Texas lawmakers just wrapped up the legislative session after thousands of hours of debating over thousands of bills — all in just 140 days. And as you may or may not know, the state’s lawmakers meet ...

Earlier this year, renowned Texas writer Joe Nick Patoski released his 10th Texas-centric book titled “Austin to ATX: The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers & Geeks Who Transformed The Capital of Texas.” It’s ...

Gov. Greg Abbott is betting that his plan to lower property taxes could help him become the longest-serving governor in the state. Abbott kicked off his third reelection campaign for governor over the ...

Here are the stories on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. Texas 2026 primary early voting rules and what to know before heading to the polls Early voting for Texas’ March 3 primary is underway, and voters ...

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 ...

Texas leads the nation in population growth, according to new data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The Lone Star State is now home to 30 million people, adding roughly half a million new residents since ...

This story was reported and produced in collaboration with Martha Pskowski, a reporter at Inside Climate News. This is the second story in a three-part series on the town of Toyah and the water issues ...

Medicaid in Texas covers close to 6 million people, everyone from cancer patients to pregnant people to kids across the state. That coverage means people have access to doctor’s appointments, hospital ...

About 300 years ago, Spanish missionaries abandoned a site in what’s now Jackson County, in the middle of Texas’ Coastal Bend. Mission Nuestra Señora del Espiritu Santo was part of a struggle between ...

College student Lily Chen is off to spend the summer in Taipei at an intensive language program. Like many Chinese-American students before her, she signed up, hoping to connect with her culture. But ...

To enroll a kid in public school, you need a bunch of paperwork: immunization records, proof of residency, and a birth certificate to show their age. It’s that last requirement that is at the center ...

One of the most fascinating Texas Rangers of all time was Samuel Hamilton Walker — no relation, we should say right off the bat, to Chuck Norris’ fictional character Cordell Walker. Many Ranger ...