The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder in the U.S. has been on the rise for the past two decades.

The environmental watchdog is bringing its awareness campaigns to Galveston, Corpus Christi and other parts of the region, after fundraising to replace a terminated EPA grant.

Igniting the Movement. Advancing Climate Justice. Chispa envisions an inclusive and reflective democracy where the Latinx communities’ rights to clean air and water, healthy neighborhoods, and a safe ...

Everyone has a right to breathe clean air.

The Trump administration on Thursday proposed weakening rules for the disposal of ash produced by burning coal that can contain hazardous heavy metals and contaminate groundwater.

Holy sites in Jerusalem are open again after being largely closed for 40 days during the war in Iran. Producer Karl Bostic and Nick Schifrin visit Palestinian Christians who weren’t able to access their holiest sites during their holiest days.

The data suggest the slump in academic performance is not rooted only in instructional disruption, but that broader societal shifts might be at play.

Where you live, what you’re allergic to and your lifestyle can make a big difference when it comes to the severity of your allergies.

If you’re under 50, it’s likely that colorectal cancer isn’t on your radar, but it should be. Once considered an older-age disease, rates are skyrocketing among young adults. Deema Zein spoke with two...

**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...

**We have the power and are claiming it together. No Thrones. No Crowns. No Kings.** What began in 2025 as a single day of defiance has become a sustained national resistance to tyranny, spreading fr...

A bystander found the Kemp’s ridley sea turtle washed ashore while walking on a Galveston beach the morning of March 7. The lethargic turtle was clearly struggling as it was weighed down with barnacles, algae and sediment.

The Oscar-winning documentary includes the preserved bedroom of Uvalde victim Jackie Cazares.

In Texas, a long-forgotten series of prison albums offers a rare way to hear what incarceration sounded like decades ago.

#### JOIN THE NATIONAL FIGHT BACK CALL **The movement did not stop in 1965. It doesn't stop now.** They told them not to march. Six hundred people walked onto the Edmund Pettus Bridge anyway. State...

A group of parents whose children died in the July 4 floods claim in a federal lawsuit that Camp Mystic’s emergency instructions directed kids to stay in cabins even though state law requires evacuation plans for camps.

The expanded work requirements require recipients to work or attend training for 80 hours a month. 

Fort Bend County elected officials, local community organizers and members of the environment nonprofit Air Alliance held a public meeting over the weekend at a Rosharon neighborhood pavilion to voice their opposition against constructing the facility.

A new report by the local nonprofit details 1,735 emissions events in Harris County between 2017 and 2024 that were caused by explosions, severe weather and facility maintenance.

Demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that nearly 28% of the county population is white, 25% of residents are Hispanic or Latino, a little more than 23% are Asian and a little less than 23% are Black.

LULAC District VIII, which puts on the annual parade, said the cancellation applies to this year’s event only and that the organization looks forward to bringing the parade back next year.

Facing multiple lawsuits, Dow requests an “unprecedented” permit amendment to authorize its discharge of polyethylene pellets into coastal waters.

Fifteen percent of greater Houston residents said they personally knew someone who had been detained, or even deported, by federal immigration authorities. That percentage increases among Hispanic residents — and those near or below the poverty line.

The Soaring Phoenix Dragon and Lion Dance Association performs at Lunar New Year celebrations, grand openings and other events throughout the year.

Cabins, grounds and other buildings hit by the July 4 flood on the Guadalupe River cannot be renovated or removed, according to the order.

The delay in rolling out the on-demand program comes as the city’s 311 center has seen a sharp spike in service requests for missed heavy trash pickup.

Despite a plea by the family of a camper who is still missing to halt all discussions of reopening and memorials to those who died, Mystic officials say they’ll proceed with their plans.

According to a Texas Public Radio analysis of the grants the U.S. Department of Education said it was withholding, Hispanic-Serving Institutions in Texas received 98 grants worth a combined $57.7 million last year.