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 ...

A for-profit school in Austin is doing things differently. Alpha School has received a lot of national attention for its innovative use of AI in the classroom. But the school also places a strong ...

There are some phrases in the game show world that carry more weight than others: “Is that your final answer?” “Would you like to buy a vowel?” “Deal or no deal?“ But three words stand above them all: ...

Over the past couple years, Texas Standard has reported on the new wave of research into psychedelic therapy. Much of that research is aimed at post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. New ...

Texas is one of a few states that uses purple as an official warning color. That’s unlike much of the rest of the world that uses orange to identify hazards, based on standards established by the ...

Aida Barrera was never trained as a teacher and didn’t know anything about television. But in 1962, she got a job in TV that started her on a path that would lead her to becoming a pioneer in the ...

This month some of the country’s best sketch comedy performers will head to ColdTowne Theater in the Texas capital city for this year’s Austin Sketch Fest. “We review dozens of submissions every year ...

It’s a popular phrase around these parts: Don’t California my Texas. The saying has become popular, especially among Texas Republicans seeking to warn against an impending blue wave as droves of ...

For the third time, Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, a Democrat from Dallas, is trying to get a Medicaid expansion bill through the Legislature. Senate Bill 232 would create Live Well Texas, a ...

Wells Dunbar is the senior audience and engagement producer for Texas Standard, where he breaks news and curates opinions with an intuitive understanding of how audiences engage across platforms. From ...

The Trump administration unveiled major revisions to the food pyramid last week. The new Dietary Guidelines for Americans were designed with lots of input from Health and Human Services Secretary ...