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

In a Republican primary upset, Bo French, a former chair of the Tarrant County Republican Party, defeated incumbent Jim Wright for a seat on the Railroad Commission. This despite Wright’s backing from ...

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 ...

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 ...

Law enforcement departments are dropping a popular gun over concerns that it can fire without a trigger pull. The P320 by SIG Sauer – a company that has for years had a strong reputation for producing ...

Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Friday, Sept. 4, 2026. Who’s funding Ken Paxton and James Talarico’s Senate campaigns? The race between Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James Talarico for ...

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 ...

From the American Homefront Project: It’s been more than ten months since Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth announced a plan to clean up the places where most younger troops live. In an October 2025 ...

A meteor streaked across Texas skies over the weekend, producing a sonic boom and debris that reportedly struck a home near Houston. Sean Gulick, a professor at UT Austin’s Jackson School of ...

During the winter of 2013, the number of eastern monarch butterflies sank to their lowest level on record after years of decline. Other pollinators, like honeybees, were also struggling. In response, ...

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 ...

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 ...