This online publication has been around for a long time. Its founder and editor is Gary Polland, a former three-time Harris County GOP chairman. Texas House Speaker’s Race: Should There Be One and Is There a Real Race? TCR has watched with interest the developments in the Texas Speaker’s
I am posting this at the request of Reggie’s family. The doctors completely removed the original tumor. There was a second tumor discovered. Fortunately, this tumor is smaller and treatable. Reggie is awake and doing well. The family appreciates all of your continued support and asks to be kept in
For nearly sixty years, a succession of obsessed blues and gospel fans have trekked across Texas, trying to unearth the story of one of the greatest, and most mysterious, musicians of the twentieth century. But the more they find, the less they seem to know.
A two-disc reissue of the second album by Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble.
Web Exclusive|
December 1, 2010
Read a Q&A with Patricia Sharpe.
Trey Speegle on paint-by-numbers art.
Nelson, who grew up in Orange in a family of eleven, worked thirteen years for the Dallas Housing Authority before taking a job in 2006 with the Fort Worth Housing Authority, which currently serves six-thousand-plus families. She determines the eligibility of applicants in the Housing Choice Voucher Program, known as
Object Lesson|
December 1, 2010
The comedian shows us some of her memorabilia.
Anchored by a lively square, this Hill Country haven attracts artists, musicians, and spirited shoppers.
Hollywood, TX|
December 1, 2010
Jim Carrey’s brilliant gay movie finally comes out.
Brownsville’s first federal judge was a legendary figure in my house. So legendary that I never believed my father when he said he knew the man.
Aisle-scooting etiquette, slaughtering a turkey, skunk remedies, and the proper way to approach a group of ladies at a dance hall.
A self-titled three-CD compilation.
Nearly 25 years after SMU received the death penalty, the Mustangs are finally on the trail to success. But an ESPN documentary reminds us how far the team had fallen thanks to ego, greed, and the religion of football.
Houston
Fuego, at Stephan Pyles, and House Wine.
“Take the grips up to the attic.” That was Harry Truman’s response to a reporter who asked him, as he arrived back home in Independence, Missouri, after leaving the White House, what he intended to do first (“grips,” for all you kids out there, used to be a common synonym
Roar of the Crowd|
December 1, 2010
Innocence FoundIt’s been nearly ten years since I became aware of Anthony Graves [“Innocence Lost,” October 2010]. It seemed as obvious then as it does now that he is another victim of Texas justice. It is incomprehensible that he was ever considered a viable suspect, much less one who
A new cookbook from Southern Living.
Contributors|
December 1, 2010
Mark K. Updegrove, Sterry Butcher, and Patricia Sharpe.
The Border Art Biennial, the Hot Rod Revolution, JFK, and Via Colori . . .
Jeff Dunham, the “It Gets Better” Film Festival, the Mavs vs. the Spurs, and the South Texas Institute of the Arts . . .
The Dallas Museum of Art, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, Dickens on the Strand, and the Harbor Lights Festival . . .
Ann Richards, the Armadillo Christmas Bazaar, Willie Nelson, and the 2nd Annual Gingerbread Build-Off . . .