Livingstone is not the first Longhorn to make the move to the Sooners. Wideout Brenen Thompson transferred to Oklahoma following the 2022 campaign before finishing out his career at Mississippi State. Quarterback Casey Thompson also played for both Texas and OU, but made stops at Nebraska and Florida Atlantic in between.

Texas Judge Sid Harle is overseeing the prosecution of a police officer charged in connection with the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

With 2025 behind us, The Texas Tribune’s politics team has compiled five of the top political stories we are watching in 2026, when voters will have their first chance to make their opinions known on the events of the last 12 months.

Texas Gov. Abbott orders comprehensive investigation into potential child care fraud following Minnesota scandal that allegedly defrauded taxpayers millions of dollars.

Winds shift back to the south on Wednesday, which will once again warm temperatures back into the upper 70s. The previous record high is 83, set in 2006. By late Wednesday night, a cold front and low pressure system moves towards North Texas and will finally bring some rain chances.

The push by four Dallas area suburbs to exit the multi-city partnership comes as state transportation officials have said the state needs more public transit, not less.

Representative Monica De La Cruz said she intends to meet with officials from the U.S. Department of Labor to explore options.

For dozens of North Texas families, what was supposed to be the excitement of building a dream home quickly turned into a nightmare.