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In this interview, Ruth Ozeki talks about writing stories, publishing a story collection at age 70, the supremely skilled ways she can write about a range of characters in diverse places, the trunk full of ideas around stories and loss and, of course, typing.

On July 4, it will be one year since the flash flood disaster that took the lives of 119 people along the upper Guadalupe River in one of the worst calamities in Texas history. How is the region recovering? What lessons have been learned? And what's being done to prevent this from happening again?

A month after flu shots became voluntary, influenza began to burn through boot camp at Lackland Air Force Base. Hundreds have been sickened, and infectious diseases experts are not surprised.

Brackenridge Park lawsuit reaches U.S. Supreme Court; Texas GOP doubles down against IVF; FIFA World Cup continues to excite local fans

Can the new faultline in American political tribalism be broken down along the masculine question? Republican attacks against Texas Democratic candidate for Senate James Talarcio falsely claim he's vegan as a challenge to his masculinity. While others in the GOP say they want to repeal women's right to vote. What is the overarching strategy here?

In the nearly half of Texas counties considered maternity care deserts, few health care workers are trained to handle a pregnancy emergency like maternal cardiac arrest. A simulation-based training program from an expert at UT San Antonio's Kate Marmion School of Public Health aims to change that, and reduce preventable deaths in the process.

SAPD Chief William McManus moves up his retirement; More community groups call for safety improvements to TX 46; Fire inspector gives firework safty tips

When the July 4 flood tore through the upper Guadalupe River, ripping apart neighborhoods and destroying homes, the Community Foundation of the Texas Hill Country stepped up by helping families find shelter and new homes. How will Kerrville celebrate the Fourth of July on what will be the nation's 250th birthday — while also commemorating the lives lost one year earlier?

Service members must get their flu shots again; San Antonio ISD names a lone finalist for superintendent; Bexar County approves the purchase of major voting equipment

Author Reyna Grande writes about the struggles of assimilation and the healing powers of storytelling in her new memoir.