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Anderson ranks 8th in our 2026 Central Texas preseason football poll
54+ min ago (564+ words) Anderson Trojans Yaheim Riley (4) raises the trophy as the Trojans celebrate beating the Friendswood Mustangs 34-35 in a Class 5A Division I Bi-District Round playoff game at House Park, Nov. 15, 2025. Central Texas' 2026 high school football season kicks off Aug. 27 and the American-Statesman's…...
CapMetro bus routes are changing Sunday. See the new maps
10+ hour, 6+ min ago (515+ words) Sunlight streams onto empty seats as a CapMetro bus travels through downtown Austin on Dec. 9, 2025. Capital Metro will roll out the last of its annual service adjustments on Sunday with significant changes to several of the transit agency’s bus routes....
Texas football: Longhorns battle the flu as defense wins preseason's first scrimmage
12+ hour, 13+ min ago (350+ words) Three weeks before its season opener against Texas State, an unexpected opponent appeared on the UT football team's schedule: The flu bug. Texas coach Steve Sarkisian said Saturday afternoon that the flu forced several players to miss that day's scrimmage....
3 observations as Texas volleyball closed out its preseason vs Rice
15+ hour, 59+ min ago (890+ words) The next time Texas volleyball takes the court, the match will matter. That’s why a roller-coast of a scrimmage against Rice Friday at Gregory Gymnasium meant so much for a revamped Longhorns’ squad that opens the season Aug. 22 in Milwaukee,…...
Kennedy Center votes to restore Trump's name and close for 2 years, challenging a judge's order
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (678+ words) The changes, described by Rep. Joyce Beatty, an Ohio Democrat who is an ex-officio board member, and her lawyers, amount to a dramatic test of U.S. District Judge Christopher Cooper. “This latest development is a transparent effort to circumvent the Court’s…...
Texas high school football: Round Rock is No. 9 in Austin-area poll
19+ hour, 56+ min ago (697+ words) Central Texas' 2026 high school football season kicks off Aug. 27 and the American-Statesman's annual summer tour of the Austin area's top 10 preseason teams — as selected by our high school coverage staff — will conclude Aug. 23 with our No. 1 team. Several teams are…...
Austin weekend weather includes more triple-digit heat but for how much longer?
20+ hour, 4+ min ago (560+ words) Temperatures in Texas will be in the upper 90s and low 100s but with the humidity, it will feel even hotter, according to the projected heat index values. Austin recorded its hottest day of the year so far, with temperatures reaching 104 degrees…...
Why Texas State QB Brad Jackson knew he didn't want to leave the Bobcats
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (950+ words) Bobcat defensive back Jayden Bradley (9) runs a drill during Texas State football practice at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos, Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2026. Bobcat defensive lineman Jo'Laison Landry (6) stretches at Texas State football practice at UFCU Stadium in San Marcos, Wednesday, Aug....
Gov. Greg Abbott won't stop at dismantling publicly-owned utilities | Letters
21+ hour, 11+ min ago (1178+ words) Austin Energy workers prepare to restore power to a Northwest Austin neighborhood in 2023. A reader says if Gov. Greg Abbott succeeds in disrupting city-owned utilities like Austin Energy, he could take aim at utility co-ops next. Re: Aug. 6 article, “Abbott…...
Thousands flee yearslong drought in Somalia as hunger deepens and aid shrinks
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (703+ words) Drought conditions had forced Mohamed and her family to leave Saakoow, a town in the Middle Jubba region more than 300 kilometers (186 miles) away. They moved from village to village before arriving in Baidoa, now a major hub for people fleeing…...