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- SpaceX grounded after a rocket explosion caused extensive environmental damage https://www.tpr.org/environment/2023-04-27/photos-spacex-is-grounded-after-rocket-explosion-caused-extensive-environmental-damage 39 comments
- Texas county weighs shutting down libraries to circumvent judge’s order https://www.tpr.org/news/2023-04-12/texas-county-weighs-shutting-down-libraries-over-book-ban 4 comments
- Conservative group targets migrant cell phone data, raising privacy concerns https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2023-01-06/conservative-group-targets-migrant-cell-phone-data-at-ngos-raising-privacy-concerns 97 comments
- Giant Pumice Raft Floating Towards Australia Could Replenish Great Barrier Reef https://www.tpr.org/post/giant-pumice-raft-floating-towards-australia-could-help-replenish-great-barrier-reef 29 comments
- Cobol Still Powers the Global Economy https://www.tpr.org/post/how-cobol-still-powers-global-economy-60-years-old 192 comments
- UT cut funding for a Latinx grad ceremony. Students raised money to have one anyway. https://www.tpr.org/education/2024-05-14/ut-cut-funding-for-a-latinx-grad-ceremony-students-raised-money-to-have-one-anyway 38 comments upliftingnews
- MLS will open its season this week with replacement referees after labor talks falter https://www.tpr.org/news/2024-02-19/mls-will-open-its-season-this-week-with-replacement-referees-after-labor-talks-falter 3 comments economy
- [Texas] 11-year-old Brownsville student has terroristic threat charges dismissed https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2024-02-15/judge-dismisses-aggravated-assault-and-terroristic-threat-charges-against-11-year-old-brownsville-student 28 comments law
- Mexican authorities rescue the 31 migrants who were abducted in Tamaulipas https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2024-01-03/mexican-authorities-rescue-the-31-migrants-who-were-abducted-in-tamaulipas 5 comments worldnews
- Why is this bird drawing people from far and wide to downtown Corpus Christi? https://www.tpr.org/environment/2023-12-03/why-is-this-bird-drawing-people-from-far-and-wide-to-downtown-corpus-christi 3 comments nature
- Midwest meteorologists face pushback and threats when bringing up climate change https://www.tpr.org/2023-11-29/midwest-meteorologists-face-pushback-and-threats-when-bringing-up-climate-change 18 comments environment
- CDC wants to fortify corn masa flour with folic acid to prevent birth defects https://www.tpr.org/podcast/petrie-dish/2023-11-25/cdc-wants-to-fortify-corn-masa-flour-with-folic-acid-to-prevent-birth-defects 10 comments health
- A new school will train U.S. troops to fight a growing threat: small weaponized drones https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2023-10-18/a-new-school-will-train-u-s-troops-to-fight-a-growing-threat-small-weaponized-drones 68 comments military
- Texas paid a bitcoin miner more than $31 million to power down during heat wave https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2023-09-06/texas-paid-a-bitcoin-miner-more-than-30-million-to-power-down-during-heat-wave 28 comments cryptocurrency
- Texas charges prisoners 50% more for water as heat wave continues https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-07-20/texas-charges-prisoners-50-more-for-water-for-as-heat-wave-continues 29 comments environment
- Heart disease is a leading cause of death in Texas. New study says it may affect brain health https://www.tpr.org/bioscience-medicine/2023-07-17/heart-disease-is-a-leading-cause-of-death-in-texas-new-study-says-it-may-affect-brain-health 3 comments health
- Street artist arrested by Leon Valley PD wants to pursue legal action https://www.tpr.org/news/2023-06-20/street-artist-arrested-by-leon-valley-p-d-wants-to-pursue-legal-action 3 comments law
- Rio Grande Valley groups fight to keep SpaceX non-disclosure agreements private https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2023-04-24/spacex-nda-foia-rgv-brownsville-cameron-county-bpub-utrgv 30 comments space
- Port Isabel reports 'raining particulates' after SpaceX rocket explodes over the Rio Grande Valley https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2023-04-20/port-isabel-particulates-spacex-explosion-rio-grande-valley 4 comments environment
- The military is converting to electric vehicles on bases, but charging them remains a challenge https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2023-04-19/the-military-is-converting-to-electric-vehicles-on-bases-but-charging-them-remains-a-challenge 5 comments military
- After 30 years, a father is exonerated in 'satanic panic' case https://www.tpr.org/criminal-justice/2023-04-11/after-30-years-a-father-is-exonerated-in-satanic-panic-case 58 comments law
- Texas county weighs shutting down libraries to circumvent judge's order overturning book ban https://www.tpr.org/news/2023-04-12/texas-county-weighs-shutting-down-libraries-over-book-ban 106 comments nottheonion
- Far fewer monarch butterflies are migrating through Texas this spring https://www.tpr.org/environment/2023-04-11/far-fewer-monarch-butterflies-are-migrating-through-texas-this-spring 38 comments nature
- A Pentagon-appointed committee says easy access to guns on military bases leads to more suicides https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2023-04-05/a-pentagon-appointed-committee-says-easy-access-to-guns-on-military-bases-leads-to-more-suicides 8 comments military
- LULAC demands outside investigation in Fort Hood soldier's death https://www.tpr.org/news/2023-03-18/lulac-demands-outside-investigation-in-fort-hood-soldiers-death 8 comments military
- Does America's justice system commodify children and the poor? https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2023-02-15/how-americas-justice-system-commodifies-children-and-the-poor 6 comments law
- The feline fathers of ‘Cat Daddies’ are the purr-fect parents. “There are a lot of men out there who are caring, compassionate,” Hoang says. “Authentic men who don’t feel like they have to wear the mask of what everyone thinks what ‘manly and tough and strong’ is.” https://www.tpr.org/arts-culture/2022-10-21/the-feline-fathers-of-cat-daddies-are-the-purr-fect-parents 11 comments upliftingnews
- 97-year-old WWII veteran decorated with six medals in family ceremony at San Antonio Chabad https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2022-07-31/97-year-old-wwii-veteran-decorated-with-six-medals-in-family-ceremony-at-san-antonio-chabad 2 comments military
- Texas House report blames local, state and federal officers for 'systemic failure' in Uvalde https://www.tpr.org/news/2022-07-17/texas-house-report-blames-local-state-and-federal-officers-for-systemic-failure-in-uvalde 10 comments law
- Misunderstood and sometimes parodied, the U.S. Space Force is educating the public about its mission https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2022-05-18/misunderstood-and-sometimes-parodied-the-u-s-space-force-is-educating-the-public-about-its-mission 2 comments military
- Supreme Court to decide if military reservists can sue states for employment violations https://www.tpr.org/military-veterans-issues/2022-05-11/supreme-court-to-decide-if-military-reservists-can-sue-states-for-employment-violations 8 comments military
- TxDOT message designed to promote safety backfired according to study https://www.tpr.org/news/2022-05-08/txdot-message-designed-to-promote-safety-backfired-according-to-study 29 comments nottheonion
- DA moves to dismiss a murder charge against a Texas woman over 'self-induced abortion' https://www.tpr.org/news/2022-04-08/texas-woman-charged-with-murder-for-self-induced-abortion 135 comments moderatepolitics
- On Mexico's southern border, the latest migration surge is Haitian https://www.tpr.org/border-immigration/2021-12-18/on-mexicos-southern-border-the-latest-migration-surge-is-haitian 45 comments worldnews
- Beto O’Rourke lends support to SpaceX expansion in South Texas with ‘necessary oversight’ https://www.tpr.org/technology-entrepreneurship/2021-11-17/beto-orourke-lends-support-to-spacex-expansion-in-south-texas-with-necessary-oversight 12 comments space
- Texas Workers Are Dying In The Summer Heat, And Companies Aren’t Being Held Accountable https://www.tpr.org/environment/2021-09-07/texas-workers-are-dying-in-the-summer-heat-and-companies-arent-being-held-accountable 3 comments environment
- Texas Workers Are Dying In The Summer Heat, And Companies Aren’t Being Held Accountable https://www.tpr.org/environment/2021-09-07/texas-workers-are-dying-in-the-summer-heat-and-companies-arent-being-held-accountable 21 comments climate
- [Audio] Life In Limbo: Why Are So Many Americans Living Paycheck-To-Paycheck? https://www.tpr.org/podcast/the-source/2021-01-05/life-in-limbo-why-are-so-many-americans-living-paycheck-to-paycheck 41 comments economy
- Democratic Party Chair Says Joe Biden's Words About The Pandemic Speak To Texas Voters https://www.tpr.org/post/democratic-party-chair-says-joe-bidens-words-about-pandemic-speak-texas-voters 4 comments politics
- Texas Officials Flag Tens Of Thousands Of Voters For Citizenship Checks http://www.tpr.org/post/texas-officials-flag-tens-thousands-voters-citizenship-checks 92 comments worldnews