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For the last year, The Texas Newsroom has studied the decline in rural healthcare and what it means for those communities. Tune in Thursday at noon for the special report, hosted by TPR's Bonnie Petrie.

There is a new sense of urgency with Democrats in the U.S. Senate to pass voter protections because of what’s happening in Texas. The Texas Monthly Bum Steer awards takes a look at lousy politicians and their self owns. And how the call center industry has set up on the Mexican border to take advantage of the recently deported.

Recent reporting by The New York Times describes how six Republican lawmakers in the ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus "became key foot soldiers" of the Trump White House as it endeavored to invalidate Joe Biden's victory.

Immigration wrap up of Pres. Biden's first year in office.

A devastating flood one hundred years ago served as a catalyst for community mutual-aid groups — including Cruz Azul Mexicana and Communities Organized for Public Service (C.O.P.S.) — as they rallied for more proactive responses from city leaders. The floods that landed Sept. 9, 1921 killed 51 people, but that figure is believed to be severely undercounted.

According to a recently published review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, what we think we know about what causes obesity — and why so little progress has been made in the field — is wrong and has been for years. And new data from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation shows that 1 in 6 young people ages 10-17 nationwide and more than 1 in 5 Texas youths are obese, with sharp disparities along racial and socioeconomic lines.

The political careers of Julián and Joaquin Castro are well known in their hometown of San Antonio and beyond. The twin brothers' rise in public service, and the women in their lives who played a vital role in their success, caught the attention of award-winning children's author, Monica Brown, who chronicled their story in a new bilingual children's book, "Small Room, Big Dreams."

Texas Public Radio hosted a Dare to Listen conversation on Wednesday, Sept. 22, about Texas' new anti-abortion law — now the most restrictive in the nation — and its ramifications for women and reproductive rights in Texas and beyond.

The debate over how to best help the homeless. Texas politics takes center stage at the Texas Tribune Fest And efforts to save the Texas horned toad reaches a milestone.

What is Delta 8, is it safe to consume, and why is there so much confusion about its legal status in Texas?