Gubernatorial candidate Chris Bell pushes a rock up a hill.

Whatever else you can say about it, the life and death of Bellaire High School junior Jonathan Finkelman is a tragic tale of drugs, money, race, and MySpace.

Have you heard the good news? My career as a bit player in Hollywood continues apace.

Wealthy Republican donor James Leininger on why he supports school vouchers and opposes apostates in his party.

From kayaking on Town Lake to mountain biking around Joe Pool Lake, from bass fishing on Lake Fork to horseback riding on the shores of Lake Whitney, here are some of our favorite things to do in, on, and around Texas lakes.

Spoiler alert: The mythic Marfa lights may not be real. But there’s no way to know for sure, and that’s why they’re cool.

My dancing feet. And, hopefully, yours.

I thought I’d be teaching middle- schoolers something about Texas history. I didn’t count on what they’d teach me.

Rita, the forgotten hurricane.

Will the upscale shoppers of Plano really buy what Wal-Mart is selling?

How—and why—I became an organ donor.

Big old buckles for dear old dad.

William Martin reviews our places of worship.

Is it okay to hate Exxon Mobil?

Ignore the critics. See The King.

Why ozone is indeed a menace.

I have only a few weeks to go.

The eclectic artiness of San Antonio’s Southtown.

Clint Dempsey’s World Cup runneth over.

“We don’t look at color, we don’t look at religion, we don’t look at economic means. Laredo is a real laid-back, accept-everybody kind of place.”

Scenes from the Enron reality show.