Opinion | Texas Is the Future of America

The idea of the Lone Star State as a herald of the national future is terrifying and not just to liberals. 

Alex Jones Loses by Default in Sandy Hook Defamation Lawsuits

A Texas judge ruled that Mr. Jones “failed to comply” with his obligations to produce information in two lawsuits brought by parents of children who died in the 2012 school shooting.

Beto O’Rourke Draws Closer to Entering Texas Governor’s Race

Mr. O’Rourke has been calling Democratic leaders in Texas to tell them he is seriously considering challenging Gov. Greg Abbott in 2022.

Opinion | What Should You Do With Your Covid Fatigue?

The Bible shows us what it means to persevere.

Don’t Mind the Gap in Intergenerational Housing

Several new developments make a point of mixing age groups, because who wants to enter the golden years surrounded by only old people?

The Shy Sisters Behind Austin’s Breakout Breakfast Tacos

From a single food truck to its coming expansion to Los Angeles, Veracruz All Natural has won a huge following. Yet its owners are still striving to attract more Hispanic diners.

Austin Police Officer Is Charged With Murder in a Second On-Duty Killing

Prosecutors said Friday that Christopher Taylor had been charged with fatally shooting Mauris DeSilva in July 2019, about nine months before he fatally shot another man.

Opinion | How Far Are Texans From Open Rebellion Against Greg Abbott?

Voters should take “personal responsibility” and find a better person to run Texas.

Opinion | Why We Need to Start Talking About God

Who are we? What are we here for?

A Storm Soaks Austin and the Texas Corridors of Power

Gov. Greg Abbott on Sunday declared an “all hands on deck” response to the flooding inside the State Capitol.

Texas Democrats Weigh Options for Blocking Voting Bill, Including Flight

Some Democrats want to flee the state to deny Republicans a quorum and prevent a vote on stringent new restrictions on voting. Others want to fight on procedural grounds.

Three Hollywood Stars Recast Their Lives Deep in the Heart of Texas

As the pandemic upended Tinseltown, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Haylie Duff and Becca Tobin made a pact to abandon Los Angeles and join the mass migration from California to Texas.

1 Dead and 13 Others Wounded in Shooting in Downtown Austin, Police Say

One of the victims died a day after the shooting, which the police said appeared to have started as “some kind of disturbance between two parties.” Most of the victims, they said, were “innocent bystanders.”

Upended by the Pandemic, Haute Chefs Move Into Hotels

Hotels not necessarily known for fine dining are drawing award-winning chefs seeking opportunities for reinvention.

Inside the Texas Legislature

Why did lawmakers in a state growing less Republican embark on the most ultraconservative legislative session in modern memory?

‘Contested, Heated Culture Wars’ Mark Ultraconservative Texas Session

This was the session that pushed Texas further to the right, at a time when it seemed least likely to do so — as the state becomes younger, less white and less Republican.

Retired F.B.I. Agent Is Accused of Swindling Texas Woman Out of $800,000

The former agent told the woman she was on “secret probation” over drug crimes and at one point proposed marriage, federal prosecutors said.