Large oil refinery explosion near Texas coast forces residents to shelter in place
PORT ARTHUR, Texas — A large explosion at an oil refinery near the Texas coast on Monday shot…
Wrightsell scores 24 to help Alabama rout Texas Tech 90-65 to reach Sweet 16 for 4th straight season
TAMPA, Fla. — Latrell Wrightsell, Jr. scored 24 points and fourth-seeded Alabama earned a fourth straight trip to…
Texas ‘generational talent’ Booker scores 40 in March Madness rout of Oregon
AUSTIN, Texas — Oregon was simply helpless against Madison Booker. Texas’ three-time All-American forward did anything she wanted…
Smith’s late goal lifts Vegas past Dallas 3-2 and denies Stars’ bid to clinch a playoff berth
DALLAS — Reilly Smith scored the tiebreaking goal with 3:38 left in the third period and the Vegas…
Sharp and Cenac lead No. 2 seed Houston into the Sweet 16 with a 88-57 blowout of Texas A&M
OKLAHOMA CITY — Emanuel Sharp scored 18 points, Chris Cenac Jr. had 17 points and nine rebounds, and…
Detained immigrant children still face concerning conditions at Texas facility, lawyers say
Nearly 600 immigrant children were held in a Texas family detention center in recent months without enough food,…
Do-everything guard Rori Harmon leads No. 1 seed Texas into final home game vs. No. 8 seed Oregon
AUSTIN, Texas — For five seasons, Rori Harmon has lit up the Texas home crowd with her quick…
TCU’s Olivia Miles becomes 3rd player with multiple triple-doubles in women’s NCAA Tournament
FORT WORTH, Texas — Olivia Miles had assists on TCU’s first four baskets while putting the Horned Frogs…
Olivia Miles gets triple-double as TCU beats UC San Diego in 1st round of March Madness
FORT WORTH, Texas — Olivia Miles had her 12th career triple-double with 12 points and career highs of…
Texas accepts some Islamic schools into voucher program after lawsuits
The Texas comptroller has accepted several Islamic private schools into the state’s voucher program after the institutions sued…
Xavier Edmonds’ layup with 4.3 seconds left lifts TCU to 66-64 March Madness win over Ohio State
GREENVILLE, S.C. — David Punch provided some bulletin-board material this week when he told the Columbus Dispatch that…
No. 1 seed Texas looking for another Carlton scoring turbo boost to start March Madness
AUSTIN, Texas — Justice Carlton has provided some critical scoring bursts in some of the biggest games for…