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An East Texas lawmaker is trying to make the cannon the official state gun of Texas. Senator Bryan Hughes filed Senate ...

Texas State University officials condemned several pro-Palestine and anti-border wall sentiments sprayed on multiple university buildings on Thursday morning.

Could Texas have an official state steak soon? Lawmakers in the Texas Legislature seem to be working to make it happen.

Ohio State football's leaders asked for some national championship memorabilia to get removed from the Buckeyes' facility. Here's why.

With two big hits from Megan Bloodworth and dominant pitching performance from Ruby Meylan, Oklahoma State softball won in ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Jonah Paul, Digital Marketing Analyst at Employment Development Department, stands for photographs at the ...

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Jonah Paul, a California state employee, says he’s lucky if he gets home by 7 p.m. when he takes the train two days a week to his Sacramento office — a lengthy commute ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently announced he will mirror the Trump administration's return to work mandate for federal workers in requiring all state employees to return to the workplace.

Currently, the battleship is owned by the Battleship Texas Foundation. Patterson said the foundation is funded by the state, meaning that Galveston residents will not have to foot the bill for ...

After he left, the teen entered the bathroom and saw red stickers on the underside of the ... which was brought on behalf of a 9-year-old girl from Texas. Prosecutors also allege that their ...

Ryne Farber has a strong bond with his sister Austin, who has Smith-Magenis Syndrome. His sister is his biggest fan, and he is making her proud by starring at Texas State.