Democrat James Talarico is outraising Republican Ken Paxton, but both candidates have plenty of money to spend.

For nearly 40 years, The Alliance ushered people from across the world into Houston. The nonprofit welcomed refugees with food, clothing, furniture, rent money, job training, language classes and ...

Texas barbecue has never been short on swagger or people willing to argue about who does it best. But San Antonio just picked up some serious new bragging rights. Esaul and Grecia Ramos, the ...

Matthew McConaughey is a tried-and-true Texan, an Oscar-winning actor, the University of Texas at Austin’s minister of culture, a guy who somehow makes most commercials far less annoying, a dad, a ...

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect the latest data from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government put protections in place ...

Sen. Ted Cruz is not up for reelection until 2030. But Texas’ junior senator nonetheless appears to be hitting the campaign trail, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. Cruz recently ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire took office in 2024 with big claims about improving public safety and infrastructure. He came to the job with years of experience in the Texas Legislature. And even though ...

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 ...

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 recently marked the first 100 days of President Donald Trump’s second term in office by examining the impact of his policies on both Texas and California. But others are asking ...

Political science experts say it’s a sign Republicans are concerned about how key races will play out, including in the decades-long GOP stronghold of Texas. They expect the convention’s effects to be ...

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 ...