Here are 15 of 2025's top Austin- and Texas-based stories spanning crime, weather, politics, business and entertainment.

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Independent readers have been weighing in after Donald Trump filed a $10bn defamation lawsuit against the BBC, prompted by the edited Panorama broadcast of his 6 January 2021 speech. Many argued the ...

Kansas City Chiefs star Travis Kelce went viral after a costly fourth-quarter pass drop in the team’s 20 to 10 home loss to the Houston Texans. With the Chiefs’ playoff hopes slipping, cameras caught ...

14 new queens are arriving in the Werk Room in early 2026, but only one will be crowned America's Next Drag Superstar. Learn where to watch RuPaul's Drag Race Season 18 to see who will snatch the ...

A new race is about to start as RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 18 kicks off on MTV, beginning Friday, January 2 at 8 p.m. ET. For the new season of the competition, 14 new queens will enter the Werk Room ...

A new batch of drag artists join the competition to battle for the title of America’s Next Drag Superstar and $200,000, plus an official makeup collaboration with Anastasia Beverly Hills Cosmetics. By ...

Rhode just gave its viral Lip Case a refresh with MagSafe technology so you can effortlessly snap the gloss holder on and off at your convenience. It's compatible with all iPhone models and cases—i.e.

Not only does the 2025 Oversized Bubble Bag come in a sophisticated black shade that matches almost everything, but it’s larger than the original Rhode kit bubble bag. One TikToker even said she can’t ...

A federal appeals court has ruled that Texas can enforce a 2023 law that prohibits drag shows in public or when children are present, although the ruling indicates that the judges do not believe all ...