MIAMI, TX — Ricky Chilton is more than a songwriter. He's a storyteller, and his stories, set to his own music, are outlandishly funny and relatable. He is guilty of introducing a vibrancy into a country music world that has grown stale.

SAN ANGELO, TX – Music fans in West Texas are in for a treat this Friday, October 10, 2025, at the Arc Light inside the Clarion Hotel, 441 Rio Concho Dr., as acclaimed songwriters Matt Hillyer and Zac Wilkerson team up for an acoustic song swap. The event, kicking off at 9 p.m. with doors opening at 8 p.m., promises an evening of heartfelt stories, soulful tunes, and stripped-down performances from two stalwarts of the Texas music scene.

AUSTIN, TX — The Red River Rivalry, pitting the University of Texas Longhorns against the University of Oklahoma Sooners, stands as one of college football's most iconic and intense matchups.

SAN ANGELO, TX — Scores for Oct 3, 2025 high school football games across the west central Texas region are here.

SAN ANGELO, TX – Dust off your lederhosen and grab your stein-holding hand—Plateauberfest is back, and it's brewing up a storm for its fabulous fifth anniversary! Tomorrow, Saturday, October 4, Plateau Brewing Co., 214 S. Chadbourne St., transforms downtown San Angelo into a West Texas twist on Oktoberfest, complete with craft suds, sizzling German grub, toe-tapping tunes, and a heartwarming nod to community giving. Who says you can't mix hops with heart?

COLLEGE STATION, TX – In a move signaling continued political influence in Texas higher education, the Texas A&M University System Board of Regents unanimously named former Republican state Sen. Tommy Williams as interim president of its flagship campus on Friday. Williams steps in following the sudden resignation of General (ret.) Mark A. Welsh III last month amid a heated controversy over academic freedom and political pressure.

NEW YORK, NY – Music mogul Sean Combs, better known as Diddy, was sentenced to 50 months in federal prison on Friday by U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian in the Southern District of New York. The ruling comes after Combs' conviction on two counts under the Mann Act for transporting individuals across state lines for prostitution, capping a high-profile trial that exposed allegations of decades-long abuse and exploitation. With credit for about 14 months already served in pretrial detention at the Metropolitan Detention Center (MDC), Combs, 55, faces roughly three more years behind bars.

AUSTIN, TX — On Thursday, October 2, 2025, Paxton dropped the bombshell: He's investigating Odessa for allegedly violating Senate Bill 1851, a new law enacted about a month ago aimed at keeping local governments accountable. Signed by Gov. Greg Abbott and effective Sept. 1 2025, the bill mandates that cities publish a financial audit within 180 days of the fiscal year's end before hiking taxes above the "no-new-revenue" rate—that magic number that keeps revenue steady from existing properties.

SAN ANGELO, TX — San Angelo police have surrounded the Oak Grove Senior Apartments on Oak Grove Boulevard.

SAN ANGELO, TX — All of the Texas high school football scores from across the region.