Vicente Sotto III was unseated as Senate president on Monday after 13 of the 24 senators voted to declare all leadership posts vacant and elected Alan Peter Cayetano as his replacement during the chamber’s session.
Allison Orr, the artistic director of Forklift Danceworks, has been named a 2026 Doris Duke Artist Award recipient, organizers announced, granting her an unrestricted $525,000 prize.
A judge on Tuesday ordered that Tiger Woods’ prescription drug records be released to prosecutors following his March arrest in Florida on suspicion of driving under the influence.
About 76,000 fewer students enrolled in Texas public schools during the current academic year, marking the first non-pandemic decline in nearly 40 years, according to a report released Monday by Texas 2036, which found that Hispanic students accounted for most of the decrease.
The Trump administration is considering suspending the federal gasoline tax to help reduce costs for U.S. drivers following rising fuel prices linked to the Iran war, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Sunday.
Singer Dua Lipa has filed a lawsuit against Samsung Electronics, seeking at least $15 million in damages over allegations that the company used her image without permission in a marketing campaign for television products, according to a complaint filed in federal court in California on Friday.
Tesla is recalling 173 Cybertruck vehicles from model years 2024 to 2026 due to a defect that could cause a wheel component to crack and increase the risk of a crash, according to a report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
A cold front brought a line of severe storms across the Austin area on Sunday evening, producing wind gusts, hail, heavy rain, and lightning and causing widespread power outages, according to weather officials and utility reports.
Plastic piggy banks, now being referred to as “sea pigs,” have been repeatedly found washed ashore along the Texas coastline during weekly beach surveys, according to field observations from coastal monitoring efforts.
Waymo is expected to resume autonomous ride-hailing service in San Antonio this week after the company suspended operations following two flood-related incidents involving its driverless vehicles, according to company information and prior statements.