Hey, Astros: Get Ready for a Full Season of Raining Trash Cans and “Houston Asterisks” Signs
From tossing trash cans to renaming the Astros the “Houston Asterisks,” baseball fans won’t let Houston forget the 2017 cheating scandal.
From tossing trash cans to renaming the Astros the “Houston Asterisks,” baseball fans won’t let Houston forget the 2017 cheating scandal.
Veteran Austin journalist Bill Minutaglio’s latest book is a crowd-pleasing account of heated political battles in Texas over the past 150 years. But does it get the big picture right?…
The cracker company’s new promotion determined that the 7’4” NBA player can hold 301 Goldfish in one handful.
Matt Sayman reflects on Baylor’s challenging 2003–04 season, and how it helped lead to the school’s NCAA Championship win Monday night.
The singer sheds her painful past on ‘Dancing with the Devil . . . the Art of Starting Over.’…
Bow down to the greatness of the Vaqueros, who are the best in the nation (again).
We salute the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and their compatriots.
As a kid in Brownsville, Bradley Freeman Jr. taught himself puppeteering. Now he’s educating preschoolers about race through his role on the beloved PBS show.
Leaving a near-perfect situation at Texas Tech is an enormous risk for the once-beloved basketball coach, but Beard just might be good enough to succeed where other Longhorns coaches fell short.
"We have to do whatever it takes" to preserve the 82-year-old indie cinema, Richard Linklater said in a panel event this week.
Plus: Lizzo and Megan Thee Stallion headline Bonnaroo, the Austin Film Festival puts the pandemic behind it, and Jason Statham shoots Post Malone in the head.
It's Opening Day, and the 6'10" journeyman pitcher and former Ranger has a tall task ahead of him as general manager.
Why some El Pasoans root for every Texas basketball team that isn’t UTEP to lose during March Madness.
I caught my first glimpse of the 'Lonesome Dove' author on the streets of Archer City when I was a teenager. It was an encounter that shaped the rest of my life.
Plus: Matthew McConaughey and friends raise millions for storm relief, Lizzo’s TV show launches a model search, and Jamie Foxx rings in as Mike Tyson.
The actor stars as a gun-toting Smiths fan in ‘Shoplifters of the World.’…
Inside the University of Houston's basketball rebuild, as coach Kelvin Sampson and the Cougars prepare to face Syracuse in the Sweet 16.
She’s been practicing a Yurchenko double pike—a technique no woman has ever landed in competition.
Each blue VHS box was a transmission from another planet that promised there were others like me somewhere.
The first COVID films are poised to address a pandemic that isn't through with us yet. Here's why these early, imperfect takes on the past year are still worth watching.
Anri Sala’s immersive work is an eerily out-of-time experience.
Texas, Texas A&M, and Baylor are still alive—and in separate regions—with a chance to make the national semifinals in San Antonio.
After decades of playing goofy sidekicks, the El Paso–born, Plano-bred actor finally has a leading role.
Growing up in a community not even big enough for a post office, I lost myself in the stories of the warrior who launched the sword and sorcery genre. It would be years before I learned that his creator had also been raised in small-town Texas.
This exclusive excerpt from a new biography of the late first lady chronicles an emotionally fraught experience in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination.
He was more famous, but she was a talented artist and songwriter too—and ‘Without Getting Killed or Caught’ finally puts her in the spotlight. …
In this feature-length series of video calls, Natalie Morales and Mark Duplass manage to create a relationship with lightness and heart.
For a decade, the pop star has made openness about mental health and addiction a core part of her brand. With ‘Demi Lovato: Dancing With the Devil,’ she’s finally embracing honesty on her own terms.
Con su cumpleaños acercándose, los escritores que hemos reunido para celebrarla son parte de una generación de latinos que creció después de su época de oro.
Before she revamped one of Austin’s seediest motels, kicking off the neighborhood’s transformation, Lambert spent three years running the place—and filming her interactions with customers.
It's an uplifting experience. Plus: a new book by photographer Rahim Fortune and performances by two top Texas drag queens.
As her fiftieth birthday approaches, the writers we’ve gathered to celebrate her are part of a generation of Latinos who came of age after her heyday.
If we’re going to honor the real Selena—and find a way to carry her with us—we need to imagine what she might have done if she had lived a full life.
La imagen de Selena reflejaba las elecciones de vestimenta de las comunidades méxico-estadounidenses de clase trabajadora de Texas, al mismo tiempo mostrando la influencia de sus ídolos pop, como Janet Jackson.
Her ensembles, influenced by pop stars such as Janet Jackson, highlighted the sartorial choices of Texas’s Mexican American working-class communities.
Cuatro compositoras latinas hablan sobre el cambio de los códigos, los modelos a seguir, Freddy Fender y la importancia de la furia.
¿Cuánto amamos a la Reina de la Música Tejana? Contemos las formas.
How do we love the Queen of Tejano? Let us count the ways.
En los años desde su muerte, se ha convertido en un ícono gay, en especial en Texas.
In the years since her death, the Queen of Tejano has become a gay icon, especially in Texas.
Can Baylor beat Gonzaga? Can UT or Houston make the Final Four? Will Abilene Christian or North Texas spring an upset?…
Selena Quintanilla was a Texas icon—a beloved, Grammy-winning artist who touched millions in life and continues to inspire people around the world. As her fiftieth birthday approaches, the writers we’ve gathered to celebrate her are part of a generation of Latinos who came of age after her heyday. …
The director and producer talks about how growing up on Fort Worth's Southside shaped her work, including her new film, ‘Doretha's Blues.’…
In her latest documentary, the Dallas-raised singer bravely confronts her demons. …
They didn’t manage to steal any art, but they did vanish into a storm drain.
‘Revelación’ is a lush, dance-infused fantasy that features a singer brimming with confidence.
The Huffman-based artist’s larger-than-life portraits of Black women are on view at the Art Museum of Southeast Texas.
The then-24-year-old musician’s campaign started as satire and grew into a rare opportunity to change the conversation around local politics.
The thrilling night was marred by the continuation of an ugly tradition.
Despite Friday's loss to Oklahoma State, the Bears are still arguably the most experienced, versatile, and battle-tested team in the nation.