After 41 Years of Tragedy, Disrepair, and Disease, Juneteenth Is Back at Comanche Crossing
The most dynamic freedom celebration in Texas, begun in the nineteenth century, returns to life.
The most dynamic freedom celebration in Texas, begun in the nineteenth century, returns to life.
Founded in 1973, Texas Monthly has been reporting on abortion access in Texas since the Roe v. Wade ruling. Here’s what to know.
After an abandoned well began spewing toxic, salty water onto her Permian Basin land, Ashley Watt would stop at nothing to determine the cause—and to hold Chevron accountable.
Mayra Flores won a special election to serve as the first Republican in the U.S. House from the Rio Grande Valley since 1871.
John Cornyn helped wrangle other senators from both parties to advance a spate of provisions. But will the Texas Legislature follow his lead?
For decades, Terlingua was a refuge for cowboys, wanderers, and weirdos. Now it’s an increasingly popular getaway for well-heeled urbanites.
The Dallas carrier—whose success is often studied in business schools—offers up its own, self-promotional version of its management secrets.
The nine-term U.S. congressman from Laredo first came to power after a bitterly contested recount that led some to call the election stolen.
The latest pandemic-related supply chain disruption prevents patients from getting critical imaging scans.
A smoking octopus and pointy-eared aliens: Johnson's sketches on political letterhead are wonderfully weird.
In a last-ditch bid to avoid paying massive damages to the Sandy Hook families he defamed, the Infowars host sought bankruptcy protection—and failed to win it.
The Uvalde native took to the White House briefing room to talk about the lives of the victims of the Robb Elementary School shooting—and call for change.
After ten Texans were murdered at Santa Fe High School in 2018, the Legislature passed seventeen school safety bills. They didn’t work.
Follow along with the latest sayings and doings of Louie Gohmert, the Republican congressman for Texas’s First Congressional District.
The governor has long struggled with crisis management, in part because he always strives to avoid taking political risks.
Pandemic relief funds provided a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” for homeless support programs. But what happens when the money dries up?
The state’s account of how law enforcement responded to the massacre at Robb Elementary School has shifted as it’s been contradicted by witnesses and video.
John Cornyn and Dan Patrick pulled out after Uvalde. Greg Abbott appeared by video. As Ted Cruz spoke, Beto O’Rourke led a protest.
“We need to stop the bad guys.” —Ted Cruz
Defenders of limitless guns are out of ideas but full of excuses.
State leaders have campaigned in 2022 on saving Texas children from threats real and imagined. All the while, we’ve been selling them out.
A guide for donating money, contacting your representatives, donating blood, receiving mental health services, and more.
For the past two years, Shawna Graves has wanted anonymity. Now she’s sharing her story publicly.
Customs and Border Protection is a ubiquitous presence in many Texas communities, and agents are often first responders.
Former Texas legislator Rick Green has built a marketplace for conservative stand-up—and proselytizing.
Jessica Cisneros’s challenge from the left animated some national Democrats against the nine-term congressman.
. . . and other key Texas Lege results from the primary runoffs.
As rumors swirl about the origins of the crisis, West Texas parents turn to one another for help.
First-time candidate Rochelle Garza cruised to the attorney general nomination, while Mike Collier and Jay Kleberg eked out narrow runoff victories over all-but-unknown opponents.
Governor Abbott’s comments showed just how lost our leaders are when it comes to gun violence.
In the Republican runoff for attorney general, incumbent Ken Paxton—not to mention Donald Trump—got his wish.
Houston Republicans are going on the offensive in this week's election as a trial run for November.
As TCEQ investigates its Austin plant, the company was praised for “protecting our state’s natural resources.”
The state GOP long opposed new regulations on corporations. Then Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick launched a crusade against “woke” businesses.
Your guide to the 2022 Texas primary runoff elections.
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Justin Berry was running a sleepy state House race against Ellen Troxclair before his policing at George Floyd protests came to the fore.
The Houston accountant has lost two statewide elections and knows the challenge of being a Texas Democrat. Why is he running a third time?
The former president played the usual hits at a rally Saturday, but rock musician Ted Nugent found new lows.
Jonathan Mitchell, who cooked up the Texas “vigilante” law that effectively made abortion illegal in the state, argues the quiet parts of the majority opinion out loud.
The Texas Railroad Commission candidate stripped down in a campaign video to get attention for her issues—and landed a spot in the May 24 Republican runoff. Which means it’s time to hear her out.
Today’s the deadline to apply for federal aid, but some experts say decreasing regulations and hiring more inspectors would be more useful.
Democratic leaders have predicted that the leaked draft decision will get Texas liberals to the polls. History provides caution.
At the sprawling North Texas community college, four professors say they were let go for speaking their minds. They’re not going quietly.
CEO Jim Schwertner credits the persistent success of Capitol Land & Livestock to a data-driven algorithm.
The massive facility sits along two miles of the Colorado River. Environmentalists want a say in how the development might affect the waterway.
With an abortion ban looming as the Supreme Court prepares to overturn Roe, the heartbreak of trying to provide reproductive care is too much for some.
How did the former governor become a leading advocate for psychedelics?
U.S. House candidate Jessica Cisneros predicts it will, but most national Democratic leaders are standing behind the incumbent, Henry Cuellar.
Aggregate mining in Texas yields billions of dollars but leaves behind a pockmarked landscape.