This is the plot of Laurie Frankel’s new novel, “Enormous Wings.” Frankel joined the Standard to talk about the book. Listen ...

Later this year, Texas’ weather will be affected by El Niño — a global weather phenomenon caused by an accumulation of warm ...

A North Texas artist met an Uvalde woman through TikTok while he was painting a mural to honor one of the students killed in ...

If you travel just an hour outside Austin, there’s a place that starkly contrasts with the so-called “live music capital of the world.” East on Highway 71 towards Bastrop, the sounds of the city fade ...

Angeli Rose Gomez said she spent about two weeks in jail on a charge of assaulting a public servant after refusing to comply with commands from law enforcement. As the Uvalde community continues to ...

School districts across Texas are closing campuses, or considering doing so, as financial pressures mount. Austin ISD recently announced it would close 13 campuses next year. Fort Worth ISD is moving ...

Texas voters have weighed in on topics ranging from tax exemption increases to state infrastructure funding. Preliminary election results Tuesday night showed that Texans voted in favor of 13 of the ...

I was looking at a list of honorary Texans recently. It is quite a long list. Only about a tenth of them would be known to most Texans. John Wayne – no surprise there. The only surprise is that it ...

There’s a historical marker in Presidio County that tells the story of a massacre that took place a century ago in the small town of Porvenir. The Spanish word, porvenir, means “future” in English.

There are some creatures we make a point to avoid, and then there are some who remain a mystery to us. Of the Texas legends and stories passed down through generations, the story of the Chupacabra is ...

The highest natural point in Texas is Guadalupe Peak at 8,751 feet. The tallest building is the JPMorgan Chase Tower at 1,002 feet. But that is not the tallest manmade structure in Texas. In fact, ...

What’s in a name? When it comes to one’s alma mater, more than some might think. Many students and alumni of Texas A&M University-Commerce are pushing back against a proposal to incorporate Dallas ...