Former porn star Asia Carrera has made a wild career pivot — passing the Texas bar exam and putting herself on track to become a licensed attorney. Carrera, born Jessica Steinhauser in New York City, shared the news this week after taking the tough test in Waco in February. “I PASSED THE BAR EXAM!!!!” she … Read more
A tattooed Texas man was sentenced to 40 years in prison last week for slitting the throat of his elderly lover, who was three times his age, in a gruesome murder last year, according to reports. Alberto Rafael Ferrer Cabrera, 27, was sentenced to four decades in prison by Bexar County Judge Cristina Escalona. Friday … Read more
Former The Bachelorette star James McCoy Taylor was rearrested in Texas for assault in 2024 — even after pleading guilty and receiving his sentence last year. The 39-year-old was taken into custody in Brazos County on Friday, but was released the same day after posting $10,000 bail, the Brazos County Police Department said, according to … Read more
BYU’s season has already come to an end. In the first round of March Madness on Thursday night, No. 11 seed Texas outlasted the Cougars in a 79-71 loss in a Western Conference game. Dylan Swain and Matas Vokiitatis celebrate during the second half of Texas’ 79-71 win over BYU in the first round of … Read more
Russell Wilson is giving his stepson, Future Zahir, a first look at college life. The NFL quarterback recently took the tween on his first campus visit to the University of Texas in Austin and shared a video from the day on social media. In the clip, Wilson drives through campus while Future sits in the … Read more
Immigration The death was the first of at least six fatal shootings by federal agents since President Donald Trump launched a nationwide crackdown on immigration. In this image from video provided by the Texas Department of Public Safety, Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Jack Stevens pulls Ruben Ray Martinez from his car after Martinez was … Read more
AUSTIN, TX — A Texas judge on Wednesday ordered Camp Mystic to keep the damaged cabins but stopped short of derailing reopening plans after the family of one of 25 girls and two counselors who died last summer filed a lawsuit to keep the camp closed. The family of 8-year-old Seeley Steward, who was swept … Read more
The first round of primaries shows how this year’s midterms will play out on a shifting political terrain for incumbents. This was especially true in Texas – the first state to redraw congressional districts last year – where incumbent members of Congress were pushed into a runoff, and another member of the House was eliminated … Read more
crime Police in Austin shot and killed the gunman, who used a handgun and a rifle to carry out the attack, police said. Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis gives a briefing after a shooting incident, Sunday, March 1, 2026, near West Sixth and Nueces streets in downtown Austin, Texas. (Ricardo P. Brasil/Austin American-Statesman via AP) … Read more
Text messages appear to show Texas Rep. Tony Gonzalez seeking a relationship with his former employee, Regina Santos Aviles, more than a year before she died by suicide. The letters were provided to ABC News by Santos Aviles’ widower. In a series of text messages dating back to May 2024, Gonzalez, a married father of … Read more