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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

A debate over books in Texas’ public school libraries picked up new attention when Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened legislative action unless school districts pull books from the shelves that he and ...

NASA launched one of its most powerful telescopes in history, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, on Sunday morning. Scientists say the telescope, which can capture a larger field of view than the ...

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 ...

“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, ...

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 ...