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 ...

This is the second story in a three-part series about HemisFair ’68. For part one, click here. 50 years ago this week San Antonio kicked off its world’s fair – HemisFair ‘68. Thursday, we brought you ...

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 ...

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 ...

As the legal fight over new border wall construction continues, contractors are setting up temporary housing compounds for hundreds of workers in small West Texas communities. Now residents are ...

Texas House Democrats have left the state to delay congressional redistricting set to favor Republicans. If all this sounds familiar, it’s probably because Texas Democrats walked out in 2021, in 2003, ...

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 ...

If you want a taste of white-tail deer in Texas, your best bet is to go out and shoot one, because you can’t buy it at the grocery store. But why, when Texas has a multi billion-dollar hunting ...

Two candidates running for Texas Agriculture Commissioner say they will not bring their debate about candidate eligibility to the courtroom after election day. Democrat Clayton Tucker and Republican ...

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 ...

Where has Harris County’s Tax Assessor-Collector been? A recent Houston Chronicle investigation found that the top tax official in Texas’ most populous county has not shown up to her office in four ...