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Dario Lopez-Mills/APThe ruling from the Louisiana-based judge comes less than three days before the Biden administration was scheduled to lift the policy, known as Title 42. It was originally put in place at the beginning of the pandemic by the Trump administration. -
Texas A&M Forest ServiceTwo of the largest blazes cover more than 37,000 acres. The National Weather Service warns of “critical” fire danger throughout Texas heading into the weekend.
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Sarah Stogner says she took the money from a rich friend because she thinks she has a chance of winning the Republican nomination. She initially ran just to make a statement. -
Texas grid operators say Friday's call for conservation shows the system is working as intended. Some independent analysts say the latest grid assessment downplays the likelihood of extreme scenarios.
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Paxton has been under indictment on state securities fraud charges since before his last reelection. Meanwhile, the Bush name appears to have become a liability for the land commissioner.
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Much of the state is seeing record-breaking temperatures this spring. These extremes may be difficult for the electric grid to handle, especially one with a bunch of older power plants.
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A group of Texas middle-schoolers won NPR's 4th-annual Student Podcast Challenge, and learned a lesson about fake news and the limits of "talking digitally."
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The state’s high court allowed the investigations to continue but said the Texas Department of Family Protective Services is not bound by Gov. Abbott and Attorney General Paxton’s orders.
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SpaceX plans to launch rockets near Brownsville, Texas, and send the first person to Mars from there. Seven years after breaking ground, residents say the only thing skyrocketing is housing prices.
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Texas has been using coronavirus relief money to help pay for the multibillion-dollar deployment.
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After years-long disagreements within the United Methodist Church over same-sex marriage and LGBTQ clergy, the breakaway Global Methodist Church officially formed this month. Now Texas congregations can decide whether they follow.
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KUT is launching a second ATXplained series just a little farther down I-35 in San Marcos. Here's how you can ask a question for SMTXplained.
