New study ranks Texas among best states for family vacations

Texans planning for a family vacay may want to look close to home. A new study ranking states as destinations for family-friendly vacations placed Texas at No. 8 based on factors including its affordability, amusement parks and beaches.

Texas takes its first steps to protect its mountain lions

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Mountain lions still roam parts of Texas as one of the state’s last remaining native carnivores. On Sept. 1, Texas for the first time will ban canned mountain lion hunts, whic

San Antonio country band Fancy and the Fortunate Sons dropping debut album

If there's a tear in your beer, you may want to thank Fancy and the Fortunate Sons. The San Antonio country and western band is set to release its debut album, Bad Habits & a Broken Heart, on Friday, Sept. 6. The new release is a catalogue of hard times.

Group of Texas Democrats asks DOJ to investigate Texas over possible voter rights violations

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. A group of Democratic state lawmakers on Friday asked the U.S. Justice Department to investigate potential violations of federal law and civil and voting rights related to Tex