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

Wizzie Brown, a program specialist with the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service and our go-to insect expert, is helping answer questions from kids about bugs. Is a bug the same thing as an insect?

A recent story from the Associated Press highlighted reports of poor conditions at a Texas family detention center, including instances of adults fighting children for clean water. The report sheds ...

In a Republican primary upset, Bo French, a former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, defeated incumbent Jim Wright for a seat on the Railroad Commission. This despite Wright’s backing from ...

When is a river no longer a river? That’s the question posed in the latest issue of Texas Monthly. In the case of the Rio Grande, which stretches from Colorado to the Gulf, this isn’t just some idle ...

Sen. Ted Cruz is not up for reelection until 2030. But Texas’ junior senator nonetheless appears to be hitting the campaign trail, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Cruz recently ...

When the Guadalupe River overtopped its banks last July 4, Texas Monthly senior editor Aaron Parsley found himself a part of the biggest breaking news story in the state. His harrowing and deeply ...

Law enforcement departments are dropping a popular gun over concerns that it can fire without a trigger pull. The P320 by SIG Sauer – a company that has for years had a strong reputation for producing ...

This Labor Day holiday marks 15 years since the most destructive wildfire in recorded Texas history — measured not by acres burned, but by homes lost. The Bastrop County Complex Fire was just one of ...

South Central Texas should expect “life threatening catastrophic floods” through Thursday, according to Gov. Greg Abbott. “We are dealing with and responding to a flood that is likely going to break ...

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 ...