy from its neck until it lost consciousness.
An East Texas woman is helping young girls facing cancer and other medical challenges feel more confident through free, personalized headbands she creates through her project, Headbands for Little Heroes.
An Iranian-linked hacking group claimed responsibility for a widespread AT&T outage that disrupted service for thousands of Texans Monday, but AT&T said Wednesday it has no evidence that a cyberattack caused the disruption.
Angler Sebastian Benitez caught a rare hybrid of an alligator gar and a longnose gar while fishing the Trinity River, the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department said.
“Bridgerton” star Phoebe Dynevor reportedly married producer Cameron Fuller in a private ceremony in Provence, France, on Sept. 5, according to British media outlet The Sun.
Actress and TV host Alex Gonzaga introduced her first child, Isaac Gerard G. Morada, to the public Tuesday, a month after giving birth to her son on Aug. 8.
Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, were caught off guard when Buckingham Palace released a letter reaffirming that they remain nonworking members of the royal family despite their return to the United Kingdom, a person familiar with the discussions said.