Texas has released its latest A-through-F accountability ratings, with most public schools holding steady or improving. But two Austin middle schools received failing grades for a fifth consecutive ...

The artist built the structure in the late '70s, adding pieces to it to make for a more intimate experience with the observer ...

Most of the members of Austin folk band Cast Iron Shoes are all gathered on a black leather couch in Waterloo Record’s green room. They’re waiting for their bass player, who is running late. It’s the ...

It’s just a regular Wednesday at the Smithville Public Library, and that means there’s a lot going on. Past the regular patrons in the main reading room, a back room bustles with activity: around a ...

Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Monday, Jan. 27, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Detainees protest conditions at South Texas migrant center People detained ...

Tarrant County cities are focused on bringing new businesses to their booming areas even as available land becomes scarce. At a recent economic development forum, officials with Arlington, Mansfield, ...

I’m walking on the veranda of the Gorgas Building at Texas Southmost College in Brownsville. It’s named for the famous Army physician, William Gorgas, who was sent here to Fort Brown in 1882. This ...

The Jan. 6 siege was a rare moment when violent actors made their way into the U.S. Capitol. But it wasn’t the only time in modern American history that has happened. On March 1, 1954, four armed ...

For the third time, Texas state Sen. Nathan Johnson, a Democrat from Dallas, is trying to get a Medicaid expansion bill through the Legislature. Senate Bill 232 would create Live Well Texas, a ...

This spooky season, Texas Standard is Tracking Texas Cryptids from the chupacabra to the wampus cat. The Hairy Man of Round Rock draws some comparisons to Bigfoot. But others, like local Alexandra ...

Lou Diamond Phillips has been acting for decades. But his breakout role was so iconic, it’s one he’s still largely associated with. Phillips played Ritchie Valens in 1987’s “La Bamba” and then went on ...

On Jan. 11, 1933, country singer Goldie Hill was born outside Karnes City, TX. Goldie began playing music as a teenager with her two older brothers, Kenny and Tommy Hill, securing gigs in nearby San ...