Opera Arlington’s latest production reimagines the role of Escamillo as a soccer player who helped Spain win an Olympic ...

For two years, the city of Odessa was governed by a group Texas Monthly describes as “far-right, hardliner politicians,” led by Mayor Javier Joven. Joven, the owner of a local roofing company, had run ...

A high school state football championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporary bragging rights. It’s a guaranteed story that will be told for generations, with a record that will be ...

It’s hard not to like the down-home folksy style that made Texas Gov. Jim Ferguson so enormously popular 100 years ago. After all, he was known as Farmer Jim. He often said, “civilization begins and ...

How much is a promise worth? How much is it worth if you guarantee the promise with a handshake? What is the value of one’s word? In Texas, once, all these taken together were worth over $10 billion ...

Enjoying spring weather in Texas before it gets unbearably hot for some means getting outside and throwing something on the grill. Chargrilling meats and veggies to share with friends, family and ...

Opposition to new data centers in Texas and around the country has grown as activists worry that the massive facilities will siphon resources from the electrical grid, harm water quality or lead to ...

Despite its name, water in the West Texas town of Big Spring is scarce. The town’s namesake spring dried up decades ago, and droughts in recent years have made the water situation there even worse. So ...

Brown received more than 267,000 votes in the 2024 Senate race, a record for a Libertarian candidate. He sees an opening this year with Republican voters who are reluctant to support the party’s ...

Texas prisons were so short-staffed in 2023, the state had to shuttle correctional officers to far-flung facilities where guard shifts couldn’t be filled locally. The Texas Department of Criminal ...

Anytime I hear someone say something like this: “Y’all ‘bout fixin’ to head out?” I think it’s highly likely that they are from Texas. You have y’all and fixin’ to in the same sentence and a couple of ...