Applications are now open for Texas’ new private school voucher program, launching a process that will determine which families receive state-funded education savings accounts. The Houston Chronicle ...

At an event for a congressional candidate last October, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick called Rick Perry “one of my best friends in life” and said the two “talk all the time about politics.” The former governor ...

Baldemar Garza Huerta, better known as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in the small town of San Benito in the Rio Grande Valley. His family worked in cotton fields during his childhood. Fender made ...

IMPERIAL, Texas—Many residents of this small town drive long distances to buy bottled water instead of opening up the tap. Pecos County Fresh Water, a county-operated utility, provides drinking water ...

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 ...

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 ...

Actor Thomas Haden Church has a face that you’d no doubt recognize – from the blockbuster Spider-Man movies or the indie hit “Sideways,” for which he was nominated for an Oscar. You’d also likely ...

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 ...

Texas beaches draw vacationers to the Lone Star State all year long – especially as summer temperatures stretch well into the fall months. Now, a rare jellyfish is among those visitors soaking up the ...

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 ...

The massive breakdown that stranded Southwest Airlines passengers over the holidays did not happen exclusively because of weather or labor shortages, but because of problems with technology – ...