A season worth remembering — even with a silver lining
The lights went out at the Frost Bank Center on Saturday night.
The New York Knicks escaped San Antonio with a 94–90 victory in Game 5, clinching the 2026 NBA Championship and ending a remarkable Spurs campaign. Jalen Brunson was otherworldly — the Knicks guard poured in 45 points, splashing four threes and getting to the free-throw line at will. It was the kind of performance that simply couldn’t be stopped.
For San Antonio, Dylan Harper led the charge with 25 points on 52.6% shooting, flashing the two-way brilliance that has made him a franchise cornerstone. Victor Wembanyama compiled a typically eye-catching 19 points, 14 rebounds, and 5 blocks, but a cold fourth quarter from the rest of the roster left the Spurs stranded. The team shot just 38.4% from the floor and converted only 12 of 19 free throws — costly misses in a game decided by four points.
The road here was breathtaking.
San Antonio disposed of Portland in the first round, swept past a feisty Minnesota squad 4–2, and then pulled off the postseason’s defining series — a seven-game war with the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Finals. Down 3–1 to OKC, they reeled off three straight, including a stunning Game 7 road win, to reach their first Finals in years.
Credit the roster’s balance.
Stephon Castle ran the point with poise, De’Aaron Fox provided veteran savvy in the backcourt, and the emergence of Harper as a genuine star was the season’s defining subplot. Above it all floated Wembanyama — still only 22, already one of basketball’s true forces.
The Finals loss stings, but this group proved it belongs.
San Antonio is no longer rebuilding. It’s just getting started.
MORE ON LAST NIGHT’S LOSS AND OTHER SPORTS CAN BE FOUND FURTHER DOWN THIS PAGE IN SPORTS
Austin officials say new resources are improving responses to encampments, as the city works to address rising calls and an estimated 4,000 people living unsheltered.
School counselors in the Austin school systems are left to wonder if they’ll still have jobs soon, once cuts are made to make up for a $181 million budget deficit.
BREAKING:
A motorcyclist was seriously injured after a collision with a vehicle on Spicewood Springs Road Saturday afternoon.
An early morning crash this morning on I-35 at Parmer Lane had that section closed in both directions for a while.
A CapMetro driver was assaulted Saturday.
Austin Public Library has postponed the reopening of Old Quarry Branch Library after identifying additional electrical infrastructure and approval requirements, while delaying the planned closure of Menchaca Road Branch Library. (Austin American-Statesman)
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Speaking at the conference for the first time since 2018, Gov. Greg Abbott vowed to demolish Democrats — but urged those gathered to stick together to accomplish the task. (Texas Tribune)
Voters in New Braunfels elected Michael French as mayor and Nikki Shaw to the District 6 City Council seat in Saturday’s runoff elections. (Texas Public Radio)
Grassroots criminal justice groups gathered Saturday morning in front of Bexar County Jail to demand Sheriff Javier Salazar and his office take accountability for mounting deaths at the detention center. (San Antonio Current)
Two Texas men have been charged with one felony count each of receiving stolen property late Saturday after England’s national team discovered that some of its equipment had been stolen while The Three Lions were moving from their pre-training base in Florida to their World Cup base camp in Kansas City. (KVUE-TV)
What started as a routine traffic stop for an Austin Independent School District senior ended in his detention just weeks before graduation, sparking questions about the use of encrypted messaging platforms like Signal by Texas Department of Public Safety troopers and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
This week on Inside The Investigation, Investigative Reporter Kelly Wiley walks through a timeline of the events and explains how this traffic stop turned immigration detention is raising serious questions about transparency and accountability.
(Episode from June 13, 2026)
New state test results show Texas students are improving across multiple subjects, though some STAAR scores still lag behind pre‑pandemic levels. We break down what’s driving those gains, where gaps remain, and what it means for students and schools moving forward.
As Texas works to contain the deadly screwworm parasite, the response is becoming a flashpoint in the race for Agriculture Commissioner. Dylan McKim looks at the divide between state and federal leaders and how candidates say they would handle the threat.
In a From the Vault segment, we revisit our investigation into medical debt lawsuits and the impact it had on patients. Arezow Doost joins us to explain how new state laws have improved transparency — and what challenges still remain.
Landowners across Central Texas are pushing back against plans for a massive transmission line project, raising concerns about land use, cost, and the speed of the approval process. We look at the heated hearings, what regulators must decide, and how the outcome could reshape the project.
School districts across Texas are rapidly closing campuses due to falling public school enrollment, funding shortfalls, and charter school competition. In San Antonio specifically, local districts are pushing forward with recent campus closures and “optimization” plans. What does this trend mean for providing quality public education into the future in Texas?
(Episode from June 10, 2026)
According to Corpus Christi’s own dashboard, the city will move into a level 1 water emergency in just a few months in December. That will lead to dramatic cuts in water usage for residents, businesses, and industry. If city leaders have known about this problem for years, why haven’t they been able to fix it? A recent 17.5-hour council meeting provides some insight. Instead of voting on a new desalination plant, council members kicked the can down the road for another 90 days.
In this episode of Y’all-itics, At-Large Council Member Mark Scott joins the Jasons to discuss the dysfunction, the possible solutions, and just how bad the crisis has become.
SPORTS
COLLEGE BASEBALL: No. 6 Texas dropped a 7-1 result to No. 3 Georgia in its opening game of the Men’s College World Series at Charles Schwab Field on Saturday evening.
Dylan Volantis (10-2) limited one of the nation’s top offenses to just two earned runs in 6 1/3 innings, but defensive miscues helped the Bulldogs (52-12) punch their spot into the winners’ bracket against Oklahoma at 6 p.m. Monday.
Meanwhile, the Longhorns (45-14) will face No. 7 Alabama in an elimination game at 1 p.m. earlier in the day. (Texas Longhorns)
MLB: The Houston Astros are having a royal weekend in Kansas City while the Texas Rangers are taking a beating in Boston.
Jose Altuve hit a tying home run in the eighth inning, Joey Loperfido scored the go-ahead run when the Royals botched a potential inning-ending double play in the ninth, and the Houston Astros beat the Kansas City Royals 8-7 on Saturday night. Houston can sweep the series with a win today. (Associated Press)
Ceddanne Rafaela’s two-run single snapped a tie in the seventh inning as the Boston Red Sox beat the Texas Rangers 6-3 on Saturday. The Rangers have been outscored 16-4 in the first two games of the series. (Associated Press)
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AL WEST STANDINGS
NBA FINALS: Disappointment, for sure, but hope for the future.
2026 WORLD CUP: Texas takes center stage at the 2026 FIFA World Cup today, with both Dallas and Houston hosting their first matches simultaneously. In Houston, Germany — four-time World Cup champions — kick things off against Curaçao at “Houston Stadium” at noon CT.
Then at 3 p.m., all eyes shift to Arlington, where the Netherlands and Japan face off at “Dallas Stadium”.
It’s a landmark day for the Lone Star State, which will host a combined 16 World Cup matches across its two venues this summer.
Architect Scott Specht and esthetician Shiraz Bakshai take us inside their remarkable “Stealth House” in downtown Austin.
