All over the world, and all over this country, the Texas stereotype is mocked and maligned (so what else is new?). Does it matter, really, if everyone thinks we're fat, violent, prudish yahoos?

The battle for the soul of the Episcopal Church, being waged aggressively in this state, is not only about the ordination of homosexuals. It's also about the future of the denomination.

Staples of Provençal cuisine, such as olive oil, goat cheese, and honey, are being produced in Texas? Mais oui.

Meet a diver, a high-jumper, and five other Texas athletes who hope to put the pedal to the medal at the 2004 Olympics.

Hector Perez loved his country enough to die for it. A year later, his family is still paying the price of patriotism.

Seventy-five Texans—sons and daughters, brothers and sisters—have died in Iraq since last March. Here are some of their final words.

Did Mexican authorities find the man who killed a
crusading Nuevo Laredo editor? Or have they taken the
easy way out (again)?

We need an energy policy. Now.

Austin's Garza High is a rescuer of lost souls. Too bad President Bush's education-reform law considers it a failure.

What sets Dallas apart from other sophisticated
American cities? Its unique end-of-the-world industry.

I never thought about saving my skin, until things got as
serious as cancer.

Restaurant mogul Tilman Fertitta means to redevelop
Galveston into what some say will be a Gulf Coast
version of Atlantic City. No wonder he's making waves.

How high may our flag fly?

Greg Ott, the philosophy graduate student who was convicted of killing a Texas Ranger in 1978, has finally been released and is getting on with his life.

“Billy can go to a 7-Eleven and buy a soft drink and must pay sales tax, but Billy goes to school, buys a soft drink, and pays no sales tax.”