Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones announced she will run for a congressional seat that opened with the death of U.S. Rep ...

Most of the 23 states that still have an active death penalty allow a certain number of journalists to witness executions, as ...

FanExpo Dallas filled three floors of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center, with representation from fans of all generations ...

To submit news on your event to the Coming Events Calendar, email information and a photo if you wish to ...

Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America, by Sam Tanenhaus. Penguin, 1,040 pages.

Houston welcomes lots of fun new art shows this month, including Lawndale’s annual “Big Show.” The Asia Society invites ...

The handbill that informed slaves in Texas of their freedom was given out June 19, 1865, more than two years after President ...

The nine muses of Greek mythology, the goddesses who inspire the creative arts, are once again sending their acolytes to ...

Financial aid fraud is exploding, thanks to the rise of artificial intelligence. Crime rings are deploying “ghost students” — ...

All of the Texas Observer’s articles are available for free syndication for news sources under the following conditions: ...

The U.S. logged 122 more cases of measles last week — but only four of them in Texas — while the outbreaks in Pennsylvania ...

A Lone Star Healthy Streams workshop on the Hays County watersheds will be held June 24 from 8:30 a.m. to noon in Wimberley.