OpenTable, an online restaurant reservation and review system, recently announced the honorees of the 2012 Top 100 Restaurants with the Most Notable Wine Lists in the United States. The list was determined by the combined opinions of more than 5 million reviews submitted by verified OpenTable diners for more than 15,000
For more than a year a feud has been brewing between the state of Texas and Planned Parenthood over coverage for the Women’s Health Program.
I bring this up because of Jeb’s speech that Obama is always blaming somebody else for the nation’s problems — in particular Jeb’s brother.Well, the brand-new ABC News/Washington Post tracking poll has weighed in on the issue, and here is the verdict:Who do you think is more responsible for the
The pitmaster at the well-regarded JMueller BBQ trailer in Austin was fired by his sister, who also filed a police report accusing him of theft.
After months and months of planning and preparation, The Austin FOOD & WINE Festival made its debut at Auditorium Shores last April. For three long days, attendees swarmed festival grounds – eager to eat, drink, and mingle with a mix of local and national celebrity chefs. Overall, the first Austin FOOD &
How deep is the budget hole that was dug by the 82nd Legislature? Here are some numbers that describe the extent of the problem:1. Medicaid was underfunded by $4.7B2. To pay for the full 24 months will cost another $4.7B3. That still leaves Medicaid caseload growth (to be determined)4. Public
The National Magazine Award–winning story about Michael Morton, a man who came home from work one day in 1986 to find that his wife had been brutally murdered. What happened next was one of the most profound miscarriages of justice in Texas history.
The headline of the Forbes story was: RICK PERRY AND RICK SCOTT COULD COST HOSPITALS BILLIONS From Forbes: The nation’s state and local public hospitals may face an increase of more than $50 billion in the costs of uncompensated care by 2019 if states decide against participating in
Darden Smith finds that music therapy can help soldiers with PTSD.
Lyle Lovett, a trip to the King Ranch, and a talk about "ancient Rome’s equivalent of a celebrity sex tape" . . .
Tesla v. Edison, the East Texas Pipe Organ Festival, Nick Curran's posthumous CD release party, and the Ferrari Festival . . .
In which Joshua Treviño and Harold Cook swap emails (and opinions) about the 2012 election, political trends, and what happens next in Texas.
Because DeLoss Dodds, the University of Texas's athletic director, has a long memory.
Dobie Dichos, Marfa Architecture and Design Symposium, the World Championship Wild Hog Cook-Off, and Farm Fest . . .
How Trenton Doyle Hancock is reinventing his work.
The Austin-based writer's love of Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows inspired her to write a sequel to the 1908 classic.
A Victorian sèance in Galveston, the Spurs v. the Thunder, Roky Erickson, and the Texas Custom Bicycle Show . . .
Cryptopalooza, the Rothko Chapel Poem, Norah Jones, and the Chocolate & Wine Festival . . .
Patrolling the placid waters, historic B&Bs, and treasure-filled antiques shops of Jefferson.
Contrary to our self-mythology, ideas—and the people who wrote them down—have always been central to Texas history.
A recipe for when the hunters get home.
From the Salty Sow, in Austin.
Going whole hog at Austin's Salty Sow.
Rugged, refined, and heavy as hell.
November’s must-attend concerts, shows, and festivals.
Drive time at the popular Mesquite ISD radio station.
A new album from the Centro-Matic front man—and indie rock's one-man social network.
In Moonrise Kingdom, Wes Anderson lovingly embraces his fantastical streak.
What Joseph Blimline's oil and gas Ponzi scheme tells us about financial regulation.
And the story of how I started spelling it that way (with the accent) begins with a kidnapping.
Cain, whose official job title is associate professor of neuroscience and cell biology, is a Mississippi native who moved to Texas in 1992. She runs the medical school enrichment courses at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and teaches the core-curriculum course gross anatomy. When she’s not in her lab
Juanita, a Mexican free-tailed bat, tells us a little about herself.
Catching up with our leading unsentimentalist.
1. Dear Houston, Back in February, Jeremy Lin was the king of my hometown, and the Knicks were vowing to do whatever it took to keep him around a long, long time. And then, boom, five months later he was headed to the Rockets. The Knicks? They never even made
Why are there so few Texan philosophers?
Cattle ranching in Texas has been endangered almost since its inception. Has the harsh economic reality finally caught up with our most iconic business?
What’s the etiquette of political yard signs? Illustration by Jack UnruhQ: My housemate and I have very different political leanings, but we’ve never let this get in the way of our friendship. We have an agree-to-disagree policy. Then, without any discussion, she put a yard
The battle over public housing in Galveston.
A recipe for when the hunters get home.
If you’re looking to diverse your Halloween diet beyond candies, chocolates, and confections, check out some of these Halloween-inspired cocktails and cuisine from around the state of Texas. Philippe Restaurant/Phil’s Wine Lounge Phil’s Patch L’Autumn (Houston) 1.5 oz. Stolichnaya Vanilla vodka .75 oz. pumpkin pie syrup (recipe
Actress Eva Longoria and and Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa predict Texas will be purple in 2016 in an opinion piece at Politico.
Here are the latest polls from the battleground states:Ohio: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (Quinnipiac)Florida: Obama 48%, Romney 47% (Quinnipiac)Iowa: Obama 50%, Romney 45% (Public Policy Polling)Michigan: Obama 48%, Romney 45% (Detroit News)Pennsylvania: Obama 48%, Romney 44% (Franklin and Marshall)Virginia: Obama 49%, Romney 47% (Quinnipiac)Wisconsin:
After watching Stephan Pyles and eating his food for more years than we want to admit, we know good and well that he never does anything small and subtle. Given that he’s a fifth-generation Texan, proud of his Big Spring upbringing in that understated way that most West Texans
Could your ride down America's fastest highway be ruined by some porcine road kill?
I saw in the Midland Reporter-Telegram that Tom Craddick spoke to the home folks–the Permian Basin Petroleum Association–a few days ago. Here’s what he had to say: When the next session of the Texas Legislature opens in January, “it will be about money,” said State Rep. Tom Craddick, who has
A billboard bearing the civil right leader's image and the words “Martin Luther King Jr. was a Republican. VOTE REPUBLICAN!” has cropped up on the boulevard in Dallas that bears his name.
It’s hardly worth looking at Texas polling. The only suspense is how big the Republican margin is going to be. According to Baselice, it’s 16 points. [Romney 54, Obama 38]. That is a huge differential. Not so long ago it was 9. The Cruz-Sadler differential is even worse [Cruz 48,
Famed culinary journalist and activist Michael Pollan will be giving a lecture at The Parmount Theatre in Austin on Thursday, November 1. Pollan is known for his New York Times bestsellers, “Food Rules: An Eater’s Manual,” “In Defense of Food: An
I saw this piece on a blog called Mullings. The author of the blog is Rich Galen, who I believe worked for Kay Bailey Hutchison at one time. FROM DNIPROPETROVSK, UKRAINE: I’ve been here for two days preparing for, and actually observing, the Ukrainian parliamentary elections. I was part of
From CNN: According to a CNN/ORC International survey released Friday [10/26], President Barack Obama holds a four point advantage over Republican nominee Mitt Romney in the contest for Ohio’s much fought over 18 electoral votes. Fifty-percent of likely voters questioned in the poll say they are backing the president, with
