Who were the first peoples to inhabit Texas? It’s often the case that research yields more questions than answers. But now, there might actually be some answers lurking in a thin body of water that ...

A for-profit school in Austin is doing things differently. Alpha School has received a lot of national attention for its innovative use of AI in the classroom. But the school also places a strong ...

Texas is one of a few states that uses purple as an official warning color. That’s unlike much of the rest of the world that uses orange to identify hazards, based on standards established by the ...

As Richardson employees are busy trimming trees outside in Canyon Creek Park. inside Canyon Creek Elementary, fake city workers care for their own park in Enterprise City. “You cannot walk on the ...

It’s a popular phrase around these parts: Don’t California my Texas. The saying has become popular, especially among Texas Republicans seeking to warn against an impending blue wave as droves of ...

Over the past couple years, Texas Standard has reported on the new wave of research into psychedelic therapy. Much of that research is aimed at post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment. New ...

Aida Barrera was never trained as a teacher and didn’t know anything about television. But in 1962, she got a job in TV that started her on a path that would lead her to becoming a pioneer in the ...

There are some phrases in the game show world that carry more weight than others: “Is that your final answer?” “Would you like to buy a vowel?” “Deal or no deal?“ But three words stand above them all: ...

Big Bend is one of the more remote and less-visited national parks in the country. But it’s been getting some national attention in recent months: Federal officials have faced scrutiny over constantly ...

For the third time, Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, a Democrat from Dallas, is trying to get a Medicaid expansion bill through the Legislature. Senate Bill 232 would create Live Well Texas, a ...

Wells Dunbar is the senior audience and engagement producer for Texas Standard, where he breaks news and curates opinions with an intuitive understanding of how audiences engage across platforms. From ...

This is part one of a two-part series looking at the historical 1966 farm workers strike in Texas. Fifty years ago, farm workers in Texas walked off their jobs to protest their low pay and terrible ...