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San Angelo pianist Terry Mikeska has already checked an item off of his bucket list to start the year, by performing on perhaps his grandest stage yet— a black-tie event in Washington, D.C. that was among the largest leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration.

Studies done by the National Foster Youth Institute show that half of students in foster care do not graduate high school. In 2021, nearly 30,000 children were in foster care in the state of Texas. A statewide program called WHIT is helping to serve foster students across Texas with structured, consistent tutoring.

In 2021, nearly 30,000 children were in foster care in the state of Texas. Studies done by the National Foster Youth Institute show that half of students in foster care do not graduate high school. Our reporter Olivia O’Rand has more on WHIT: a San Angelo-based program looking to help serve foster students across the state.

An animal rights advocacy group has raised concerns after a court-ordered release of public records revealed controversial details about an experiment at Angelo State University.

A 4.9 magnitude earthquake was reported east of Snyder late Monday night, which could be felt as far south as San Angelo and as far north as Amarillo, and tied for the 8th strongest to impact Texas in recorded history. And Texas Public Radio's Kayla Padilla reports the FBI released their active shooter report for 2023, with California, Texas and Washington ranked highest for active shooter incidents.

Republicans in Lubbock County have their party’s official candidates for the November general election for several offices including Texas’ Congressional District 19 and county commissioners for Precincts 2 and 4.

Texas voters appear to have selected State Sen. Nathan Johnson of Dallas as their candidate for Texas Attorney General in the November election according to early primary runoff results.

Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows all supported French's opponent.

Paxton, the Trump-endorsed Texas attorney general, will face Austin state Rep. James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for Senate, in November's general election.

Voting is typically associated with politics and civil engagement, but a new study finds evidence that voting helps older people live longer.

Texas voters decided party nominees for U.S. Senate, attorney general, and lieutenant governor, along with several congressional and local races.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

Facing limited options, oil industry turns to AI to handle wastewater from oil production. Producers discovered other uses to streamline the process.

The lawsuit accuses Meta of marketing WhatsApp as completely private while allegedly allowing employees and contractors to review messages.

College students and professors are protesting with mock funerals across Texas, saying universities are dying from political interference. School officials say they’re responding to shifting needs.