Measles has returned to Texas, with two cases confirmed in Houston last week. No cases have been found in Central Texas, but measles is a worry for health officials, causing Austin Public Health and the Texas Department of State Health Services to issue alerts.

Texas reports a minor measles outbreak due to low vaccination rates. Health officials urge vaccinations to prevent the spread.

The governor said the teams will help find, arrest and deport people who entered the country illegally and have active warrants for their arrests.

The unusual combination of snow and ice hit Central Texas and spread all the way to the Gulf Coast ... Ice stopped accumulating around 11 a.m. Tuesday, with accumulations of 0.05 to 0.15 inches. Austin woke up Tuesday morning to sleet and snow ...

Other Texas cities also ranked high for single-family building permits including Dallas, Austin, San Antonio and New Braunfels.

While snow is a rare occurrence in Houston, historical records show it has happened sporadically over the past few decades.

Bishop Joe S. Vásquez has been appointed the Archbishop of Galveston-Houston, replacing retiring Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Pope Francis appointed Vásquez on Monday after he was appointed the fifth Bishop of Austin in 2010. Vásquez had been a priest for more than 40 years before being ordained a bishop in 2002.

If you love fancy dining experiences, you're in luck. Several new restaurants in town will fit the bill, but there are also new casual options.

Calling all KatyCats! The pop star will be performing at Moody Center on May 20. Austin is one of three Texas stops for the Lifetimes Tour, which has nine planned shows for its U.S. leg. Ticket pre-sales start Thursday at 10 a.m. and general sales begin at 10 a.m. on Friday.

Open AI executives flew to Austin last week to meet with state leaders, as the company considers building more AI projects in Texas.

Advocates worry that rapidly shifting federal and state immigration initiatives will prompt more city police to funnel migrants without criminal records to federal agents.

Former Vice President Harris made a substantial effort to get on Joe Rogan’s popular podcast amid concerns about her traction with male voters — going so far as to plan a Houston rally to justify a stop at Rogan’s Austin studio,