Texas Matters: The historic heat wave scorches the homeless, prisoners and...
Texas is gripped with extreme heat that’s putting lives at risk. Should President Biden step in to protect Texas outdoor workers? And the Texas GOP makes the voting system less secure and easier to cheat.
View ArticleAustin's BookPeople sues Texas over new law restricting school library books
Critics of the law, House Bill 900, have warned it is too broad and that it could ban literary classics as well as restrict students' access to books with LGBTQ+ characters.
View ArticleMother of Kevin Johnson, man shot by SAPD in 2022, viewed his autopsy report...
The review of Johnson’s autopsy report came 16 months after he was shot and killed by SAPD officers during an attempted arrest.
View ArticleForeign-born Air Force recruits can become U.S. citizens during basic training
Most of the military has restarted a program that allows green card holders to become U.S. citizens faster if they enlist. Trainees can start and finish the naturalization process during basic...
View ArticleAll the former president's trials
Every day it seems that Donald Trump’s legal troubles are increasing. The former president, who is seeking re-election, is under criminal indictments for stealing and hording government secret...
View ArticleJapanese snow monkeys have called South Texas home for 50 years
Generations of macaques have adapted to life far from their native environment.
View ArticleDrought map shows angry red bullseye in the center of the region
The heat wave across South Texas and the Hill Country continues to manifest itself in the form of drought, grass fires, and water shortages.
View ArticleUvalde victim's mother to run for mayor
Kimberly Rubio, an advertising executive, said she wants to represent voices in the community that she says are underserved.
View ArticleHow a baby's health is shaped in part by the environment they live in
Researchers who study the importance of a baby's early experiences are also looking into how built and natural environments are critical to health outcomes.
View ArticleNorth St. Mary's Street loses the Squeezebox as years-long road construction...
A bar on North St. Mary’s Street will close its doors after this weekend. The owner points to construction on the street for more than two years as the main reason for closing.
View ArticleA woman is running for mayor of Uvalde in honor of daughter killed in school...
Kimberly Mata-Rubio says she hopes to reunite the community if elected. The town has been torn on how to move on after 19 children and two teachers were killed in the 2022 shooting at Robb Elementary.
View ArticleNew study finds higher rates of Alzheimer’s in Texas border counties
Some literature points to pollution and other environmental factors as putting residents at higher risk for the disease, but researchers are exploring other potential causes.
View Article‘We’re back!’: San Antonio College launches re-imagined journalism program
The journalism program at San Antonio College is back in operation after a year and a half on hiatus.
View ArticleEagle Pass the latest battlefield in the Abbott-Biden war over control of...
The riverside city, sometimes referred to as 'La Puerta de Mexico' or 'Mexico’s Door,' 'is at the center of a struggle between the State of Texas and the federal government over shutting that door to...
View ArticleLove Field Airport harnessing wind gusts from planes to make energy
The Dallas airport is partnering with tech startup JetWind Power Corporation on the pilot program, which converts wind generated by planes into sustainable energy.
View ArticleBiden has a 7th grandchild. But he's never acknowledged her, until now
President Biden is known for his close relationship with his grandchildren. But he hadn't recognized a 4-year-old daughter of Hunter Biden from his family, until Friday.
View ArticleTexas Matters: Operation Lone Star examined
This week on Texas Matters - How Operation Lone Star is being felt in Eagle Pass. Abbott is building his own border wall. Texas is using spyware on the border—and maybe beyond.
View ArticleTexas has front-row seats to the world’s next total solar eclipse
The Texas Eclipse Festival is coming to Burnet in April 2024 to celebrate with camping, music, performances and more.
View ArticleUniversity Health aspires for Women's & Children's Hospital to mark new era...
New facility's amenities include large labor & delivery and postpartum rooms, a 24/7 pediatric care center and a 24/7 women’s center for OB/GYN emergencies and a breastfeeding support center with...
View ArticleNew tool shows parts of Texas coastline could be under water by 2050
Climate Central’s coastal risk screening tool lets people view a coastal area’s risk for flooding and rising sea levels.
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