Stephanie Allmon Merry

Globally acclaimed tennis coach Patrick Mouratoglou, whose most famous pupil is retired legend Serena Williams, has chosen a Texas Hill Country resort for his first-ever U.S. school. The Mouratoglou Tennis Center at Horseshoe Bay Resort will bring top-tier tennis instruction to the resort known best known for its golfing and lake activities.

Gymnastics superstar Simone Biles won her ninth U.S. Championship in Fort Worth on Sunday, June 2, leaving little doubt that at 27 and a decade-plus into her run atop the sport, she is as good as ever.

Ryan Bingham and Hassie Harrison, who play sweethearts on the hit show Yellowstone, quietly wed in real life in Texas last fall.

A former Real Housewives of Dallas star whose marital strife was a major part of her storyline has found her romantic, made-for-TV ending: Kary Brittingham married Mark A. Anderson in an intimate and glamorous wedding in Italy on June 20.

Forget those other guys, Taylor Sheridan will be America's big winner in November 2024. His buzzy new Texas-based series Landman will premiere Sunday, November 17 on Paramount+, the network revealed.

The new academic year may have just gotten started, but there's already a report card for Longhorns to write home about. This time their school is being graded — and don't worry, Mom and Dad, UT makes the high honor roll. The University of Texas at Austin ranks as the No. 9 top public university in the United States for 2025 by Niche.

A spectacular new holiday attraction will light up the Austin area just hours after Halloween ghosts and goblins are put to bed: The Light Park, a mile-long drive-thru experience that boasts "the longest light tunnel in the world," will debut at Dell Diamond in Round Rock on Friday, November 1.

A new exhibition coming to a Dallas-area museum will showcase one of the most-loved and most-photographed women in the world: Princess Diana. "Princess Diana: Accredited Access Exhibition," featuring photos by the late official royal photographer Anwar Hussein, will open January 17 at the Arlington Museum of Art.

Zach Shallcross is a bachelor no more. The Austin-based star of ABC's The Bachelor has quietly married Kaity Biggar, to whom he got engaged on the finale of the show in March 2023. The couple tied the knot May 23, 2025 at Dulcinea Chapel, a wedding venue 20 minutes southwest of downtown Austin.

Winter is coming to Texas in October: "Game of Thrones: The Exhibition," an all-new display of original costumes, props, and a behind-the-scenes peek at the groundbreaking HBO series, will debut at the Arlington Museum of Art on October 4.