Talarico goes all-in with attack on Paxton plea deal in child sex abuse case

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico on Thursday slammed Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, his Republican opponent, for a plea deal his office offered a Waco man who was charged with repeatedly sexually abusing a young boy. Speaking from the steps of the McLennan County Courthouse in Wac

Ahead of San Antonio show, Todd Rundgren talks AI, the algorithm, and the ghost of Robert Johnson

Todd Rundgren is communing with Robert Johnson’s ghost. Without selecting it, the accomplished singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer was placed in the infamous Room 414 at the Gunter Hotel ahead of his show this Friday at the Tobin Center for the Performing Arts. Music fans may reco

From the plantation to the thicket: Juneteenth, Black freedom and ‘marronage’ in Texas

This article was originally published by the Texas Observer, a nonprofit investigative news outlet and magazine. Sign up for their weekly newsletter, or follow them on Facebook, X, and Bluesky. In Texas, Juneteenth is often described as the day that Union Major General Gordon Granger marched upon th

Which Bible passages are in Texas’ proposed student reading list? Here’s what the selections reveal.

The State Board of Education is preparing to vote next week on requiring Texas schoolchildren to read about a dozen Bible passages and religious stories, stepping into the long-running debate over religion’s — and specifically Christianity’s — place in the public school classroom. A detailed look at