The Texas Standard and public radio stations across the state have been working together to help you make sense of the midterms through our Texas Decides project, inviting listeners to send in their ...

The Texas Railroad Commission is a highly influential regulatory body, overseeing much of how the state’s energy industry does its work. One thing it doesn’t regulate is, well, railroads. And hasn’t ...

Many have compared Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation with that of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in 1991. But not long before that, there was another Washington appointment held up by sexual ...

What could a group of cloistered Catholic nuns possibly have in common with women convicted of some of the most terrible crimes imaginable? Quite a lot, it turns out. One group has voluntarily given ...

Paulino Serda was a small ranch owner near Edinburg, Texas, in 1915 when a group of Mexican bandits came through town. They demanded he open the gates that connected the ranches so the group could ...

I’m pretty sure I learned about aquifers in a middle school classroom during a science unit on the water cycle. But, like most people, I’ve entirely forgotten what I learned or didn’t pay close ...

The Texas legislative session and the new presidential administration are under way, and you know what that means: Pollsters are out asking questions. The political science department at the ...

SULPHUR SPRINGS — Silence falls over a crowd of 40 people on a windy afternoon in early November, each breath held in anticipation as two 800-pound bison slowly approach. Among the spectators are ...

On this first day of in-person early voting in what has become the marquee political race in Texas, the Texas Tribune notes that both U.S. Senate candidates — Republican Ken Paxton and Democrat James ...

President Trump fulfilled a campaign promise to Libertarian supporters on his second day back in office by pardoning the former creator and owner of an underground e-commerce website known for drug ...

It’s easy to take the internet for granted. With high-speed broadband available at home and elsewhere, many of us stay constantly connected at work or school, when we shop, and even when we need ...

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced earlier this month that he is launching a primary challenge to Sen. John Cornyn for his seat in the U.S. Senate. Now, Texans want to know who will fill ...