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San Antonio’s community college system is launching a new free tuition program this year called AlamoPROMISE. Several other cities, including Dallas, Tyler and Houston have similar Promise programs.Launching the program during a pandemic has been a challenge, but it has also shown how much the scholarship is needed.

Insurers are supposed to cover mental health treatment as they cover other illnesses but they don't always comply. They are improving, but the U.S. does not appear to actively enforce the federal law.

The state Assembly has passed a bill that would make it much harder for people to opt out of vaccinating children. It faces one more vote in the Senate before the measure goes to the governor's desk.

University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban tested positive for the coronavirus. Another Southeastern Conference school, the University of Florida, pauses its season because of an outbreak.

NPR's Steve Inskeep talks to Elizabeth Wydra of the Constitutional Accountability Center and Jonathan Turley, George Washington University law professor, about Amy Coney Barrett's judicial philosophy.

Social Distance is an eight-part Netflix anthology series that showcases the power of the human spirit in the face of uncertainty. The unconnected vignettes highlight the drama of social isolation.

Young people coming up in the GOP are trying to answer this question: What does it mean to be a Republican right now? William Carter grew up in Georgia, and is trying to find his way in the party.

More than 216,000 people have died of COVID-19 in the U.S. One of the victims is Shawna Snyder who died in July. After she got sick in April, Snyder was intubated at the hospital where she worked.

The pandemic is adding renewed urgency to a critical debate: Just how quickly can the planet reduce its dependence on oil?

Texas voters have the opportunity to choose the next state oil and gas regulator – and the two candidates in the race would have very different...