Texas author Mary Helen Specht drew inspiration from music and mudlarking to weave the tale of a daughter seeking the truth ...

Here are the stories on Texas Standard for Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Check back later today for updated story links and audio. Trump moves to reopen trade talks with Canada and Mexico President Donald ...

Most movie watchers probably know the Motion Picture Association best for its rating system. But it does more than give out Gs and Rs. It calls itself “the leading advocate of the film, television and ...

The Texas Supreme Court dismissed a challenge over beach closures near SpaceX’s Boca Chica launch site, ruling the plaintiffs lacked standing rather than deciding the broader constitutional issues at ...

Juneteenth marks the moment Union troops arrived in Galveston to enforce emancipation, freeing a quarter million enslaved people in Texas in 1865. The Standard’s Sean Saldana reports on how the city ...

North Texas will soon host its first match of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, kicking off a month-long event expected to draw hundreds of thousands of visitors to the region. That means more flights, more ...

In 2002, then-Texas Attorney General John Cornyn ran to replace a nationally known political figure: Retiring Sen. Phil Gramm. Back then, he ran as a fresh face — someone promising to bring new ideas ...

Texas voters decided several high-profile runoff races on Tuesday ahead of November’s general election. Voters selected party nominees for U.S. Senate, attorney general, lieutenant governor and ...

Texas is one of the country’s hottest spots for new data centers. These are massive computing warehouses that companies use to power technology like artificial intelligence and cloud storage. Data ...

Remnants of a lion-sized armadillo dating back to the Ice Age have been discovered resting on the riverbed of a half-submerged cave 40 feet below the surface of Comal County. It’s a sight straight out ...

A new lawsuit is targeting recent changes to Texas law that restrict the sale of certain hemp-derived products, with business owners arguing new rules and fees impact their ability to operate. Nathan ...

Around a hundred million years ago, a small, possibly fuzzy baby dinosaur about two years old died amid the harsh Cretaceous landscape. Fast forward to now, and that little dinosaur is now the center ...