bySahar Chmais
An addict turned recovery counselor uses dark humor and social media to help users clean up.
byKayla Meyertons
The presence of endangered salamanders in aquifers under the route means an added layer of environmental scrutiny for Kinder Morgan’s proposed natural gas pipeline.
byKatherine Corley
National Democrats are targeting six congressional districts in Texas in 2020. Despite Democratic gains in the 2018 midterms, some political scientists say the party faces an uphill battle in the Lone Star State.
bySunny Kim
In February, the Boy Scouts started allowing all-girl troops in the 109-year-old organization.
byJack Keyes
Support is growing for legislation that would allow prisoners, even those convicted of violent crimes, to reduce their sentences through good behavior.
byStephen Cabler
In the boom-bust world of cotton, a couple of big harvests means lower prices and potentially tough times for Texas growers.
A renewed interest in board games has spawned an increase in amateur board game developers, particularly in Lone Star hotspots Dallas and Austin.
byMorgan Kilgo
The debate over the proper role of standard tests in evaluating student performance returns to the Capitol.
Some Texans say federal opioid-prescribing guidelines are limiting chronic pain patients’ access to much needed medicine.
byClaire Allbright
Unlike most states, the Texas Legislature only meets every other year.
With the start of the 2019 mosquito season upon us, state public health officials plan to proceed as usual — expecting the worst.
byKate Groetzinger
A fight over what to do with the civic center in Staples has riled up residents.
byHayli Rudolph
David Beebe, the host of the weekly Night Train Express on public-radio KRTS, keeps Motown sound alive in West Texas.
byLauren DeFilippo
Gabbi Huerte, 17, has Down Syndrome. The annual Miss Sweetheart Special Needs Pageant gave her a moment to remember.
After a lifetime in stock car racing, Mary Ann Naumann is trying to revive the sport at a dirt track in Paige.
A flood of tourists drawn by the TV stars has triggered a development wave.
byChristopher De Los Santos
Veterans say they are turning to new organizations to deal with traumatic experiences.
Since the Austin-Travis County Sobering Center opened in August, more then 500 intoxicated people have been treated at the center.
The mussel has inflicted billions of dollars in damages since it was introduced in the Great Lakes in 1988.
byVicky Camarillo
Few things capture the irony of Lufkin’s resurgence better than the Lufkin Industries Christmas display.
