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

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 ...

Officially, the military Humvees are for off-road use only. But a Texas entrepreneur sees an opportunity with a tweak here and another there. Doug Smith is president of the Hummer division of Jetran, ...

Who were the first peoples to inhabit Texas? It’s often the case that research yields more questions than answers. But now, there might actually be some answers lurking in a thin body of water that ...

As Richardson employees are busy trimming trees outside in Canyon Creek Park. inside Canyon Creek Elementary, fake city workers care for their own park in Enterprise City. “You cannot walk on the ...

Baldemar Garza Huerta, better known as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in the small town of San Benito in the Rio Grande Valley. His family worked in cotton fields during his childhood. Fender made ...

When migrants who are deaf interact with immigration enforcement officials, they are supposed to have access to a sign language interpreter. But new reporting from Mother Jones has found that some of ...

Last month, immigration attorneys at a Central Texas nonprofit got a phone call that stood out to them, even amid a nationwide immigration crackdown. A 19-year-old woman who’d been living in Austin ...

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Texas Medical Board clarifies abortion exceptions For the first time since ...

On March 13, 1966, folklorist Tary Owens hosted a benefit for old-time fiddler Teodar Jackson featuring an intergenerational who’s who of the burgeoning Austin scene. Jackson had grown up in rural ...

If you’re older than five, you probably know the short answer: No. But Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service program specialist and Texas Standard’s go-to insect expert Wizzie Brown digs a little ...

First emerging in the 1970s, the outlaw country genre is often associated with names like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and Kris Kristofferson. But outlaw country has also seen large contributions ...