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The state office that distributes billions to expand Texas rural broadband is facing allegations of “favoritism” and offering “sweetheart” deals to company's that provide low earth orbit satellite broadband.

The Texas office responsible for distributing over $5 billion in state and federal money to expand rural broadband faced allegations of "favoritism" and

Director Kristin Tièche says the seed for her new documentary, The Invisible Mammal, was planted back in 1999, when she was a film student in upstate New York.

Water activity that includes personal and commercial watercraft, wet bikes, motorized surfboards, canoes, kayaks, paddleboards, and similar devices is prohibited on Lady Bird Lake, Lake Austin and the Colorado River downstream of Longhorn Dam until Tuesday at 5 p.m.

Warmer air holds more water. When that air encounters the right weather conditions, bigger storms emerge.

A plan to build a network of 765 kV transmission lines to bolster the state's power grid has come under intense opposition from landowners in its path and others.

The sun sets in line with Austin’s downtown east-west streets Thursday on Fourth Street. The phenomenon is described by some as Austinhenge and happens twice a year in August and May.

Those opposed to the a border barrier throughout the Big Bend region say the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department should be doing more to stop the construction on state lands.

Liam Tadeo's father has chosen to return to Mexico with his son rather than risk the child being separated from his family. Liam was due to begin kindergarten in Austin this year.

Electric grid managers say Texas needs more transmission. But the new power lines were opposed by rural landowners, opponents of renewable energy and many state politicians.