HCBA 2025-2026 Year in Review, Austin

Is Washington one of America’s luckiest lottery states? New rankings reveal all

A new study has provided the lottery players with information about the states that are lucky to win jackpots more frequently ...

Mega Millions winning numbers as jackpot hits $296M for May 22 drawing

The Mega Millions jackpot stands at $296 million for the drawing on Friday, May 22. Here's how to play and what to know.

Archdeacon: He refused to let the finish line vanish

Once his secret was out — once everyone in the crowded Teays Valley High School gymnasium got through the surprise and ...

There’s A Retro Arcade In Texas With 250 Classic Games And It’s Every Kid’s Dream Come True

The Original Pinballz Arcade in Austin has cracked the code on happiness with over 250 classic games that prove everything ...

HCBA 2025-2026 Year in Review

The Hancock County Beef Association (HCBA) kicked off its 2025-26 year in June by hosting the annual Mike Menn Memorial ...

Texas man hits one of the biggest Gulf Coast jackpots of 2026 at a Biloxi casino

Table progressive games are paying big this year, as another jackpot has hit at Harrah’s Gulf Coast, and the number of ...

Former Texas lottery director reindicted for abuse of office by grand jury

AUSTIN, Texas — THE TEXAS TRIBUNE -- Gary Grief, former executive director of the Texas Lottery Commission, was reindicted by a Travis County grand jury after a previous indictment was dismissed by an ...

Texas Lottery Commission and former director criminally charged in connection with 2023 Lotto scheme

Two-year Houston Chronicle investigation revealed how the executive and agency tasked with overseeing the game helped ...

Former Texas Lottery director re-indicted

The former executive director of the Texas Lottery has been re-indicted on a new charge of abuse of official capacity.

Texas Lottery Commission, former director indicted in Travis County over $95 million jackpot win

The Travis County District Attorney’s Office reindicted Gary Grief, the former executive director of the Texas Lottery ...

He placed a side bet and hit one the biggest jackpots of 2026 at a Biloxi casino

A $500K jackpot hits at Biloxi casino as the size of jackpots and number of winners soars this year. Here are details about ...

Texas 16th Congressional District Runoff Election Results

Early results show Allred leading in his runoff in the 33rd Congressional District with about 64 percent of the vote in so ...

The Latest: Ken Paxton wins Senate primary runoff in Texas, defeats incumbent Sen. John Cornyn

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has defeated four-term Sen. John Cornyn in a massively expensive, drawn-out U.S. Senate ...

Dallas Mavs CEO Rick Welts doubles down, says 'no casino component to our current plans'

Welts says no future plans will contain gambling elements even as the team’s ownership and their ties to casino-style resorts ...

Texas primary runoff election: Ken Paxton defeats John Cornyn, Christian Menefee defeats Al Green

Democratic and Republican primary candidates whose races were too close to call in March are vying for voter approval Tuesday ...

Waldorf Astoria, Aman, and Auberge Invest in Texas Hill Country

Luxury hotel brands including Waldorf, Aman and Auberge are building resorts in Texas Hill Country to chase the region's new ...

Carpenter Hotel x DORF Partnership Brings Local Art, Workshops, and Cultural Experiences to South Austin

Austin’s creative spirit is getting a fresh new platform thanks to an exciting collaboration between two community-driven ...

John Cornyn concedes, Trump-backed Ken Paxton beats Texas's senior senator

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton won the Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, defeating four-term Sen. John ...

What It’s Like to Stay at the New Hotel of a Historic Austin Property

For decades the historic six-acre Green Pastures estate, in South Austin, was known for its eponymous restaurant and ...

Lake Travis resort and spa to undergo major renovation after sale

( CultureMap Austin) A resort and spa that overlooks Lake Travis is on its way to a luxe new future. Boutique real estate ...

Inside the rise of hardship politics as wealthy Democrats eye 2028

Governors Newsom and Pritzker lean into family trauma narratives to connect with voters as they build national profiles ahead ...

Lightning strike sparks massive fire, destroys hotel in Brady

BRADY, Texas - A lightning strike sparked a massive fire and destroyed a hotel in the town of Brady. City officials say the ...

6 Stylish New Weekend Getaways from Dallas

On my recent visit, during an uncharacteristically warm and sunny weekend in early February, I felt transported to the heyday ...