Sports
November 14, 2023
The Pioneering, Barnstorming Women’s Basketball Stars of the Texas Cowgirls
The Texas Cowgirls weren’t all from the state, but the groundbreaking women’s pro team promoted itself with loads of Texas mystique.
Arts & Entertainment
Sports
November 13, 2023
Texas A&M Had to Fire Jimbo Fisher, Even With a $77 Million Buyout
At a program that covets football greatness—and whose donors will pay almost anything to attain it—firing Jimbo Fisher was an easy call.
Film & TV
November 10, 2023
The Time Has Come for a ‘Real Housewives of Austin’
Andy Cohen, please heed this modest proposal.
Music
November 9, 2023
Mickey Guyton Is Still Finding Her Way in the Country Music Industry
The Arlington native has earned four Grammy nominations, performed at the Super Bowl, and toured with Shania Twain. But is she “Nashville” yet?
Music
November 6, 2023
The Mountain Goats Have Returned to West Texas
On the new album ‘Jenny From Thebes,’ the indie band revives the characters from ‘All Hail West Texas,’ its seminal 2002 exploration of life in the Lone Star State.
Books
November 6, 2023
Elizabeth Crook’s Thrilling New Western
‘The Madstone,’ a sequel to 2018’s ‘The Which Way Tree,’ is a compelling read on its own terms.
Sports
November 2, 2023
A Texas Rangers World Series Title 52 Seasons in the Making
Two years ago, the Texas Rangers finished in last place with 102 losses. Now, after a stunning—and pricey—turnaround, they are MLB champions.
Sports
November 1, 2023
“No Fun League” to Houston Cougars: Drop the Oilers Uniforms
The University of Houston football team wore “Luv Ya Blue” in its season opener, and NFL lawyers want to make sure it never happens again.
Sports
October 27, 2023
How the Texas Rangers Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Love Creed
The World Series–bound Texas Rangers have embraced the much-maligned band with arms wide open. And it turns out that Creed kinda slaps.
Film & TV
October 27, 2023
The Horror Sequel That Made All of Texas Out to Be Insane
Tobe Hooper’s ‘Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2’ satirizes yuppie greed by painting the entire state with a broad and bloody brush.
Music
October 27, 2023
Texas Parks & Wildlife Just Released One of the Best Albums of the Year
The compilation cover album Texas Wild, which includes pairings such as Adrian Quesada and Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name,” was curated by a mad Texan genius.
Sports
October 26, 2023
Wembymania Achieves Liftoff—Barely
Foul trouble slowed the San Antonio Spurs rookie in Wednesday’s loss to Dallas, but Wembanyama’s flashes of brilliance still shone bright.
Sports
October 24, 2023
A High School Football Fairy Tale Unfolds in Southeast Texas
Thanks to second-year coach Trent Miller and five-star senior quarterback DJ Lagway, 8–0 Willis High School has become an “addict” for winning.
Art
October 23, 2023
An Ann Harithas Exhibition Puts the Famous Patron’s Art Front and Center
The Art Car Museum’s reopened retrospective spotlights the deeply personal collages made by one half of Texas’s legendary art power couple.
Sports
October 20, 2023
Are Swangin and Bangin Allowed at Minute Maid Park? An Investigation
Before game two of the ALCS, a Houston Astros fan was told his shirt, which referenced the team’s cheating scandal, was unwelcome at the ballpark.
Books
October 20, 2023
Belly Up to the Bar at Texas’s First-Ever Bookstore Speakeasy
Who wouldn’t want to drink a Murder on the Orient Espresso martini?
Books
October 19, 2023
How a Third Ward Bookshop Makes Black Readers the Main Characters
For me, the experience of shopping at Kindred Stories is more than just a transaction.
Books
October 19, 2023
For Your Next Book, Buy Used—Really Used
Much of the joy of a great used bookstore is in discovering the messages scribbled in a paperback’s margins.
Books
October 18, 2023
Texas Indie Bookstore Week
To celebrate the enduring power of the Texas bookstore, we’re publishing odes to shops old and new, essays by some of our favorite novelists, conversations with booksellers, and more.
Film & TV
October 18, 2023
Four Reasons November Will Be a Great Month in Texas Culture
A Texas legend finally gets top billing, Willie spills on his songs, the Black Pumas return, and Sugar Land hosts Honeyland.
Books
October 18, 2023
Larry McMurtry’s Bookstore Was Legendary. It Still Exceeded My Expectations.
"Bookseller" was one of the Pulitzer winner's core identities, and at Booked Up, it showed.
Books
October 18, 2023
How Dallas Became the National Capital of International Books
Sorry, New York. The largest U.S. publisher of literature in translation, plus a thriving global books scene, resides in the Metroplex.
Books
October 17, 2023
The Greatest Western You’ve Never Heard Of
A new movie adaption, starring Nicolas Cage, may finally bring the 1960 novel ‘Butcher’s Crossing’ the fame it deserves—right when we need to heed its message.
Books
October 17, 2023
How BookWoman Plays Matchmaker for Texas’s Avid Readers
At nearly fifty years old, the feminist bookstore remains a safe haven for those seeking a place to process the world.
Books
October 17, 2023
Dispatch From the Ghosts of Bookstores Past
The independent bookstores of sixties and seventies San Antonio, Houston, and Dallas created community and opened whole new worlds for Texans.
Books
October 17, 2023
A Celebrated Texas Author and the Indie Bookstores That Sustained Him
From McAllen to Austin, indie bookstores have provided Fernando A. Flores with far more than just reading material.
Books
October 17, 2023
“This Way to Nowhere,” San Antonio’s Community Bookshop
COVID put Texas author Katie Gutierrez’s book launch for her debut novel on hold. This San Antonio independent bookstore came to the rescue.
Books
October 16, 2023
I Think a Crime Bookstore Is the Best in Texas, So Stab Me
Houston’s Murder by the Book serves up bloodshed with a smile.
Books
October 16, 2023
The Big Map of Texas Indie Bookstores
We scoured the state for every indie we could find. Texas readers, you’re going to want to bookmark.
Books
October 16, 2023
We Thought Amazon Killed Local Bookstores. We Were So Wrong.
And not just in big cities—in suburbs and in small towns, new shops are serving up classics, cocktails, and community.
Books
October 16, 2023
How Two Texas Bookstores Are Leading the Fight Against Book Bans
When I wrote my YA novel, I hoped to inspire teens to figure out their beliefs around complicated political questions. But amid a wave of book bans, my book could get prohibited from school shelves.
Sports
October 13, 2023
An All-Texas MLB Playoff Series 50 Years in the Making
Much like indoor baseball in Houston or an MLB team in Arlington, a Houston Astros–Texas Rangers ALCS was once a dream and is now a reality.
Film & TV
October 12, 2023
The Endless Assassination of John F. Kennedy
After his murder in Dallas, our perception of what happened has been shaped by the pop culture—and subculture—it inspired.
Sports
October 11, 2023
Let the Texas Rangers’ Creed-Inspired Playoff Run Take You Higher
After blowing the AL West division lead on the last day of the regular season, the suddenly white-hot Rangers swept their way into the ALCS.
Film & TV
October 11, 2023
The Movie That Shattered the Dallas Cowboys Myth
‘North Dallas Forty’ revealed the ugly truths behind America’s Team. But nearly 45 years later, it inspires more nostalgia than outrage.
Style & Design
October 10, 2023
The Best of ACL Festival Fashion, in Photos
Three days on the field and not a single pair of Crocs cowboy boots? Are y’all okay?
Sports
October 10, 2023
On Texas MLS Teams, Argentine Players Are the Barbecue Grillmasters
For soccer pros like Austin FC’s Maxi Urruti and FC Dallas’s Alan Velasco, starting beef is the secret ingredient to team-building.
Music
October 5, 2023
7 Texan Musical Acts to See at This Year’s ACL Fest
From Cigarettes After Sex to Tanya Tucker, there’s a Texan for every genre.
Film & TV
October 5, 2023
Leave ‘The Exorcist’ Alone
David Gordon Green’s decades-late and beyond-unnecessary sequel, ‘The Exorcist: Believer,’ commits various forms of cinematic sacrilege.
Sports
October 5, 2023
The Spurs and Shania Twain? Bring On the Unhinged NBA Merch!
With its limited edition Shania Twain T-shirt and other unexpected items, the San Antonio Spurs’ online store is not afraid to get weird.
Music
October 4, 2023
How Rattlesnake Milk Conjures Songs of Psychedelic Desperation From the Texas Plains
Four lifelong friends from the Panhandle, about to play their first Austin City Limits festival, formed a novel country sound.
Sports
October 2, 2023
What Has More Lives: The Houston Astros or a Cat?
While the Astros found a way to steal the AL West regular-season crown, the Texas Rangers are falling apart at the worst possible time.
Sports
October 2, 2023
Another Gymnastics Skill Once Called Impossible Will Now Be Called Biles
Houston-area native Simone Biles completed her long pursuit of the Yurchenko double pike at the world championships on Sunday.
Sports
September 22, 2023
The TCU-SMU Football Rivalry Is Ending. Why Aren’t More Fans Upset?
The schools will play their last “Iron Skillet” game in 2025, but despite a century of history, the rivalry is ending with a whimper.
Sports
September 21, 2023
When Hockey Great Gordie Howe Turned Houston Into “Howeston”
Fifty years ago, the Houston Aeros stunned the hockey world by bringing the 45-year-old Howe out of retirement to play with two of his sons.
Sports
September 20, 2023
The “Battle of the Sexes” Sparked 50 Years of Sports Progress
Billie Jean King's 1973 victory over Bobby Riggs at the Houston Astrodome capped off a summer of momentous change led by the tennis great.
Music
September 19, 2023
Remembering Charlie Robison, Always the Coolest Dude in the Room
Before his anthems had listeners raising their longnecks and singing along, Charlie took me on road trips and taught me there was more to music than country.
Film & TV
September 18, 2023
The Best Books, Film, TV, Art, and More Coming to Texas This Fall
From demon-possessed children to a world premiere ballet, our writers and editors share the art they’re most looking forward to this season.
Texas History
September 18, 2023
The Donkey Lady Has Haunted Generations of San Antonians. She Has Her Own Talk Show.
The legendary Donkey Lady is alive (sort of) and has a lot to say about San Antonio.
Music
September 14, 2023
For Willie Nelson’s 151st Album, He Takes On a Whole New Genre: Bluegrass
A supergroup of strings player helps take a mix of Willie anthems and deep cuts to a whole new, banjo-picking level.