Austin American-Statesman

“We’ve come up short.” John Cornyn conceded Tuesday after losing Texas’ GOP Senate runoff to Ken Paxton, who now advances to face Democrat James Talarico in November. bit.ly/49kvoTA

The bright green sherbet with dill pickle flavor, streaked with chamoy swirls and dotted with small frozen pickle pieces, is by design a collision of sweet, sour and briny. Naturally, it made its way to our newsroom. www.statesman.com/entertainmen...

Austin LBJ student Andres Vega was discharged after a heart transplant and received an honorary graduation from Dell Children’s Medical Center. bit.ly/4dGwF8Q

A federal judge ordered ICE to release Austin student Luis Fernando Cabrera, detained after a traffic stop, and barred his deportation. bit.ly/3RoH41l

Former President Barack Obama appeared alongside U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico and gubernatorial candidate Gina Hinajosa on Tuesday in Austin as part of an attempt to boost a new crop of Democratic candidates ahead of this year's midterms. www.statesman.com/news/politic...

Five people died in a small plane crash near Wimberley after the aircraft went down late Thursday, Hays County officials said. The crash occurred near the 200 block of Round Rock Road in a wooded area on the southwest side of town between 11 and 11:30 p.m. www.statesman.com/news/article...