AUSTIN — A federal judge on Tuesday blocked key provisions of Texas’ new law requiring a doctor to perform a sonogram before an abortion, ruling the measure violates the free speech rights...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Wildfires fueled by extremely dry conditions and strong winds destroyed dozens of homes in Oklahoma City and North Texas on Tuesday and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate. Officials...

Extreme heat conditions have forced Austin’s homeless population to seek refuge in air-conditioned settings across the city, including areas on and around campus. While UT students and faculty can...

Police tape, fire trucks and people in hazmat suits lined San Jacinto Boulevard on Tuesday morning. The University partnered with the Alliance of Hazardous Materials Professionals to test how responders...

Although many Central Texas UT fans still cannot watch the recently launched Longhorn Network, channel officials said Tuesday greater access should be available soon. Athletics director Chris Plonsky...

UT System Board of Regents allocated a part of a $30 million fund last week to build a medical school in the Lower Rio Grande Valley area to provide education and training for medical students. The process...

University Catholic Center director Edward Nowak read prayers and scriptures in an otherwise silent chapel where loved ones of business sophomore Richard Holland gathered to remember him. Holland,...

TRIPOLI, Libya — When the end came for Moammar Gadhafi’s regime in Libya, it was stunningly sudden. One minute the rebels were in the mountains, the next they were sweeping through the coastal...

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department replaced three officials Tuesday who played critical roles in a flawed law enforcement operation aimed at major gun-trafficking networks on the Southwest border. The...

DENVER — An apartment complex near Colorado State University that used Facebook to advertise “the biggest pool party of the year’” got more than it bargained for — at least...

The Lancet, a British medical journal, released a report last week describing the epidemic of rising rates of obesity in America and across the world. According to the study, 50 percent of American adults...

NEW YORK — Former U.S. President George W. Bush will keynote a summit next month on fighting global extremism, organizers announced Monday. The nonprofit Concordia Summit Group said Bush will be...