Is South by Southwest still a good place for startups to hit up venture capitalists? Three S.F. startups that won a spot in the festival's pitch competition this year are hoping so.

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Iowa St. at West Virginia, 1 p.m. Ohio St. at Penn St., 1 p.m. Seton Hall at UConn, 1 p.m. William & Mary at Northeastern, 1 p.m. North Carolina at Pittsburgh, 2 p.m. Hofstra at Elon, 1 p.m. LSU at Florida, 1 p.m.

Agrivoltaics, a method using land for both solar energy production and agriculture, is on the rise with more than 60 solar grazing projects in the U.S., according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory. The American Solar Grazing Association says 27 states engage in the practice.

While maps might have indicated that New Spain included much of what is now Texas, the Spanish, in fact, rarely controlled territory beyond a few scattered presidios, missions and villages. The exceptions might be found in the brushy South Texans land around San Antonio and La Bahía, where Tejanos operated productive ranches.

Are the Chiefs actually vulnerable? Only if you're ready to discount an approach that continues to pay off for the two-time defending champions.

Denton releases its latest Friday Staff Report online, allowing residents to subscribe for email and text updates.

The University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) is a Tier One, Hispanic Serving research institution specializing in cyber, health, fundamental futures and social-economic development. With more ...

Affordability and a drop in skilled workers fueled the area’s plummet in a new analysis of the nation’s best-performing cities.

The fire that started Thursday at the Vistra Energy battery plant in Moss Landing, roughly 80 miles (about 130 kilometers) south of San Francisco, led to 1,700 people evacuating, closed part of Highway 1 and generated huge flames and significant amounts of smoke. The cause is under investigation.

The 11-year-old startup Lytics was acquired by Contentstack, an Austin-and-San Francisco-based company that works in digital experiences.

Austin Tex-Mex restaurant Trudy's is closing its north Austin location, leaving the decades-old restaurant without a foothold in Central Texas. Read more: <a href="