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FWISD’s third-grade reading scores jumped 8 points — one of the largest gains in the city — but most districts still lag in math.

Officials report a search is still underway for a woman missing in Duessen Park after falling off a jet ski in Lake Houston.

Benjamin Cearley, 28, of New Braunfels, was found guilty of two counts of sexual assault and sentenced to seven years in ...

On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Justice said an Indian national living in the U.S. on a student visa was sentenced on a ...

Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel say they've finalized their “historic partnership,” a year-and-a-half after the Japanese company ...