Conservative state lawmakers have filed hundreds of bills targeting the school finance system, LGBTQ+ students, undocumented immigrant children, and more.

The crime that landed Steven Nelson on Texas’ death row took place 14 years ago in a North Texas church. Now, as his February 5 execution date looms, supporters—including his wife and a well ...

When I moved to El Paso in 2016, there were fewer than 10 migrant deaths in what U.S. immigration officials call the El Paso ...

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This Texas city has struggled to develop a seawater desalination plant, but its efforts have lagged as thirsty industries ...

Travis County’s progressive DA has secured indictments for the 2021 death of Juan José Galvan Batalla, remembered as a ...

Migrants’ bodies pile up in New Mexico after Texas cracks down in the sprawling El Paso sector. Get our latest in-depth reporting straight to your inbox.

In this deeply reported new book, two Texas authors interrogate the deeper meaning of Timothy Leary, Richard Nixon and LSD.

The president could just as logically rename the body of water the “Chinese Sea,” one historian argues.