4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1399+ words) Construction trucks bound for a data center site near Hillsboro, Texas, clattered through the town square on a recent morning, drowning out conversation and tossing dust onto the outdoor tables of Kelley and Michael Ivy's burger restaurant. "People can't even…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (970+ words) AUSTIN -- On a recent Saturday night at Ego's, a popular karaoke bar in Austin, Texas, the room went quiet as two young women stepped onto the stage. The lyrics to Ella Langley's "Choosin' Texas" flashed across the screen in changing…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1746+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas -- In 2018, Texas' Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate sought to run a different type of campaign. For years, liberal candidates had focused on Texas' most populous areas -- cities where Democrats largely resided. It was just a matter of getting…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (175+ words) HOUSTON -- The Houston Texans won't extend current contract negotiations with quarterback C.J. Stroud into the season. General manager Nick Caserio said Tuesday that if the club can't reach an agreement with Stroud before the Sept. 13 opener against Buffalo that it will…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1070+ words) HOUSTON -- For years, travelers passing through Texas's two biggest airports have had access to small washing stations for a ritual called wudu, in which Muslims clean their hands, arms, head and feet before the five daily prayers. Such facilities have…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (1041+ words) FORT WORTH, Texas -- At 9 a.m. on a scorching Saturday in June, nearly 100 people were already lined up outside Goldee's BBQ, a small, wooden-shack restaurant. First in line was 30-year-old Thanh Huynh, who had been sitting in a lawn chair on the…...