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Texas Standard for Nov. 3, 2026: Midterm Election Day arrives as Texans head to the polls

From the bleachers to the ballot box, a community weighs a changing Texas

Affordability, immigration and a referendum on Trump: Listeners weigh in on US Senate race in Texas

Texas Standard for Oct. 19, 2026: Affordability leads concerns as Texas early voting begins

'It’s a great live sport': Sumo Championship League launches in Texas this weekend

Texas Standard for Oct. 9, 2026: Sumo Championship League debuts in Texas

Texas Standard for Oct. 1, 2026: Houston voters weigh marijuana enforcement priorities

Houston-area ISD’s $200 million foundation draws scrutiny

Former Houston State Rep. Garnet Coleman dies at 65

A few key takeaways from the G20 energy summit in Houston

Texas Standard for Sept. 17, 2026: Houston G20 energy summit confronts high oil and gasoline prices

25 years later, a Houston firefighter remembers the brother he lost on 9/11

Texas Standard for Sept. 11, 2026: Remembering a Houston family’s loss 25 years after 9/11

John Whitmire had big plans for Houston. But the city's strong-mayor system has been hitting walls

Who is Aaron Reitz? The federal ‘MAGA attorney’ overseeing prosecution of the Houston ICE shooting

A Houston high school teacher said students couldn’t read or write. Then the school got an ‘A’ rating

Frank Beard, the drummer for legendary Houston rock band ZZ Top, dies at age 77

Mike D'Antoni, who coached the Houston Rockets to new heights, to join Naismith Hall of Fame

Texas Standard for Aug. 14, 2026: Mike D'Antoni talks NBA coaching career ahead of Hall of Fame induction

With new head coach and roster shifts, Dallas Wings stir excitement heading into season

Texas Standard for Aug. 10, 2026: Critics question Houston ISD gains under state takeover

Houston ISD will launch nine AI-focused campuses next year. Here’s what we know.

Texas Children’s Hospital to develop ‘detransition clinic,’ fire physicians as part of settlement

One of the strongest archery programs in the country is at this Austin elementary school

Houston ISD reforms spreading with growing state takeovers of Texas schools

Meteors are more common than you might think. Here’s what happened with one in Houston

The World Cup promised an economic bump in Houston. Hoteliers and renters say they overpromised

This week in Texas music history: Love Street Light Circus opens

Texas Standard for July 10, 2026: Questions remain after fatal ICE shooting in Houston

‘This is our barrio’: Houston’s East End residents say fatal ICE shooting calls for community resilience

Congo’s soccer team will make World Cup history in Houston. Ebola could upend fans’ plans

Today on Texas Standard: School voucher applications open across Texas

Around the moon and back to Houston: Artemis II crew comes home to Space City

After divisive US Senate runoff, Texas Republicans seek unity at state convention in Houston

Houston congresswoman says man killed by ICE wasn’t intended target of agents, who weren’t wearing body cams

Texas has been taking over more school districts in recent years. Now you can track them.

This week in Texas music history: Alan Lomax records the Soul Stirrers in Austin

Today on Texas Standard: What immigration arrest data tells us about who is being targeted

Relatives of Houston man fatally shot by ICE agent describe him as ‘hard-working family man’

Houston City Council revises HPD-ICE policy change after threat from Texas governor

Houston’s World Cup host committee commits to $15 minimum wage, human trafficking mitigation in new report

Texas Standard for July 23, 2026: Texas cities reconsider Flock license plate cameras

World’s largest data center market? One Houston-area suburb prepares for Texas’ tech boom

Wes Anderson to make a Houston homecoming benefitting a historic theater

John Cornyn leads Ken Paxton after early voting for GOP Senate primary

The first person to stand trial for Texas’ abortion ban won a small portion of her case

Today on Texas Standard: Meteor over Texas leaves debris, questions

Gov. Greg Abbott spells out vision for fourth term at Republican state convention in Houston

Soccer stars are big and bright in first few Texas-set World Cup games

Today on Texas Standard: Researchers find cities can change the way storms behave