Of the numerous vulnerabilities exposed by the deadly 2021 Texas blackouts, one caught people’s attention more than the rest: Texas exists as an energy island. Unlike any other power grid in the ...

Weather forecasters are warning that Tropical Storm Edouard could reach hurricane strength as it heads toward the Gulf Coast. Landfall is likely to bring heavy rains, high winds and flooding to parts ...

Here’s what’s coming up on Texas Standard for Friday, Feb. 6, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Texas Medical Board clarifies abortion exceptions For the first time since ...

When migrants who are deaf interact with immigration enforcement officials, they are supposed to have access to a sign language interpreter. But new reporting from Mother Jones has found that some of ...

Changes to the state standardized tests known as STAAR have made it difficult to compare how Texas students are doing in school in recent years, at a time when concern about the impact of the pandemic ...

Baldemar Garza Huerta, better known as Freddy Fender, was born in 1937 in the small town of San Benito in the Rio Grande Valley. His family worked in cotton fields during his childhood. Fender made ...

Both Austin and Houston have hosted minor league hockey teams, but it’s been a while. The Austin Ice Bats last skated in 2008, while the Houston Aeros shut down in 2013. But hockey appears to be on ...

Who were the first peoples to inhabit Texas? It’s often the case that research yields more questions than answers. But now, there might actually be some answers lurking in a thin body of water that ...

On a grocery run in early April, Sandra Allen added a Welch’s juice product to her grocery basket at Target in Pflugerville. She had often used her SNAP benefits to buy juice for her 9-year-old ...

The current effort to carry out mass deportations in the U.S. has been seen as unprecedented by some. The call for immigration reform has persisted for decades and includes voices from both sides of ...

On March 13, 1966, folklorist Tary Owens hosted a benefit for old-time fiddler Teodar Jackson featuring an intergenerational who’s who of the burgeoning Austin scene. Jackson had grown up in rural ...

In Texas, 774 new state laws took effect last Friday. Under one of them, SB 1124, candidates for sheriff now need to have a peace officers license. Up until now, there was no law enforcement ...