Gov. Greg Abbott is touting major technology companies’ responses to his temporary moratorium on data centers, following recent criticism from President Donald Trump. “I established clear guardrails ...

Youssef Shabo graduated college in 2011, around the same time protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were escalating into what would turn into a civil war. “At the time, it was just like ...

New data centers won’t be able to join the Texas power grid until state regulators complete a review of their energy and ...

The Texas Standard is excited to share the Beachchombing Report from Jace Tunnell, Director of Community Engagement for the Harte Research Institute at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. The series ...

When Michelle Wright Rhame was asked to be a foster mother, she saw it as a divine calling. She had always wanted to be a mom, but she couldn’t have children of her own—a heartbreak that contributed ...

A new poll places Democrat James Talarico five points ahead of Republican Ken Paxton in the race for Texas’ U.S. Senate seat — the first survey to show Talarico leading. The results come as the ...

Nearly 1 in 5 Texans experiences food insecurity — and that rate is continuing to rise. That’s according to a new study by Feeding America, a national network of food banks. The study examines hunger ...

Performing an abortion in Texas became a felony after the 2021 repeal of Roe v. Wade triggered HB 1280, the Human Life Protection Act. The law bans abortions after six weeks and places strict ...

Three recent rulings are reshaping how the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services handles abuse, neglect and termination-of-rights cases. The decisions suggest a greater emphasis on ...

Texas’ school funding system was designed to try and level the playing field between school districts that can raise a lot of money from local property taxes and those that can’t. Commonly called ...

A barbecue lunch feels like a major investment these days. Beef prices rose from last year by over 11%, according to the June Consumer Price Index. Anyone who’s gone out for some brisket this month ...