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Coverage of politics, lifestyle, environment, technology, innovation and money matters from a uniquely Texas perspective.

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Effort to preserve Indigenous cemetery in Presidio is finally complete
Apr 23, 2024
The Future of Work in Texas – A Texas Standard special
Apr 22, 2024
What you need to know about upcoming spring elections
Apr 19, 2024
Texas Eclipse Festival attendees with disabilities describe treacherous conditions
Apr 18, 2024
Judge overseeing struggling foster system fines the state $100,000 a day
Apr 17, 2024
Austin to be hit as Tesla announces 14,000 layoffs
Apr 16, 2024
Tracking the unprecedented rise in ocean temperatures
Apr 15, 2024
The move away from fossil fuels may exacerbate water scarcity in South Texas
Apr 12, 2024
Hurricane season forecast to be ‘most aggressive’ ever
Apr 11, 2024
‘Texas, Being’ poetry collection takes reader on a Texas tour
Apr 10, 2024
Revisiting the exploits of a notorious Texas jewel thief
Apr 09, 2024
Total eclipse 2024: A special broadcast from the Kerrclipse Festival
Apr 08, 2024
Texas Extra: More from Bill Nye on the total solar eclipse
Apr 06, 2024
What ‘Cowboy Carter’ says about Blackness, Beyoncé and country music
Apr 05, 2024
With the eclipse days away, this small city is more prepared than most
Apr 04, 2024
Bill Nye the Science Guy is coming to Texas for the eclipse
Apr 03, 2024
Looking ahead to the eclipse day weather forecast
Apr 02, 2024
From small startups to fossil fuel giants, Texans are rethinking the future of energy
Apr 01, 2024
Texas Extra: A step-by-step guide of what to expect during the total solar eclipse
Mar 30, 2024
Inside the international friendly match between El Paso Locomotive FC and Juárez FC
Mar 29, 2024
They’re worked like dogs – but for these canines, farm rustling is the life
Mar 28, 2024
Texas Extra: Adventures and misadventures of a cinematic life
Mar 27, 2024
What’s next for Ken Paxton?
Mar 27, 2024
An Indigenous perspective on the solar eclipse from a traditional healer
Mar 26, 2024
Introducing Rhizome, Laredo’s unique art project and community collaboration
Mar 25, 2024
House Speaker Dade Phelan has drawn an opponent
Mar 22, 2024
What you should know about polling going into election season
Mar 21, 2024
The latest on Senate Bill 4, which puts immigration enforcement in the state’s hands
Mar 20, 2024
Texas Extra: Dennis Borel looks back on 24 years advocating for Texans with disabilities (Extended)
Mar 19, 2024
Rio Grande Valley again draws attention ahead of 2024 elections
Mar 19, 2024
Capturing the upcoming eclipse via tintype photograph
Mar 18, 2024
The state welcomed 475,000 new Texans in a year
Mar 15, 2024
Questions over how to remember an East Texas manhunt
Mar 14, 2024
Will third time be the charm for SpaceX’s Starship launch from Boca Chica?
Mar 13, 2024
Texas Extra: SXSW 2024 Films with Texas ties (and more!)
Mar 12, 2024
How big events like the pandemic lockdowns can warp our sense of time
Mar 12, 2024
The Rio Grande is getting saltier. What’s that mean for agriculture?
Mar 11, 2024
Texas Extra: Look closer at that quarter featuring Jovita Idár (Extended)
Mar 09, 2024
Thoughts on being a woman in Texas this International Women’s Day
Mar 08, 2024
State approves Boca Chica State Park land swap with SpaceX
Mar 07, 2024
A recap of Texas primary election night
Mar 06, 2024
Supreme Court puts Texas’ immigration enforcement bill on hold
Mar 05, 2024
UTEP scientists spot bird not seen in decades
Mar 04, 2024
Texas Extra: Richard Linklater and Alex Stapleton on ‘God Save Texas’ (Extended)
Mar 03, 2024
A special broadcast from the Houston Rodeo
Mar 01, 2024
A small Texas town is holding a big Leap Year celebration
Feb 29, 2024
The latest on the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Panhandle
Feb 28, 2024
How the Supreme Court treated Texas’ argument to regulate social media
Feb 27, 2024
The state’s only sugar mill is closing. What’s next for sugar cane farmers?
Feb 26, 2024
A younger generation is taking over the Texas oil fields
Feb 23, 2024
What does the MLS referee lockout mean for the 2024 soccer season?
Feb 22, 2024
Ballet folklórico competition comes to North Texas
Feb 21, 2024
What new data says about the future of Texas agriculture
Feb 20, 2024
Coral samples in Galveston could be key to keeping the species alive
Feb 19, 2024
New music exhibit features iconic items owned by Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift and more
Feb 16, 2024
Is high school football on the decline in Texas?
Feb 15, 2024
Is the industry ready for Beyoncé’s country music album?
Feb 14, 2024
Which Texas cities take the lead in ending homelessness?
Feb 13, 2024
How Mexico supplanted China as the nation’s top trade partner
Feb 12, 2024
Why El Paso Mexican food hits different
Feb 09, 2024
Dr. Phil is back, and he’s broadcasting from the Metroplex
Feb 08, 2024
Bitcoin miners came to rural Texas – and brought disruption with them
Feb 07, 2024
Why the U.S. Senate’s immigration bill may be ‘dead on arrival’
Feb 06, 2024
A report from Eagle Pass after a weekend of immigration protest
Feb 05, 2024
Remembering renowned ventriloquist Ignacio ‘Nacho’ Estrada
Feb 02, 2024
Texas frackers are going electric – but can the grid handle it?
Feb 01, 2024
Exploring SpaceX’s potential land swap with Texas
Jan 31, 2024
How frontline workers fared during COVID and how best to protect them
Jan 30, 2024
Drilling down on the state takeover of Houston schools
Jan 29, 2024
A national lab didn’t detect disease in Texas deer, but the state had already euthanized them
Jan 26, 2024
Milk or meat? For modern cattle ranchers, the answer may be both
Jan 25, 2024
State has seen rise in teen births since abortion ban was enacted
Jan 24, 2024
Children at Risk’s annual ranking of Texas schools is out
Jan 23, 2024
Could Texas’ electric grid finally connect to other states?
Jan 22, 2024
Standoff between Texas and the feds continues over Rio Grande access
Jan 19, 2024
Justice Department report on Uvalde shooting finds ‘critical failures’ in police response
Jan 18, 2024
Community colleges get a funding boost, but with some changes
Jan 17, 2024
Supreme Court case pits Texas rancher against TxDOT’s highway renovations
Jan 16, 2024
Celebrated African American art and history exhibit arrives in Texas
Jan 15, 2024
Food safety & tree protection tips as Texas awaits an arctic blast
Jan 12, 2024
As arctic front looms, how is the electric grid looking?
Jan 11, 2024
What we know about the hotel explosion in Fort Worth
Jan 10, 2024
How the New Year’s focus on dieting can have a negative impact
Jan 09, 2024
Inside Harris County’s guaranteed income experiment
Jan 08, 2024
What’s ahead for space exploration in 2024
Jan 05, 2024
Rare mushroom sparks excitement in Central Texas and beyond
Jan 04, 2024
Residents fight proposed Brazoria County primate facility
Jan 03, 2024
Remembering political trailblazer Eddie Bernice Johnson
Jan 02, 2024
A look ahead to the new year in Texas, from politics to entertainment
Jan 01, 2024
A look back at the year in review
Dec 29, 2023
The best of the year in science & nature
Dec 28, 2023
All about Texas cryptids
Dec 27, 2023
The best of the year in arts & culture
Dec 26, 2023
Our staff favorites of the year
Dec 25, 2023
How ‘The Iron Claw’ filmmakers achieved authenticity inside the ring
Dec 22, 2023
What has Van Horn residents so worried about a new pipeline
Dec 21, 2023
New proposals would let ranchers kill two birds. But is one really a predator?
Dec 20, 2023
Does drone medical help offer hope for rural Texans?
Dec 19, 2023
Thousands of vulnerable Texans stand to lose food and health benefits
Dec 18, 2023
Exploring the difficulties of rural reproductive care in West Texas
Dec 15, 2023
The state 2D artist draws on his El Paso heritage
Dec 14, 2023
New questions over Texas abortion restrictions after court denies
Dec 13, 2023
What Texans can expect this winter, weather-wise
Dec 12, 2023
YouTube chef blends her Texan and Indian roots in new show
Dec 11, 2023
Tired of the same Christmas carols? This Texas composer has some rearrangements
Dec 08, 2023
State stops effort to reclaim Fairfield Lake State Park
Dec 07, 2023
Exploring the Lone Star State with the evolving Texas Almanac
Dec 06, 2023
Chronic wasting disease ravages Texas Parks and Wildlife facility
Dec 05, 2023
Will the show go on for UTEP’s dinner theater?
Dec 04, 2023
Rare ‘Cattle Tyrant’ spotting dominates birders’ attention
Dec 01, 2023
What’s behind the massive oil spill in the Gulf?
Dec 01, 2023
The challenges facing Texas food banks as hunger rises
Nov 29, 2023
Everything you need to know about cedar fever
Nov 28, 2023
Is Greg Abbott angling for a spot as Trump’s VP candidate?
Nov 27, 2023
Our favorite Texas books of the year, just in time for holiday shopping
Nov 24, 2023
The State of Disability in Texas – A Texas Standard special rebroadcast
Nov 23, 2023
60 years after JFK assassination, revisiting the stories of two witnesses in Dallas
Nov 22, 2023
How this man survived in the West Texas desert for 27 hours
Nov 21, 2023
Examining Texas’ legacy of anti-LGBT laws
Nov 20, 2023
Is this the end of efforts to keep Fairfield Lake State Park public?
Nov 17, 2023
Why is Texas’ Railroad Commission wading into school textbook policy?
Nov 16, 2023
Tracing the foodways of Black Seminoles
Nov 15, 2023
Clemency comes for Black soldiers, a century after their court-martial and execution
Nov 14, 2023
The Texas discovery of a new, dog-sized dinosaur
Nov 13, 2023
How Texas lowering requirements to become a teacher in the 2000s impacted the profession
Nov 10, 2023
Why Texans can’t vote on abortion or marijuana anytime soon
Nov 09, 2023
How Texas voted on 14 statewide propositions
Nov 08, 2023
What’s next after Cruise suspends self-driving cars in Texas?
Nov 07, 2023
A look at the 14 constitutional amendments Texas voters will consider on Election Day
Nov 06, 2023
Emmitt Smith’s latest move is fighting opioid overdoses
Nov 03, 2023
Exploring the tale of the Chupacabra
Nov 01, 2023
The real history behind Goatman’s Bridge is scarier than any ghost story
Oct 31, 2023
How artificial ocean reefs can help fight climate change
Oct 30, 2023
SpaceX satellite debris could fall from the sky and kill people, FAA report says
Oct 27, 2023
What new polling says about Texans’ presidential preferences
Oct 26, 2023
Auto workers’ strike hits Arlington plant
Oct 25, 2023
Why bird watchers are flocking to Texas cemeteries
Oct 24, 2023
What are the most haunted places in Texas?
Oct 23, 2023
Texas Extra: Ken Burns on The American Buffalo (Extended)
Oct 21, 2023
The national security concerns over Chinese crypto mining in Texas
Oct 20, 2023
Legislature takes up ban on vaccine mandates at private businesses
Oct 19, 2023
How a Texas constitutional amendment would aid childcare centers
Oct 17, 2023
Public school teachers in Texas are protesting vouchers. They’ve enlisted plumbers to help.
Oct 16, 2023
The science on why it’s fun to be scared
Oct 13, 2023
Celebrating a century of Texas state parks
Oct 12, 2023
The long push for using public dollars to pay for private schools
Oct 11, 2023
Dallas pastor stuck in Israel shares what he’s seen amid renewed conflict with Hamas
Oct 10, 2023
Lawmakers discuss school savings accounts
Oct 09, 2023
Ken Paxton whistleblower says his fight is not over
Oct 06, 2023
‘Good Night, Irene’ follows a courageous woman’s story in the WWII Red Cross
Oct 05, 2023
A&M researchers are working to bring ocelots back
Oct 04, 2023
Fall is finally here. What does that mean for Texas’ drought?
Oct 03, 2023
We’re tracking Texas cryptids all October
Oct 02, 2023
Texas Extra: An immigrant to ‘The Country of the Blind’
Oct 01, 2023
Why homeschooling is on the rise across the ideological spectrum
Sep 29, 2023
How a UT professor is helping the CDC plan for the next pandemic
Sep 28, 2023
State law banning public drag performances found unconstitutional
Sep 27, 2023
Texas Extra: 50 years after ‘Viva Terlingua’
Sep 26, 2023
What you need to know about viewing the upcoming solar eclipses from Texas
Sep 26, 2023
What Texans need to know about the impending government shutdown
Sep 25, 2023
Migrants’ arrival at Eagle Pass underscores Biden’s challenge on immigration
Sep 22, 2023
Suburban school districts revolt against ‘recapture’ funding
Sep 21, 2023
San Antonio ISD could close as many as 17 schools
Sep 20, 2023
Which major city in Texas has the worst weather?
Sep 19, 2023
Ken Paxton survived his impeachment trial. What’s next?
Sep 18, 2023
Part 4: Coverage of closing arguments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 15, 2023
Part 3: Coverage of closing arguments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 15, 2023
Part 2: Coverage of closing arguments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 15, 2023
Part 1: Coverage of closing arguments of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 15, 2023
What happened in the dramatic Day 7 of Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial?
Sep 14, 2023
Dungeons & Dragons becomes lifeline for some Texas death row prisoners
Sep 13, 2023
Texas voting restrictions challenged in court
Sep 12, 2023
Historic heat makes Texas’ ailing water infrastructure even harder to fix
Sep 11, 2023
In attempts to ban library books, Texas leads the nation
Sep 08, 2023
Part 5: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 07, 2023
Part 4: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 07, 2023
Part 3: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 07, 2023
Part 2: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 07, 2023
Part 1: Coverage of first day of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Sep 07, 2023
Challenged on the right, progressive Corpus Christi DA seeks higher office
Sep 07, 2023
A budding pipeline fight highlights activists’ changing tactics
Sep 06, 2023
As Ken Paxton’s impeachment trial begins, Collin County voters are standing by him
Sep 05, 2023
Adoptees fight to gain access to their original birth certificates in Texas
Sep 04, 2023
The State of Disability in Texas – A Texas Standard special
Sep 01, 2023
Bears are returning to Texas, whether we’re ready or not
Aug 31, 2023
State National Guard used WhatsApp to spy at the border
Aug 30, 2023
‘Death Star bill’ could destroy local protections for renters
Aug 29, 2023
After environmentally destructive launch, will regulators let SpaceX blast off again?
Aug 28, 2023
An old shipwreck was found in coastal East Texas. What’s in it?
Aug 25, 2023
Railroad Commission approves South Texas coal mine expansion
Aug 24, 2023
Why Will Hurd didn’t make the cut for the first Republican presidential debate
Aug 23, 2023
Diaspora Network’s worship service represents nationwide shift in church demographics
Aug 22, 2023
After a pandemic boost, what’s the next chapter for independent booksellers?
Aug 21, 2023
Why the film and TV strikes are at an awful time for Texas
Aug 18, 2023
Tours from Beyoncé and Taylor Swift are big for local economies
Aug 17, 2023
What’s changed for migrants on the border after Title 42’s end?
Aug 16, 2023
San Antonio nonprofit forges community for veterans through knife-making
Aug 15, 2023
Carbon capture is coming to the King Ranch
Aug 14, 2023
Chronic wasting disease threatens deer and Texas’ hunting economy
Aug 11, 2023
How to prepare and stay safe amid high wildfire danger
Aug 10, 2023
Examining the skills gap in a post-pandemic workforce
Aug 09, 2023
Heat and the next Great Migration
Aug 08, 2023
Could Texas connect to other electric grids?
Aug 07, 2023
Del Rio’s William Beckmann fuses youthful energy and timeless soul in country music
Aug 04, 2023
As Texas leads the nation in ‘family annihilation’ cases, what can be done?
Aug 03, 2023
Unraveling the ‘Iron Pipeline’ of gun smuggling from Texas to Mexico
Aug 02, 2023
Remembering Paul Reubens and Pee-wee’s ties to Texas
Aug 01, 2023
64,000 Texans stand to benefit from Biden student loan forgiveness
Jul 31, 2023
The Texas Eclipse Festival is coming to Burnet next year
Jul 28, 2023
Booksellers sue Texas over law that will restrict school library books
Jul 27, 2023
Japanese snow monkeys thrive in South Texas scrub
Jul 26, 2023
What we know about Ken Paxton’s upcoming impeachment trial
Jul 25, 2023
The bipartisan appeal of psychedelic research into treating veteran PTSD
Jul 24, 2023
Texas Extra: Growth Machine — We Planned This
Jul 22, 2023
How to catch a wave in Waco
Jul 21, 2023
New movie reminds us we’ve all been living in a Barbie world
Jul 20, 2023
What’s the future of air conditioning in Texas?
Jul 19, 2023
DPS whistleblower says troops at border have ‘inhumane’ policies toward migrants
Jul 18, 2023
Workers rally to fight state bill ending water breaks
Jul 17, 2023
State policies cause Texas to slip from top business rankings
Jul 14, 2023
What can Texas teach California about dealing with homelessness?
Jul 13, 2023
Abilene volunteers serve Ukrainian refugees through soccer
Jul 12, 2023
2024 Senate race comes into focus as Gutierrez announces candidacy
Jul 11, 2023
Is Paycheck Protection Program fraud partly behind the home price spike?
Jul 10, 2023
Texas Extra: More from a Texas intersex advocate about what we all need to know about bodies
Jul 08, 2023
A Texas program pushes drivers to pay old tickets – and over 600,000 have lost their licenses
Jul 07, 2023
Houston sues state over ‘Death Star’ law that will block local ordinances
Jul 06, 2023
How the Legislature’s property tax cut proposals differ
Jul 05, 2023
Pumped: Food, fuel and the future of Texas – A Texas Standard special
Jul 04, 2023
How to keep yourself and your pets safe this Fourth of July
Jul 03, 2023
What the Supreme Court’s ruling on student loans means for Texans
Jun 30, 2023
New law will allow chaplains in Texas public schools
Jun 29, 2023
As one special session ends, the next one begins
Jun 28, 2023
Musician Amanda Shires on her collaboration with Bobbie Nelson
Jun 27, 2023
Texas State’s Operation Identification works to ID migrant remains
Jun 26, 2023
Latinos now make up largest share of state’s population
Jun 23, 2023
Texas Extra: An extended conversation with musician Jess Williamson about her new album
Jun 22, 2023
Senate adopts rules for Ken Paxton impeachment trial
Jun 22, 2023
Everything you always wanted to know about the Texas energy grid
Jun 21, 2023
East Texas county lacks power during summer heat wave
Jun 20, 2023
What’s next after Abbott vetoes more than 70 bills?
Jun 19, 2023
Cormac McCarthy’s deep Texas ties
Jun 16, 2023
Summer heat is here – and so is the strain on Texas’ electric grid
Jun 15, 2023
Why thousands of dead fish washed up along the Gulf Coast
Jun 14, 2023
Plans to dredge Matagorda Bay Superfund site proceed, over environmental worries
Jun 13, 2023
Texas Extra: Austin’s Oblivion Access fest curates the ‘weird end’ of the underground music spectrum
Jun 12, 2023
What does Nate Paul’s arrest mean for Ken Paxton?
Jun 12, 2023
‘Flamin’ Hot’ shares the spicy story of a snack food phenomenon
Jun 09, 2023
Insurers are bailing on homes in disaster-prone regions. Is Texas next?
Jun 08, 2023
The dire situation facing underfunded Texas schools
Jun 07, 2023
‘Lone Stars Rising’ profiles 50 Texans changing our world
Jun 06, 2023
What happened to the bill closing the ‘dead suspect loophole?’
Jun 05, 2023
Is there such a thing as climate-friendly beef?
Jun 02, 2023
What did the Legislature accomplish for rural Texans?
Jun 01, 2023
Uvalde mariachi team’s win was a bright spot in a year of darkness
May 31, 2023
What’s in store for lawmakers’ first special session?
May 30, 2023
Reviewing this session of the Texas Legislature
May 29, 2023
Texas House committee recommends impeaching Attorney General Ken Paxton
May 26, 2023
What are the weirdest laws in Texas?
May 25, 2023
Sen. Roland Gutierrez on Uvalde, one year later
May 24, 2023
What do Texans think of the Legislature’s actions this session?
May 23, 2023
Why the Rio Grande Valley is a transit desert
May 22, 2023
San Antonio Spurs’ No. 1 draft pick could be a game-changer
May 19, 2023
Singer-songwriter Robert Ellis returns with new sound and perspective
May 18, 2023
Kate the Chemist aims to answer ‘the big questions’ about science with new podcast
May 17, 2023
How the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ company preyed on desperate and elderly sellers
May 16, 2023
How UT scientists are using AI to read thoughts
May 15, 2023
Podcast explores whether a Texas Ranger extracted a false confession
May 12, 2023
Title 42 expires as border braces for migrants’ mass arrival
May 11, 2023
What to watch for as the Texas Legislature sprints to Sine Die
May 10, 2023
A man died working on the Tesla Gigafactory. The company didn’t tell officials.
May 09, 2023
What we know about the mass shooting at an Allen outlet mall
May 08, 2023
Cloud seeding has never been proven, but drought-stricken Mexico is ready to try
May 05, 2023
Has Texas cracked down on protest after 2020’s racial justice demonstrations?
May 04, 2023
Groups suing over SpaceX’s explosions, environmental impact
May 03, 2023
What it’s like in a self-defense class for LGBTQ Texans
May 02, 2023
Teaching ancient Greek and Roman texts in the Jim Crow era
May 01, 2023
Performers pay tribute to Willie Nelson for his 90th birthday
Apr 28, 2023
Evidence suggests Texas Rangers may have created mass gravesite
Apr 27, 2023
The questions on local ballots across Texas this May election
Apr 26, 2023
NASA mission sounds like a reality show, but it’s gathering data for a Mars journey
Apr 25, 2023
What’s next in the legal fight over abortion drug mifepristone?
Apr 24, 2023
An Earth Day appreciation for the Texas Hill Country
Apr 21, 2023
Astronaut Christina Koch on NASA’s upcoming Artemis 2 mission
Apr 20, 2023
How two Uvalde survivors are rebuilding their lives
Apr 19, 2023
Expanded telehealth is coming to an end
Apr 18, 2023
TxDOT wants to bury a highway. The Dallas City Council wants to get rid of it.
Apr 17, 2023
What’s in San Antonio’s ‘justice charter’?
Apr 14, 2023
Texas county may shutter its library before it returns banned books to the stacks
Apr 13, 2023
What more electric vehicles mean for the Texas electric grid
Apr 12, 2023
What the worry over ChatGPT looks like on college campuses
Apr 11, 2023
What’s next after Texas judge rules abortion medication illegal
Apr 10, 2023
What a banking slowdown in Texas means for the economy
Apr 07, 2023
How the Farm Bill is about a lot more than farming
Apr 06, 2023
‘Be My Eyes’ app uses AI to help people with disabilities
Apr 05, 2023
Feral hogs are a big problem in Houston
Apr 04, 2023
The state’s appointing conservators to oversee Austin’s school district
Apr 03, 2023
Will Texas ban the death penalty for people with severe mental illness?
Mar 31, 2023
Taylor Swift fans in Texas are ready for the Eras Tour
Mar 30, 2023
The ‘forever chemicals’ used in fracking in Texas
Mar 29, 2023