6+ hour, 21+ min ago   (737+ words) Democratic U.S. Senate nominee James Talarico on Wednesday said he opposed transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports “if it endangers safety or fairness,” reversing course on previous positions he took while in the Texas House opposing restrictions on trans athletes. “Every…...

21+ hour, 34+ min ago   (348+ words) Texas used to pride itself on government transparency, but now, documents that are released through public information requests are largely redacted. Texas Monthly contributor Nicholas Gutteridge sat down with NTX Now's Miranda Suarez and Ron Corning to discuss this phenomenon,…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (562+ words) In 2013, the number of monarch butterflies sank to their lowest level on record. Other pollinators, like honeybees, were also struggling. In response, the Obama administration formed a task force to figure out how to reverse these trends. A monarch butterfly…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (718+ words) A new study out of Parkland Health and UT Southwestern could change how healthcare providers prevent one of the leading causes of infant and maternal mortality and morbidity. Preeclampsia, a condition that involves “dangerously” high blood pressure during pregnancy, can…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (1595+ words) North Texas is quickly becoming the nation's epicenter of data center planning and construction. KERA News, The Denton Record Chronicle and The Fort Worth Report have been following the industry boom and how North Texas communities are responding. Data centers…...

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (649+ words) On Nov. 1, 2004, then-President George W. Bush stood onstage at Moody Coliseum at Southern Methodist University in Dallas for election eve rally as he sought a second term. Voting was hours away. “Ten years ago, when I first ran for governor, I…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (1081+ words) Leaders with the Texas Center for Arts + Academics will take no action against board chair Cheryl Bean as school parents demand her resignation following a now-deleted controversial social media post. Bean, the Republican Party nominee for a key Texas House…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (156+ words) Kids are back in school, and as that first day excitement fades and schedules become routine, parents and teachers may begin noticing early signs that a student is struggling. Maybe they're suddenly reluctant to go to school, their grades or…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (765+ words) Youth prisons across Texas are on lockdown "until further notice," according to an email sent to families and guardians of children in Texas Juvenile Justice Department custody last week. That’s because of an “exceptionally brutal” assault by youth on a…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (576+ words) Gov. Greg Abbott touted Tarrant County as a model for lowering property taxes as Republican county commissioners applauded his plan to help local governments across Texas provide permanent tax relief. County Judge Tim O’Hare and county commissioners Manny Ramirez and…...