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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Have you ever noticed tiny critters crawling around in your carpet? If you have pets – or a lot of leather boots, they might be carpet beetles. Wizzie Brown, an insect specialist with the Texas A&M ...

Republican state Rep. Jason Villalba had some harsh words, via Twitter for Democratic presidential contender Bernie Sanders. He said that Sanders is a democratic socialist – and that the Nazi’s were ...

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 ...

During his 16 seasons as an NBA head coach, Mike D’Antoni made a name for himself with his fast-paced, “seven seconds or less” offense-oriented system. It’s a system that saw him win NBA Coach of the ...

On Saturday, two Texas Democratic hopefuls for the U.S. Senate will go head to head in Georgetown. State Rep. James Talarico, of Austin, and Dallas-area Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett will square off ...

Two consecutive summers of brutal heat and drought have left some parts of Texas with notably low water supplies going into 2024. A rainy year or a well-placed hurricane could quickly pull these ...

On Feb. 6, 1971, after witnessing incidents of police brutality, a group of Pharr residents gathered in protest outside of the local police the department. At the time, the police had a reputation of ...

In May of 1930, the North Texas city of Sherman changed forever. During the trial of George Hughes, a 41-year-old Black farm worker accused of raping his white employer’s wife, a mob barged into the ...