Fourteen of them, actually. From kayaking the Colorado and rock climbing along the Pecos to tubing the Pedernales and birding on the Rio Grande, here are the most enjoyable and exciting things to do on some of our favorite Texas waterways.

There was a major don’t-try-this-at-home aspect to my two-day ride on this primitive and unpredictable river. But as scary as it was, it was every bit as beautiful.

An attempt, however futile, to figure out what the comptroller is up to.

In the state with the nation’s most celebrated concealed carry law, is it any wonder that the annual convention of pistol packers, peddlers, and promoters was number one with a bullet?

A one-on-one with Brooklyn Pope reveals her to be—off the court, at least—a fairly typical fifteen-year-old girl. But when the game clock starts, she’s the future of women’s basketball. Maybe basketball, period.

When did I stop being cool?

Dewhurst versus Craddick: This time, it’s personal.

But not without some difficulty—even though I’m a third-generation Mexican American.

You’d love my collection of vintage Texas cookbooks. Just don’t ask me to cook from them.

Cancer used to be something you died from. Now, thanks to clinical trials, it’s increasingly something you live with.

Is Juneteenth ours?

The Tom DeLay ethics quiz.

The demographics of one legislative district in Houston have changed so dramatically that they allowed a novice Democrat to unseat an eleven-term Republican powerhouse. But the real story is what could happen elsewhere in the not-so-distant future.

“The record’s clean. I’m sure that I haven’t done everything that everyone would like me to do. But I’ve never hurt anybody.”