Democrat James Talarico is outraising Republican Ken Paxton, but both candidates have plenty of money to spend.

For nearly 40 years, The Alliance ushered people from across the world into Houston. The nonprofit welcomed refugees with food, clothing, furniture, rent money, job training, language classes and ...

Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Deaths at El Paso detention center raise alarms one year into Trump’s ...

The Texas House of Representatives has passed Senate Bill 1816 that allows imported mini vehicles that are at least 25 years old to be driven on Texas roads. Texas joins 28 other states in legalizing ...

The Texas Standard recently marked the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office by examining the impact of his policies on both Texas and California. But others are asking ...

Tomás Rivera, the first Hispanic person to lead a University of California school, was born December 1935 in Crystal City, Texas, to migrant farmworkers. “Every year, around the middle of April, we ...

“Back to school” means “back to massive germ-spreading” now that students are back together in classrooms. In some cases, it’s the common cold, but in others it’s COVID. Dr. Catherine Troisi, ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire took office in 2024 with big claims about improving public safety and infrastructure. He came to the job with years of experience in the Texas Legislature. And even though ...

Matthew McConaughey is a tried-and-true Texan, an Oscar-winning actor, the University of Texas at Austin’s minister of culture, a guy who somehow makes most commercials far less annoying, a dad, a ...

Texas barbecue has never been short on swagger or people willing to argue about who does it best. But San Antonio just picked up some serious new bragging rights. Esaul and Grecia Ramos, the ...

Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, April 6, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. How redistricting shaped Houston’s District 18 runoff race An ...

Law enforcement departments are dropping a popular gun over concerns that it can fire without a trigger pull. The P320 by SIG Sauer – a company that has for years had a strong reputation for producing ...