How Much Is a Dog’s Life Worth?
A writer learns the hard way—the hardest way—that in Texas the answer is: not much.
A writer learns the hard way—the hardest way—that in Texas the answer is: not much.
In 2018, as national chains pledged to ditch their nonbiodegradable polystyrene cups, Whataburger said it would look into alternative materials, too. What happened?
The small town in the Rio Grande Valley ranked first in the country on NerdWallet’s list of best cities for women in the workforce.
Park rangers in Eisenhower State Park discovered something odd and awe-inspriring in the wake of recent flooding.
In the month of May alone, enough rain fell on Texas to cover the state in eight inches of water.
When torrential storms brought raging flood waters to their ranch in Eastland, the Barrett family took to the muddy waters to rescue their prized horses.
The Senate Health and Human Services Committee sent a bill that would severely tighten restrictions on receiving a confidential abortion as a minor to the Senate floor.
A pair of spirited Texans joined forces to bring us the technological breakthrough we didn’t even know we needed.
A small high school in Crane, Texas, just confirmed that 20 of its 300 students have been diagnosed with Chlamydia, spurring a revisitation of the district’s abstinence-only sex education curriculum.
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News’ police blotter.
“It’s not about french fries, it’s about freedom,” ag commissioner Sid Miller said.
Reaction to the Texas State student’s performance art project ranged from supportive to critical.
In the midst of a storm that brought heavy rains and flash flooding to parts of Central Texas, a herd of cattle was swept away from their pasture.
A Houston-area high school chose to drop a policy that would have required all female prom guests to submit photos of their dresses for “pre-approval.”
A Facebook post documenting a Texas student’s dress code violation went viral earlier this month, but the school hasn’t and probably won’t change its policy.
Following a string of complaints about alleged harassment, assault, and rape, a transgender inmate in Texas was moved to a special “safekeeping” unit in what LGBT activists consider a significant victory.
Sixteen-year-old Kyle Naegeli has perfected the art of sewer fishing.
In 2011 the Texas Legislature turned down federal money in order to exclude Planned Parenthood from receiving state funds. Four years later a new report shows what happens when a state takes over the Women’s Health Program.
When Cindy Peterson and a handful of other women came forward with complaints about hair loss related to a luxury product line, an attorney from Dallas came to their aid.
The World Animal Awareness Society is using camera-equipped drones to film a pilot episode of a stray-dog-related television show in Houston.
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News’ police blotter.
“Are you Meerkatting or can we speak IRL?”
Listeria bacteria was found in products created on a single production line at Blue Bell Creameries, in Brenham, prompting the first recall in the company’s 108-year history.
A miniature controversy erupted Wednesday at the state capitol, when a Republican lawmaker covered the name plaque outside his office with a paper sign labeling him as a “Former Fetus.”
Rick Miller, a Republican from Sugar Land, introduced legislation that would reverse local non-discrimination ordinances—like the one in Houston, where his openly gay son works as an attorney.
On Monday, the Houston Chronicle posted a slide show of photos of a late Longview teenager who suffered from anorexia, inviting readers “witness her fatal transformation.”
Austinite Rebecca Gray has big plans to open the first cafe in the state where humans and felines can peacefully coexist.
U.S. representative Ted Poe has requested that Twitter stop allowing terrorists to make use of its services.
Museum-goers in Texas will have to live with snapping their art selfies the old-fashioned way.
What started as a small wedding ceremony outside a Travis County office resulted in a political storm that left the couple, and the rest of the state, confused.
A roundup of some of the most notable recent displays of gumption from women around the state.
The retailer says some Texas liquor statutes are unconstitutional.
Why drive one of the state’s best scenic routes when you can pay a few hundred dollars to fly there instead?
Texas Fiji said the party was supposed to be “Western themed,” which guests somehow interpreted as “border patrol.”
Austin Wallis posted a video to YouTube this week that details his difficult experience of being gay in a private, Lutheran school in Houston.
A black, transgender woman was murdered in Tyler, which her friends say was a hate crime—but the murder won’t be investigated that way.
Check your bag for liquids and heavy artillery next time you fly through a Texas airport.
Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth—and even Arlington—are exceeding the capital city in a number of ways.
The Rosenberg Police Department released a particularly sketchy sketch in an attempt to identify the suspect in an armed robbery that took place last week.
At least seven places of worhsip in Texas have indoor running tracks, and other key takeaways.
The Today Show says 2015 is the year of the kolache, but we say every year is the year of the kolache.
The journey of Houston’s Equal Rights Ordinance has been long and full of plot-twists—but it could all be over soon.
As tuition prices climb and student debt rates increase, UT-Austin students look for, ahem, financial aid on an online dating site with a weird twist.
And brush up on Texas history at the same time. “Texas Rising” premieres on Memorial Day.
The Population Institute’s annual report card has been posted, and Texas failed in a big way.
A seventeen-year-old posted a photo online that was powerful enough to get him arrested for making terrorist threats at a time when police departments are taking messages on social media more seriously than ever.
Artists across the nation—including Michael Stipe, Matt Groening, and Tony Hawk—band together to build a skatepark in Taylor.