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One of Austins most famous residents, actor Matthew McConaughey, was also involved in one of the strangest Austin news stories of the 1990s.

Lawrence Wright was taken to Taylor County Jail Friday and released Saturday after posting a $30,000 bond, according to jail records.

One of the Lone Star State's premier patrons of the arts, the Texas Cultural Trust (TXCT), announced the return of the biannual Texas Medal of the Arts (

More than 100 sessions over three jam-packed days. More than 350 speakers. A focus on our cities, our state, our country and our world. The deep dive into politics, policy and democracy that Texas needs right now.

Ayman al-Zawahri, leader of al-Qaida and a plotter of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been killed in a drone strike in the Afghan city of Kabul, according to the U.S. government. Al-Zawahri was the the successor to Osama bin Laden and his death marked “one more measure of closure” to

We have waited 7,629 days since 9/11, almost 21 years, to announce the death of Ayman al-Zawahri, an eye surgeon who was the No. 2 man and power behind the throne of Osama bin Ladens al-Qaida. Truly a Dr. Evil, this now satisfyingly dead Egyptian violated his medical oath as a healer and brought death with him everywhere. Being on the hot end of a U.S. drone in Afghanistan was a fine way to send this 71-year-old to his grave.

As Americans celebrate Biden’s ‘delivery of justice’, they should also remember that neither he nor his predecessors have ever introspected about the US’s own complicity in encouraging global jihad.

Zawahiri’s rhetorical style would have fit right into the U.S. political spectrum.

Any ambiguity surrounding the organisation’s succession plan could see the new leader’s authority challenged, which could fracture the movement further.

Leadership of al-qaeda. but i think he would be the most formidable candidate. he is smart. hes a strategist. hes got great connections and a tremendous amount of loyalty for people who are in the organization now. >> helene cooper and lawrence wright, thank you for joining us on this breaking news. in a normal political world, you might think that a national security success of this magnitude we translate into a huge political win, or at least, a push for a president biden and his party. but th...