The Texas State Aquarium (TSA) had to say a heartfelt goodbye to one of its own. The Aquarium announced the passing of Merlin on Tuesday. He was the eldest of the three otters in their care, at 20 years old.

The No. 5 Texas Longhorns (23-3) return home to Austin and kick off another five-game homestand, welcoming the Texas State Bobcats (12-15) to UFCU Disch-Falk Fi

Texas House Bill (H.B.) 4258 authorizes the state’s comptroller to invest funds from the state’s Economic Stabilization Fund, often considered its “Rainy Day Fund”, into bitcoin and/or other cryptocurrencies.

The legislation was written after the state’s largest wildfire scorched more than 1 million acres in the Panhandle last year.

The lower chamber passed bills on Tuesday aimed at improving the state's wildfire response and prohibiting taxes on financial trades.

The number of cases continues to rise, and data from the CDC shows 97% of those infected are unvaccinated or whose vaccine status is unknown. In March alone, Texas reported 185 measles cases. Following behind Texas; New Mexico and Kansas have reported the next highest number of cases at 44 and 23, respectively.

NEW: Thousands of people have lost in-network insurance coverage after the April 1 deadline passed for negotiations. In the Metroplex, that affects major hospitals, 15 behavioral health facilities, 28 imaging and diagnostic centers,

Texas softball enters this week atop both the national polls as well as the SEC standings. How many SEC schools are in the top 5 of the polls?