Temple

Stories about Temple

The Drop Everything List

The Texas Beer Fest, Lucinda Williams and Erika Wennerstrom, the Battle of Port Jefferson, and Railfest . . .

The Soul of a Man

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.

The Gospel According to Blind Willie Johnson

Watch Austin musician Steve James play the slide guitar and discuss the incomparable Blind Willie Johnson, who we think was born in Pendleton, just outside Temple.

Where They're From

A memorable hour-long radio special based on the June issue of TEXAS MONTHLY, a co-production with KUT 90.5 FM.

The Texanist

A fond look back at Temple, a.k.a. Ratsville and/or Tanglefoot, that fair burg wherein your dedicated advice columnist learned the location of the thin line between right and wrong.

Homeward Bound

Temple

Playing the Field

How the state's top two players made their college choices.

Step Right Up

Press your jeans, pull on your boots, shine up your buckle, and come along on this two-stepping tour of classic country dance halls, from Tom Sefcik Hall, in Seaton, to Club Westerner, in Victoria.

Famous Texans on Their Favorite Burgers

The Believer

Like Cindy Sheehan, Gary Qualls lost a son in Iraq. Unlike her, he doesn’t oppose the war.

Pa Ferguson

Why was the former governor Pa Ferguson nicknamed Farmer Jim?

Rip Torn