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Republicans watched as Sen. John McCain laid out his vision for America and accepted the official nomination for president.

University of Texas continues to be known as a party school, despite efforts to curb alcohol-related incidents.

Whether it's the number on the scale staring back at you, or major life changes, it can take something big to get inspired to get moving.

Students have a chance to score passes to the Austin City Limits Music Festival, for one day only.

The government said the nation's unemployment rate zoomed to a five-year high of 6.1 percent in August as employers slashed 84,000 jobs.

Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to make a gradual turn north and pick up speed Friday.

The Obama campaign is planning to send out some high-profile female supporters, including Hillary Clinton, to blunt Sarah Palin's potential to draw women's support to the Republican ticket.

In accepting his party's presidential nomination, Republican John McCain said there should be no doubt that he's going to win.

As long as they have football and a place to practice, Fredericksburg Heritage School's six-man football team said they're OK. But for them, it's not really about the game.

Texas Parks and Wildlife Department officials announced the purchase Thursday of about 2,900 acres of ranch land along a highly visible bluff in the nation's second largest canyon.

The youngest elected official in Texas says Sen. John McCain's choice of running mate is shaking up the party at the perfect time.

Transportation Deputy Fernando Amaya was struck by a truck while riding his bicycle last week. He died Thursday.

The University of Texas warns students that a bat carrying rabies was found near campus.

A jogger noticed the man's body in the water near Fiesta Gardens, around 4:30 p.m.

Austin police say a woman came out of a bathroom stall at the Thirsty Nickel bar with a knife.

Texas officials said many of the children seized during a raid on a polygamist sect's ranch can safely live with their parents or guardians.

Hurricane Gustav is blamed for causing the average retail price of gasoline in Texas to jump 7 cents this week.

Thousands of workers have returned to their posts in the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Gustav's mild blow.

The Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq is undergoing a facelift.