After police discovered Robert Eugene Brashers was responsible for the deaths of the four teens in 1991, Travis County has ...

Daniel Vaughn, barbecue editor for Texas Monthly, TMBBQ.com, has been talking to pitmasters across the state who are closing their doors. He joined the Standard to talk about what he heard. Listen to ...

Many viewers of a Super Bowl ad dramatizing the search for a lost puppy felt that Ring's plan to link up with surveillance companies who work with police had gone too far.

A new book from the General Land Office explores how maps have shaped Texans’ understanding of geography, culture, and identity over centuries. Featuring Spanish, French, Indigenous, and frontier‑era ...

Charlie’s Playhouse opened around 1958 under the ownership of East Austin businessman Ernest “Charlie” Gildon. Located at 1206 East 11th Street in the historically Black cultural district, the ...

Researchers exploring Phantom Springs Cave near Balmorhea have documented new species in one of North America’s deepest underwater cave systems. The fragile ecosystem, accessible only to specialized ...

The Texas Panhandle is facing increased wildfire risk over the next few days because of dry conditions and high winds. There ...

Texas voters can cast their ballot early in the Republican or Democratic primary through Friday, Feb. 27. Election day is ...

Records show contacts with former Baylor president Ken Starr, Dallas business leaders and public relations figures.

Texas Standard’s commentator remembers the Academy Award-winning actor who was not born a Texan, but played a heck of one on ...

Morgan O’Hanlon: As you’re driving through West Texas and through Balmorhea, this kind of big open desert, you get to the Phantom Springs Cave and it’s this tiny little narrow crevice.

For over two decades, the Texas Dream Act allowed undocumented Texans to pay in-state tuition at public universities. This semester marks the first full term under new tuition rules following a lower ...