Austin

“I want people that look like me – plus-size people, people of color, people who just never thought about traveling – to just get out there,” says Jeff Jenkins.

It’s a transformative project stretching from Austin to San Antonio. But it won’t be powered by gasoline or run on rails, and for visitors to traverse it, their feet will do most of the work.

New parents in Texas will now be able to access doctor’s appointments up to a year after giving birth. A bill currently awaiting the governor’s signature extends postpartum Medicaid coverage from two months to twelve months.

Gender-affirming health care is a large focus of this year’s legislative session, with bills like SB 14 that would ban care for minors in the state and penalize doctors offering this care. Families, trans youth and advocates share how it’s felt to live in Texas during this moment of uncertainty.

We asked for your favorite memories of Willie through the years as we celebrate his 90th birthday Saturday. As one of you perhaps put it best, "Even in a time of overuse of this word, he is truly an icon."

The shooting happened just after midnight in the grocery store parking lot the cheerleaders use when carpooling to practice. One of them, described as an all-star cheer icon, was critically injured.

This episode of the KERA video series "The Shape of Texas" explores the unique architecture of the first Lady Bird Trail restroom in Austin.

Advocates are gathering in Austin Monday to meet with lawmakers about funding and bills on HIV health care.

The almost 120-year-old Goodwill Baptist Church formed by freedmen was partially burned Monday night.

The Transgender Education Network of Texas (TENT) will host a trans advocacy day in Austin to discuss bills affecting trans health care, trans youth participation in sports, and education.

Nurses, researchers and health agencies gather in Austin this week to address maternal mortality and morbidity in the state. This comes as state lawmakers consider bills aimed at expanding family health care access.

“This Is Why They Hate Us” is Aaron H. Aceves’ first novel. He says though “hate” is in the title, it’s all about love.