There’s no place like Texas. And if you’re holding a bunch of patents, there’s no place like the Eastern District of Texas. U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap hears more patent cases than any other ...

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 ...

Most of us have an idea what an aquarium is, but in Corpus Christi, the Texas State Aquarium is something else altogether. It’s more than just putting marine life on display. It’s running one of 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 ...

Dolly Parton had millions of fans in Texas, but relatively few direct ties to the state. One of the strongest was with a man who’s been helping to define the sound of Texas music for more than a half ...

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 ...

Weather forecasters are warning that Tropical Storm Edouard could reach hurricane strength as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. Landfall is likely to bring heavy rains, high winds and flooding to parts ...

The current effort to carry out mass deportations in the U.S. has been seen as unprecedented by some. The call for immigration reform has persisted for decades and includes voices from both sides of ...

HUTTO, Texas — When Alek Micklethwait received his electricity bill in May, he was stunned. It was $545, more than double what his family had been paying during cooler weather, since moving into a ...

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 is excited to share the Beachchombing Report from Jace Tunnell, Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The series ...