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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.

Most have some protection through antibodies from past infection and vaccination. Still, here's what to know to protect yourself.

The ruling comes after an appeals court set aside the judge's earlier decision, allowing the 2023 law to take effect in March while the legal challenge continued.

The artist was a star performer in country music and went on to become one of the genre's most recognizable and universally adored ambassadors to broader popular culture.

Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller says frustration among rural Republicans over data centers, transmission lines and other state policies has grown so intense that he and some other GOP voters may refuse to vote for some Republican candidates in the November election.

Energy regulators and industry experts warn that the state's delays to major projects amid backlash from residents could create rolling blackouts and strangle growth of other industries that need power.

Some government officials said they understand the community’s anger, but warn that many of these contracts fall outside their jurisdiction.

As oil and gas companies run out of places to dispose of their wastewater, Texas regulators are drafting permits to treat and reuse it outside the oilfields.

The case comes just days before the U.S.-Mexico border is scheduled to reopen to cattle, starting with the Arizona-Sonora border.

The state agency said it could collect information from more than 400 large and medium-sized energy consumers.

The lockdown occurred after an "exceptionally brutal" assault against a correctional staffer, according to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.