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

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 ...

Steven Nelson says he was a lookout for a robbery that ended in a pastor’s death. He’s set to be killed by the state February 5.

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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.