Is the “Ted Cruz Curse” Real? A Texas Monthly Investigation
The Longhorns and the Cowboys got thumped after receiving Cruz’s endorsement. Some say the junior senator is to blame.
“How ’bout them Cowboys?” Once an exultation, it could now be a lament. But the current Jerry Jones era of big money and small, sad football doesn’t change a thing: the NFL franchise that oilman Clint Murchison Jr., general manager Tex Schramm, and head coach Tom Landry started at the Cotton Bowl in 1960 is right up there with brisket and the Alamo as something that nearly all Texans agree on (just ask Facebook). The very existence of Cowboys-haters, as well as Houston’s little-brother NFL frustration, merely confirms the Cowboys’ status as a state religion.
The Longhorns and the Cowboys got thumped after receiving Cruz’s endorsement. Some say the junior senator is to blame.
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones wants all the control over America’s Team—even when it means taking credit for another dreadful playoff exit.
With Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield singing harmonies, to boot.
‘North Dallas Forty’ revealed the ugly truths behind America’s Team. But nearly 45 years later, it inspires more nostalgia than outrage.
Chris Vaughn, the team’s assistant director of college scouting, shared the good news with sixth-round pick Deuce Vaughn.
An Arlington native says the Dallas Cowboys won’t win another championship until the team restores her grandmother’s bluebonnet patch.
After Sunday’s loss, “America’s Team” is now 0–7 in NFL Division Round games since 1996, and 0–3 with Dak Prescott as quarterback.
It’s been almost thirty years since America’s Team last played in the Super Bowl, yet fans remain hooked on Jerry Jones’s soap opera.
Jimmy Johnson’s memoir, ‘Swagger,’ is another salvo in the catty, decades-long feud between the former coach and Jerry Jones.
They’re global icons who have left a lasting imprint on American culture. But do recent controversies threaten the squad’s future?
‘Making the Team’ was the cable channel’s longest-running reality program. After sixteen seasons, why did it decide to pull the plug?
The owner of the NFL’s most valuable franchise is no stranger to controversy. But this time, Jones and his organization have never looked worse.
The drama that’s swept up Jerry Jones’s former right-hand man says a lot about the distorted values of America’s Team.
The state's teams don't give us much reason to feel proud, so why not focus on Patrick Mahomes, Trent Williams, and Matthew Stafford?
Days before Dallas faces the San Francisco 49ers in the first round, Jerry Jones is already talking Super Bowls.
The NFL coach, who died last week, left behind a rich football legacy. But for Cowboys fans, his heroics against Green Bay in 1967 always come first.
Thanks to a three-game winning streak and the NFL’s most complete offense, we’re almost ready to declare that America’s Team is back.
With Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and DeMarcus Lawrence at full strength, Dallas could be headed back to the playoffs. But first, Tom Brady.
For 38 years, the famed Dallas newsman’s Cowboys criticism and impassioned pleas on racism, gay rights, and sexual assault were must-see TV.
The linebacker arrived in the United States at ten, knowing nothing about football. Now he's stealing the show on HBO's ‘Hard Knocks.’
Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith, Michael Irvin, and even Johnson’s sometimes-nemesis, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, will be in Canton this weekend to toast the former Dallas coach.
And for the state's other NFL franchise, the Houston Texans, hope looks like the AFC South basement and a prolonged rebuild.
It's a tradition unlike any other: rookies, free-agent signings, and convincing football fans their team is on the upswing.
From Lake Travis High School hype to UT and SMU to stints on seven NFL teams, Garrett Gilbert's winding road back to Dallas.
How do you sack a quarterback from six feet away?
A San Antonio football fan wonders if the squad’s already small outfits have gotten even smaller over the years.
As a man of the people, he belongs on the airwaves—not on mediocre cable games.
Jason Garrett is finally out—and Jerry Jones replaced him with the Jason Garrett of Wisconsin.
This year saw no shortage of impactful sports news, from Dirk Nowitzki’s retirement to Art Briles's return.
He’s basically Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach rolled into one, in cat form.
Losing to the Jets, Jason? The Jets??
He’s good at everything!*
Citing abstract fears, Plano ISD canceled a game against a school in the devastated community.
Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout is just the beginning of difficult contract decisions the team must soon make about its young stars.
Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott are both threatening holdouts—but for very different reasons.
The popular tight end is out of the booth and back on the field.
Tell it how it is, Rylan.
The team gave up a first-round draft pick for a receiver who’s been anything other than a sure thing in recent years.
The Dallas-based sportscaster sounded off on NFL protests, Trump calling LeBron dumb, and why he doesn’t ‘stay in his lane’ in this week’s National Podcast of Texas.
The outspoken Cowboys owner may have finally said too much.
The wide receiver immediately becomes the biggest name on the free agent market.
At the Dallas Cowboys’ Star complex, the barbecue comes from California.
The maverick owner has long done things his own way, but his latest challenge to the NFL is his boldest yet.
Fans have suggested that Dak Prescott, Ezekiel Elliott, and Dez Bryant have all the leverage. Is that true?
Historic rivalries in the NFC East may carry tradition, but no team has the Boys’ number like the Green Bay Packers.
The Cowboys’ leading rusher may miss the first six games of the year.
Of course you would. The question is, would you eat more of it?
We've got some bueno taco suggestions for the Cowboys' new defensive end.
The pontiff did not weigh in on if Dez caught the ball during the 2015 playoff game against the Green Bay Packers (but come on, it was a catch).
The world’s oldest basketball rookie?