Ben Kweller has been playing music most of his life, reaching the kind of success most artists only dream of before he was even out of his teens. That musicianship and raw talent would be passed down ...

On June 22, a hot summer day, a group of 10 family members and friends were wrapping up a tubing trip on the San Marcos River at Don’s Fish Camp in the Central Texas town of Martindale when they were ...

A high school state football championship in Texas is arguably about more than just temporary bragging rights. It’s a guaranteed story that will be told for generations, with a record that will be ...

You may have heard this somewhere before: In the run up to Election Day, a high-profile Democratic challenger in a closely watched race appears to be pulling ahead in the polls, a race that could flip ...

In commemoration of Veteran’s Day, the American Homefront Project collaborated with the PBS documentary series American Veteran and the companion podcast, American Veteran: Unforgettable Stories, to ...

Birdwatchers rejoice: It’s almost time for the cranes to come back to Texas. Flocks of sandhill cranes, and the world’s only flock of wild whooping cranes, will be settling in the Lone Star State for ...

The justices of the U.S. Supreme Court return to the bench today for the start of a new term — and they do so at a moment when the institution itself is under scrutiny. A new Gallup survey puts ...

Many coming-of-age stories are timeless tales shared through literary memoirs. But author Pedro Martín took a road less traveled in a sense, when he decided to tell the story of a childhood ...

School districts in Texas are working to comply with a new state law that bans what the law calls “indecent” and “profane” books from libraries on campus. A North Texas startup is offering a solution.

Tucked in the back of a women’s prison in Gatesville, 40 miles west of Waco, the Billman Braille Center is a hub of activity. Women in white jumpsuits transcribe textbooks on computers, while others ...

With just this turn of phrase I got my NPR news roundup, the weather forecast and learned a bit about history. That’s because I programmed my Amazon device to do this on my command. So it’s easy to ...