Climate change is giving us triple-digit heat across the state, driving record demand for electricity. But how soon will Texas make the transition to a clean power grid? Also, the drought is squeezing cattle ranchers and they are rushing to bring their herds to market.

How and why is childhood type-2 diabetes is on the rise? What are the health consequences and barriers to treatment? Why is there no national strategy to respond to the rise in type-2 diabetes?

Texas Matters: How the Dead Suspect Loophole is being used to cover-up the police response in Uvalde, Congressman Joaquin Castro on new guns laws and the greening of the Texas grid

It’s been over a week since the tragic school shooting in Uvalde that left 19 students and two teachers dead. And then getting straight answers about what happened, who was responsible and what do we need to do to protect our children has been a hot mess,

How the school shooting in Uvalde is prompting another set of questions about access to AR-15's and other guns.

The book "Lynching and Leisure," asks how the public torture and execution of African Americans became a form of entertainment in Texas. What is the legacy of the Texas style of lynching today?

Plyler v. Doe is the landmark Supreme Court case that held states — such as Texas — could not charge tuition to undocumented children for free public K–12 education. Gov. Greg Abbott wants that overturned.

Both Democrats and Republicans need to finalize who will be their nominees for Texas attorney general. Meanwhile, the incumbent Ken Paxton is showing he is vulnerable to defeat in November.

Who is Greg Abbott? The man in the governor’s office is a mystery to most Texans.Does Greg Abbott have the makings of an authoritarian? An expert on dictators doesn’t like what she sees. And Bringing back the Republic of Texas. How a failed revolt in the 1990’s is remembered today and how the secession fantasy lives on.

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is coming under intense scrutiny for his role on Jan. 6 to overthrow the presidential election results in favor of Donald Trump. And Melissa Lucio is now less than a month away from being executed by Texas. There’s growing pressure to recognize that no crime was committed.