Facing a tight race, Ted Cruz goes quiet on abortion

Sign up for the We the Texans newsletter to receive twice-monthly updates on our year-long initiative dedicated to boosting civic engagement and chronicling how democracy is experienced in Texas. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz has been a loud anti-abortion crusader throughout his political career.

Texas students with immigrant parents lost out on college aid because of FAFSA glitch

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Students from immigrant families appear to have lost out on state grant money for college because of a glitch with the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, confirming fea

San Antonio is safest major city in Texas, study says

Despite its frequent news reports on shootings, dog attacks and carjackings, San Antonio is the safest of Texas’ big cities, according to a study released Monday by personal finance blog WalletHub. Even so, SA is still less safe than U.S. cities as a whole, researchers found.

San Antonio-based H-E-B finally accepting Apple Pay, other tap-to-pay options

San Antonio-based H-E-B is finally giving the people what they want. Starting this Monday, Texas' dominant grocery chain rolled out tap-to-pay options at select locations with more on the way. The new payment options include Apple Pay, Google Pay and Samsung Pay. The rollout is taking place by regio