Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has carried out raids across the United States, including several cities in Texas.

A look at city namesake Stephen F. Austin, including reporting from 2022 on the colonist's desire to retire at Laguna Gloria

The state has vowed to assist the president in his efforts to revamp immigration. But the state’s biggest cities and school districts are more reluctant to help.

The Texas Department of State Health Services has confirmed the first cases of measles in the state since 2023.

Texas' latest winter storm created the rare sight of snow on a Galveston beach. Here's how many inches fell throughout the state.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

Agents from multiple federal agencies carried out immigration enforcement operations in various Texas cities including Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth and San Antonio on Sunday, federal officials said.

A Texas-based transportation company is launching a luxury bus service route linking north Dallas and north Austin.

Vouchers would let parents use public funds to pay for their kids’ private education. Learn about how they could work and the political battle around them.

The final two destinations within Texas which Southwest serves from Houston are Corpus Christi International Airport (CRP) and Austin Bergstrom International. Both of these flights are high-frequency services, with the airline flying to Corpus Christi twice per day on average and more than three times per day on average to Austin.

A total of 94,673 homes in Austin have a moderate or greater wildfire risk, making it the highest-risk city outside of California, according to a 2024 report from property data company CoreLogic.