Texas wildfire doubles in size to 200,000 acres in just 24 hours

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Searches by Texas users for the term “VPN” jumped more than fourfold after Pornhub and its parent company’s network of other pornography websites disabled access in the state this week, according to Google data. VPNs, or virtual private networks, establish an encrypted connection between a user and the public internet — and they can also mask the location of user, making it appear as if they’re accessing the internet from another state or country.

A 17-year-old high school senior in Texas has been found dead in a ditch less than a mile from her family’s home after going missing earlier this week. On Tuesday, Kaitlin Hernandez

Bella Hadid is reportedly setting up a permanent residence in Texas as her romance with Adan Banuelos heats up.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Pornhub and other affiliated adult websites have blocked access to users in Texas, amid a legal battle with the Lone Star State’s attorney general over an age-verification law. Last week, a federal appeals court upheld a Texas law requiring pornography sites to institute age-verification measures to ensure only adults 18 and older are able to access them, while it also struck down a part of the law requiring porn sites to display “health warnings” about the content.

A Texas woman was arrested after stepping in to teach her son’s bully a lesson — by allegedly poisoning him!

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and SXSW on Tuesday traded jabs on social media in response to a group of as many as 60 bands who have pulled out of Austin-based festival to protest its sponsor ties to the U.S. Army, as well as its inclusion of defense contractors taking part in some of the fest’s conference programs.

Beyoncé is a little too young to have watched the “Carter Country” sitcom that aired on ABC from 1977 to 1979 — when Richard Paul’s Mayor Teddy Burnside character would dismissively tell his subordinates to “Handle it, handle it.” Well, five decades later, the new boss of “Carter Country” is none other than Beyoncé Knowles-Carter.On Tuesday, the hottest new cowgirl in the game announced that “Carter Country” would be the title of the country-themed “Act II” of her “Renaissance” trilogy — in a nod to her married name as the wife of Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter.Anticipation has been building to Country Bey’s album-length arrival after she dropped the twangy twosome of “Texas Hold ’Em” and “16 Carriages” on Super Bowl night Feb. 11.

Following her whirlwind award season where she won every award she was up for, Da’Vine Joy Randolph completed the sweep as she took home Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her performance in The Holdovers. The historic night was capped off by her being presented the Oscar by past winners Mary Steenburgen, Lupita Nyong’o, Jamie Lee Curtis, Regina King and Rita Moreno.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were moved to tears recently during a heartfelt visit to the family of a brave teacher. The Duchess of Sussex, who recently gave a rare insight into their family life in the US, and the Duke Of Sussex visited the loved ones of Irma Garcia, 48, who heroically gave her life to protect her young students during a tragic school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Sadly, two days after the incident, Irma's husband Joe passed away from heartbreak.

Per , the Duke and Duchess of Sussex were spotted looking “happy and in great spirits” while seated in a secluded corner booth on Thursday night."Harry was very animated throughout the dinner,” a source added. “They were super low-key and seemed happy to be around the upbeat vibes at the lively venue.”Famously, Prince Harry took his now wife to Soho House in London for their first date in July 2016.

Matthew McConaughey and his wife Camila have shared why they decided to leave Hollywood behind.The famous actor and his model wife swapped the busy life of Los Angeles for a calmer one in Texas, where Matthew grew up.They were sorting out a family problem in Austin for a few weeks when they chose to stay there for good. Before this, they had a nice life in Malibu, with Camila saying she "grew everything in the yard" and even had bees making honey. Camila noticed a change in Matthew after their time in Texas.

Matthew McConaughey and Camila Alves are proud to live in Texas. The couple, who met in Los Angeles and had their kids there, has recently launched a tequila brand called Pantalones, their first public venture together. In a new interview, they’ve discussed life in Texas and why they chose to relocate there after living in Los Angeles for years.

Addie Morfoot Contributor Four documentary filmmakers have been selected to participate in Yeti’s inaugural Pretty Wild fellowship program, which supports documentaries that give a fresh perspective on the outdoors and the people and stories that live there. The projects are: Tasha Van Zandt’s “The Arctic Woman,” Mike Day’s “Baby Highlander,” Emily Cohen Ibañez’s “River” and Juliana Schatz Preston’s “Rare Bird.” The four filmmakers, chosen from 330 submissions spanning 30 countries, are currently in Austin, Texas, for the first of two immersive retreats featured in the eight-month program.

Southern Living feature published Wednesday. They originally made the move in 2014, and Alves — who met McConaughey in a West Hollywood nightclub in 2006 and married him in 2012 — opened up more about it. “We were living a happy life in Malibu,” she said.

Beyonce‘s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is invoking a specific sense of nostalgia in fans of a certain age.

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Beyoncé’s country song “Texas Hold ‘Em” were left dumbfounded when several social media users pointed out similarities between the track and, well, the “Franklin” cartoon theme song.“Millennials trying to figure out why this sounds so familiar,” one TikTok user wrote Monday, playing the song before transitioning to the Canadian cartoon. In another video, one TikToker attempted the arduous task of breaking down each of the song’s melodies and tracking the similarities. “I don’t know if it’s actually a sample but I love the inspiration,” the video’s caption reads.

New York’s Tectonic Theater Project and its founding artistic director Moisés Kaufman are speaking out against a recent decision by a Texas high school board to cancel a student production of Tectonic’s widely performed The Laramie Project.

With a title like “God Save Texas, “ a new three-part docuseries inspired by an acclaimed piece of nonfiction carrying the same name and authored by Lawrence Wright, one might think this particular program will unquestionably take a harsh look at the Lone Star State, focusing solely on its flaws and a bleak viewpoint as it looks to the future. There’s no doubt that Texas has, time and again, been mired in a barrage of controversial moments throughout the past 178 years of its existence as the 28th United state, but under the direction of Texas natives Richard Linklater (“Boyhood, “ “School of Rock”), Alex Stapleton (“Reggie, “ “Pride”) and Iliana Sosa (“What We Leave Behind”), here three specific Texan sticking points are touched upon extensively, each handled well individually but when joined together paint a fascinating picture of how far Texas has come and how far it has yet to go.

Melinda Messenger has reportedly split from her survival expert fiancé Dr Raj Joshi, just six months after becoming engaged.The pair had announced their engagement last summer, when Raj popped the question while they were on holiday in New Zealand. A source has told The Sun: "Melinda is still a glam girl at the end of the day - and a life of adventure wasn’t really in her plans.They fell fast and had an amazing year or so travelling the world, but decided to call it quits this year.