A multistate surrogacy controversy — involving Alaska, California and Texas — could have far-reaching implications. One ...

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

Texas lawmakers passed a bill in 2025 that allowed families to use public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s education at an accredited private school or pay for a variety of other ...

Deep into the night, heat from the 100 degree day radiates off the sidewalk outside of Elysium, Austin’s oldest goth bar. It’ll celebrate 25 years this year. By 10 p.m. on the Sunday I went, dancers ...

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 ...

Jacob’s Well is an earthly wonder so stunning that it looks almost otherworldly: Crystal-clear water with bright green algae in what appears to be a bottomless hole in the limestone. “When it’s clear ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...