January 21, 2013
Highlights from the Denton Record-Chronicle’s Police Blotter
Denton's criminal activity may be just as strange as that of Lufkin and Wise County.
25 Articles
Business
January 21, 2013
Houston Couple Leaves $5,000 Tip
A waiter at D'Amico's Italian Market Café received a 18,518 percent from two regulars to cover the cost of a new car.
Business
January 21, 2013
International Flights from Hobby Airport to Start in 2015
Houston Hobby is set to become an international airport after the Houston City Council voted to allow Southwest to build an international terminal to fly to Latin America.
January 21, 2013
Ed Young is Giving Lessons on ‘Swag’
The Grapevine pastor starts a fashion blog to help Christians "set the standard for the rest of the world in fashion as well as faith."
Business
January 21, 2013
Laredo Dentist Tries Hand at Plastic Surgery and Lying to Medicaid
A dentist who previously dabbled in unlicensed plastic surgery, pleaded guilty to making false statements to Texas Medicaid about procedures he conducted while he was on vacation out of state.
January 21, 2013
Pot-Bellied Pig Granted Pet Status
A Spring family wins a legal battle against their homeowner's association keep their Vietnamese pot-bellied pig in their home.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
Jessica Simpson Gives Birth to Baby Girl
The Abilene-born singer announced the arrival of Maxwell Drew Johnson on her website Tuesday.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Trader Joe’s Announces Austin Location
Trader Joe's confirms plans to open a store in the almost-literal shadow of the flagship Whole Foods in Austin.
Music
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Katy Vine
The senior editor on her glimpse into Austin Mahone's rise to teen pop stardom in a world where YouTube and Twitter are making adults in the music business scratch their heads.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Mimi Swartz
The executive editor on witnessing the rise and fall of John Friend, creator of Anusara yoga.
The Culture
June 8, 2012
‘America’s Got Talent’ Contestant Under Fire for Allegedly False War Stories
After a week of scrutiny, contestant Timothy Poe apologizes for "incomplete facts" in the heart-breaking story he gave on his audition for America's Got Talent.
Travel & Outdoors
May 31, 2012
A Q&A With Justin Carrasquillo
The Los Angeles–based photographer spent more than twenty days driving all across the state and tells us what he saw.
May 21, 2012
Ballooning Issue Floats Around Texas Panhandle
A global helium shortage has U.S. senators looking at new legislation to preserve the resources coming out of federal reserves near Amarillo.
May 16, 2012
Did Texas Execute an Innocent Man?
The Columbia University Human Rights Law Review published a 400-page investigative article that alleges that in 1989, Texas executed the wrong man for a 1983 murder.
Border & Immigration
May 9, 2012
Juárez Death Toll Surpasses 10,000
Earlier this week, the drug war claimed the city's 10,000th victim.
The Culture
April 30, 2012
RIP, “Amarillo Slim”
Remembering the telegenic Texan who helped bring poker into the mainstream.
The Culture
April 25, 2012
‘People’ Declares Beyoncé World’s Most Beautiful Woman
The Houston-born singer tops People's 2012 "Most Beautiful" list.
Critters
April 22, 2012
“Sharkboy” Hunter Hooks Another Big One
A fisherman and his 9-year-old son reel in sharks and reality TV producers from their kayak off the Galveston coast.
April 20, 2012
UT-Dallas Researchers Make Phones with ‘X-Ray’ Vision Possible
The future is here! Engineers from the University of Texas at Dallas have uncovered how to make camera phones that see through walls.
April 17, 2012
What Would a “Commercial Cape Canaveral” Do for Brownsville?
Will SpaceX build a launch site for its commercial spacecraft in Brownsville?
Business
April 12, 2012
Nude Maids Make Lubbock Feel Filthy
Lubbock was rocked by news of a nude housecleaning service this week. Three other jobs where people bare it all on the job.
April 11, 2012
Gender Division Doesn’t Add Up
A new study from UT Austin researchers finds math teachers are seeing more than just the numbers when they evaluate students' competence.
April 10, 2012
My, What a Big Bass You Have
Lake levels are down, but things just might be looking up for fishermen. Two thirteen-pounders were snagged from a depleted reservoir, and officials say there's more where they came from.
Food & Drink
April 3, 2012
Matthew McConaughey Renames the King Ranch Casserole
On Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, McConaughey and host Guy Fieri visit Georgetown's Monument Cafe, where the actor dubs the dish "a caschilada."
Sports
March 28, 2012
Fightin’ Words: Tiger Woods’ Former Swing Coach Versus Tiger Woods’ Agent
Woods' Dallas-based former swing coach Hank Haney is making the TV rounds for his new book, The Big Miss.