In an address that resembled a campaign ad, the governor issued seven priorities for the Legislature, including a push for “school choice.”
A handful of bills target gender-affirming medical care. Some families have fled the state and others are ready to follow.
Decades before the recent police violence in Memphis, a brutally beaten Latino man was tossed by officers into a Houston bayou and drowned. The protests that followed continue to echo in the city to this day.
Internal documents offer new insights into an unprecedented ploy in Wimberley to divert public-education dollars to private schools.
What seems like an outbreak of local skirmishes is part of a decades-long push to privatize the education system.
Paxton and the four whistleblowers asked the Texas Supreme Court to defer consideration of the case until they can finalize the settlement, after which they’ll move to end the case.
The cofounder of the Innocence Project of Texas set a model for working with state agencies to investigate potential wrongful convictions.
They have swimming pools, dozens of beds, and at least one stripper pole in a backyard school bus (you read that right). Locals say they’re are turning a vulnerable community into a “theme park” for hard-partying tourists.
Austin’s response to last week’s mild freeze is further evidence that some of the structures of society we used to count on are no longer reliable.
Dallas’s Jasmine Crockett and Austin’s Greg Casar talked to Texas Monthly about fighting for progressive policies in a GOP-controlled chamber.
Many with opioid-use disorders OD again and again. First responders are reaching out to offer a path to recovery.
Acclaimed for his research on the Big Bend region and the Porvenir massacre, David Keller was suddenly marched out of Sul Ross State University in December.
A $500 million restoration seeks to reverse almost two centuries of cultural and physical neglect at the most popular historic site in Texas. There’s never been more of a concerted effort to make things right.
Let’s crunch the numbers on what it would cost to avoid another “oakpocalypse.”
James Reyos was convicted of murder in Odessa. For forty years, he’s sworn he’s innocent—and now authorities are finally listening to him.
Governor Greg Abbott’s scheme to transport asylum seekers to Democrat-run cities has been called a cynical PR stunt. It is—but if tweaked, it could be a good idea.
Drill, baby, drill! But, uh, over there.
Two key bills with bipartisan support would help keep new moms alive and healthy. But similar efforts have fallen short in past sessions.
Senator Bob Hall’s bill is an unusual measure to address a nonexistent issue.
Booted from one locale amid outcry, the “Rally Against Censorship” proceeded—with an airing of familiar right-wing grievances.
The ways of the Texas Legislature are confoundingly weird. Here’s a guide to the madness.
The new chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee discusses divisions in the House on continuing aid to Ukraine, the withdrawal from Afghanistan, and more.
Families of those who died in the Korean War are asking Congress to investigate why their relatives’ names aren’t on the recently raised memorial wall in Washington, D.C.
Robert Jeffress resuscitated a once powerful church—and courted controversy too.
Even when interest rates are high, people want a place where they can hunt actual bucks.
On T-shirts and bumper stickers, the flag that flew during the Texas Revolution has had its cannon replaced by an AR-15. Would our ancestors approve?
You can’t blame Jeb.
Before its recent troubles, the industry giant seemed like the airline to beat.
As a child, I experienced the boundary between Texas and Mexico as its own distinct place. Now I know why.
If your dishwasher works properly, you probably have a long-ago Texas Instruments employee to thank.
José Angel Gutiérrez cofounded the Raza Unida Party, one of the most ambitious political forces to emerge from the Chicano Movement.
The day commemorating the emancipation of slaves in Texas says as much about our future as our past.
Why the grocery chain’s rise has proven unstoppable.
The names have changed over the decades, but through it all, Texas remains a place where money gets made—and spent.
From John Connally to Lina Hidalgo, these leaders have made Texas the bellwether state for the nation.
Texas’s elite police agency has evolved from a frontier organization to one famed for its expert interrogators. But some high-profile cases have tarnished that reputation.
How the aeronautical industry’s profit motive achieved escape velocity.
The organization may have lost the right to manage the historical site, but key members still have a major influence on its future.
Like Bill Hobby, Dan Patrick has made the most of an inherently powerful position.
Senfronia Thompson and Tom Craddick are two of the longest-serving Texas legislators—and two of the most collegial . . . usually.
They washed the crude off their hands and put on suits and ties. Or sensible blazer-and-skirt combos.
Along with its descendant, the towering wind turbine, this spindly mechanism turns fast and slow, measuring out our days.
The state avoided a disaster during the recent Arctic blast, but a sizable number of electricity generators still struggled in the cold.
After what’s been deemed “the year of the botched execution,” Texas should end the practice.
Republicans in the Texas House and Senate have filed a blizzard of bills seeking to crack down on alleged voter fraud and increase state control over elections. Here’s an annotated guide.
When Bruno went missing, Alex Reyna lost a key member of his oil-field crew.
State leaders used to invite coverage of their activity. Now the Texas Legislature is making reporting more difficult than ever.
The president’s brief trip to the Texas border city Sunday inflamed critics of his immigration policies on both the left and right.
Representative Candy Noble wants to ensure that governmental entities (i.e., the Capital City) can’t fund travel, childcare, or other support for abortion-seekers.
The Dallas-based airline has always lagged behind in technology. Its leaders saw that as a feature, not a bug.
