Sports
August 15, 2023
Texas Ranked Above TCU? Of Course—It’s the Preseason
Though this year, the Longhorns have so much talent and experience that their number-eleven ranking feels appropriate (unless you’re in Fort Worth).
Arts & Entertainment
Best Thing in Texas
August 14, 2023
The Top Moments From a Very Texas Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
After a night of hilarious and emotional speeches, Becky Hammon, Dirk Nowitzki, Tony Parker, and Gregg Popovich are all Hall of Famers.
Sports
August 11, 2023
Gary Blair, From South Oak Cliff to Texas A&M to the Hall of Fame
The architect of the Aggies’ 2011 NCAA title and one of the greatest coaches in women’s basketball history enters the Hall of Fame on Saturday.
Sports
August 11, 2023
What Did We Learn From the Johnny Manziel Netflix Documentary?
As the NFL (and CFL, and AAF) washout prepares a College Station comeback, a new film tells Johnny Football's story.
Arts & Entertainment
August 10, 2023
How Texas Tall Tales Became ‘Normal Gossip,’ the Favorite Podcast of Snoops and Blabbermouths
Kelsey McKinney grew up hearing ‘bless her heart’ stories. Now she shares anonymous hearsay with an audience of thousands.
Sports
August 9, 2023
Dispatch From Hell: Jake Paul Versus Nate Diaz Lands in Dallas
A night at the YouTube-influencer circus fights.
Books
August 9, 2023
Did Larry McMurtry Really Like Texas All That Much?
A new biography makes clear that the acclaimed writer had an intense love-hate relationship with his home state. Which may have been the secret to his success.
Sports
August 8, 2023
How the Big 12 Survived the Conference-Realignment Feeding Frenzy
It was kill or be killed between the Big 12 and the Pac-12. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark struck first, and the rest is history.
Music
August 8, 2023
Grupo Frontera Knows the Rules of the Regional Mexican Music Genre. It’s Breaking Them.
After months of chart-topping singles, the Edinburg group has released ‘El Comienzo,’ a debut album filled with nods to the past—and an eye toward the future.
Film & TV
August 8, 2023
The Best Little Film Town in Texas
Texas quadrupled its annual film incentives. Hollywood’s favorite Texas small town, Smithville, shows the opportunities—and hazards—ahead.
Music
August 8, 2023
Alan Palomo of Neon Indian Is Set to Return With His First Album in Eight Years
A deep dive into the song “Nudista Mundial ’89,” from Palomo’s new album, ‘World of Hassle,’ out September 15.
Art
August 8, 2023
Meet Artist Nestor Topchy, the Mad Genius Hidden in Houston Heights
Behind a rim of freeze-dried giant bamboo and scraggly trees, in a Houston Heights neighborhood caught between old apartments and new townhomes, lies the compound that has been artist Nestor Topchy’s laboratory for twenty-odd years. His place is a natural habitat for wildlife and his own wildest dreams; if there could
Sports
August 7, 2023
Simone Biles Won’t Say It Yet, but She’s Gunning for Paris 2024
After topping the field in her return to competition, the gymnastics GOAT appears to have her sights set on next summer’s Olympics.
Sports
August 4, 2023
Max Scherzer’s Rangers Debut Wasn’t His First Pro Start for a Texas Team
While negotiating his Major League Baseball rookie deal in 2007, the Texas Rangers' newest ace started his career with the independent-league Fort Worth Cats.
Sports
August 3, 2023
What Should Fans Expect From the Next Phase of Simone Biles’s Career?
After a two-year layoff, the gymnastics GOAT returns to elite competition at Saturday's U.S. Classic. Watch out, 2024 Olympics.
Film & TV
August 1, 2023
Justin Simien’s ‘Haunted Mansion’ Is Cursed at the Box Office
The Houston director’s big-budget debut flopped—but it wasn’t set up to succeed.
Film & TV
July 31, 2023
How Paul Reubens’s ‘Pee-wee’s Big Adventure’ Defined Texas for Non-Texans
“There’s no basement at the Alamo!” and other lessons on the state from the late Paul Reubens.
Sports
July 31, 2023
The Texas Rangers Went All In at the Trade Deadline. Will the Houston Astros Follow?
A blockbuster deal for Max Scherzer is intended to shore up the Rangers' pitching rotation and keep the team atop the American League West standings.
Art
July 31, 2023
Urban Frontier Artist Jesse Lott Found a New Kind of Beauty in Houston
Jesse Lott, the influential cofounder of Project Row Houses who died last week at age eighty, was a genius in his own right.
One by Willie
July 28, 2023
The Story Behind Sinéad O’Connor’s Duet with Willie Nelson
It was October 1992 and the Irish singer, who died earlier this week, was being excoriated in the press following her appearance on ‘Saturday Night Live.’
Sports
July 28, 2023
A Texas High School Baseball Team’s Secret Recipe for State Championships
A roster with only thirteen players? Three-sport athletes who refuse to specialize? It’s all part of the plan at Magnolia West.
Sports
July 24, 2023
Texas’s Pro Ultimate Teams Try to Break Through With Hometown Charm
In the American Ultimate Disc League, players don’t make millions, they don’t argue with referees, and they never, ever say “Frisbee.”
Music
July 24, 2023
Big Pokey Was Houston’s Hip-hop Sensei. These Are His Five Greatest Raps.
Pokey, who died in June at age 48, was a founding member of the Screwed Up Click—and Houston’s distinct rap sound.
Film & TV
July 21, 2023
Hollywood Is on Strike. These Texas Film and TV Productions Have Permission to Keep Filming.
As of July 19, SAG-AFTRA has granted waivers allowing 45 projects to keep rolling, many of them in Texas.
Arts & Entertainment
July 20, 2023
A Sanitation Worker, a Climate Scientist, and a Modern Dancer Walk Onto a Stage . . .
. . . and Allison Orr, the founder of Forklift Danceworks, helps them turn their everyday movements into choreography with a mission.
Film & TV
July 20, 2023
Carolyn Pfeiffer on Marfa, Tutoring Claudia Cardinale, and Asking Michael Jackson What He Fed His Giraffes
From her West Texas home, veteran film producer Carolyn Pfeiffer reflects on her coming of age in the world of celebrity and discusses her memoir.
Film & TV
July 20, 2023
Want to See ‘Oppenheimer’ in IMAX 70mm? Good Luck Finding a Ticket in Texas.
Only thirty theaters capable of project 70mm IMAX exist in the world. Two of them are in Texas. You'll probably have to settle for "Croppenheimer."
Music
July 20, 2023
A New Music Festival in Mexia Aims to Save a Country Songwriting Legend’s House From Destruction
Cindy Walker Days pays tribute to one of the greatest country songwriters ever while raising funds to save her Mexia house—and all the treasures it holds.
Sports
July 19, 2023
Welcome to the Best Time of Year to Have Faith in UT and Texas A&M Football!
Glossy recruiting classes, promising quarterbacks, unmatched spending power—enjoy it now before they start underachieving.
Sports
July 19, 2023
Move to Texas, Get Rich . . . Invest in Major League Cricket?
How South Asian business leaders are turning Texas into the next global hot spot for the world’s second-biggest sport.
Art
July 14, 2023
Meow Wolf Opens Its Maximalist, Multicolored Doors in Grapevine
For the latest iteration of the art empire’s otherworldly brand, Meow Wolf has chosen an exotic locale: a suburban Texas mall.
Sports
July 14, 2023
A Tall German Emerges as Hoops Superstar in Dallas. Sound Familiar?
Dallas Wings forward and WNBA All-Star Satou Sabally is having the best year of her career—and starting to give us Dirk Nowitzki flashbacks.
Best Thing in Texas
July 13, 2023
The McNay Art Museum’s “Unhinged” Threads Account Is Our New Favorite Thing
The San Antonio museum is delighting Texans (and finding new fans nationwide) on the new social media platform.
Art
July 13, 2023
The Texas Artist You Hope to Never Meet
Self-trained muralist Roberto Marquez creates public art after mass shootings and other tragedies. Unfortunately for everyone, he’s been very busy.
Art
July 13, 2023
How Gray Malin Built a Photography Empire on the Dream of a Basic Getaway
Malin’s ubiquitous aerial images of beaches, versions of which you can purchase on puzzles, rugs, towels, and more, are a hallmark of our era.
Sports
July 12, 2023
Who Wouldn’t Want to Coach Victor Wembanyama for the Next Five Years?
Gregg Popovich, the oldest head coach in NBA history, just signed a contract extension with the San Antonio Spurs. Wembanyama is why.
Music
July 11, 2023
Erykah Badu Hasn’t Had a Hit in Twenty Years. She’s on the Biggest Tour of Her Life.
Though the South Dallas–born queen of neo-soul hasn’t dropped an album in over a decade, she’s currently on her biggest tour yet.
Best Thing in Texas
July 11, 2023
A Texas Novelist Couldn’t Find His Audience. Then Came BookTok.
Shawn Warner was at an empty book signing for ‘Leigh Howard and the Ghosts of Simmons-Pierce Manor’ when a Fort Worth TikToker took notice. The rest is history.
Film & TV
July 10, 2023
Anne Rapp Immortalized Small-town Texas on the Big Screen. But She Can’t Stop Her Hometown From Fading Away.
During Anne Rapp’s Hollywood career, she worked with the biggest names in movies. Now, at 72, she’s ready to tell her own stories about her Panhandle upbringing.
Sports
July 7, 2023
Where Do the Astros Keep Finding These Unsung Heroes?
The injury-depleted Astros should be having a nightmare season. But surprise performances from little-known players have kept Houston winning.
Music
July 7, 2023
Norah Jones on ‘Little Broken Hearts,’ the Breakup Album That Healed Her
The multiplatinum artist, who has released a new deluxe version of the 2012 record, reflects on the dark (and fun) L.A. summer when it was written.
Music
July 6, 2023
Ryan Bingham Goes Nineties Dad Rock in a New Cover of “Possum Kingdom”
On the latest single from ‘Texas Wild,’ a forthcoming tribute album stacked with state classics, you can hear the joy in Bingham’s weathered voice.
Business
July 6, 2023
You May All Go to Hell, and I Will Go to the TexasLand Theme Park
“You don’t even need Disney or Universal. Texas itself is its own brand,” says Lizzy McGee, who is working to bring a Lone Star–centric amusement park to Houston.
Sports
June 28, 2023
Like So Many All-time Greats, Simone Biles Can’t Stay Away
The seven-time Olympic medalist will return to competition this summer, according to USA Gymnastics.
Film & TV
June 28, 2023
‘Dazed and Confused’ at 30: Wooderson Gets Older, but His Philosophy Stays the Same Age
Richard Linklater didn’t set out to make a Texas film, but Matthew McConaughey’s iconic character feels like somebody every Texan knows.
Film & TV
June 27, 2023
‘SpongeBob’ Fans Believe Sandy Cheeks Is From Houston. They’re Wrong.
H-Town is the cartoon character’s alleged hometown, but she seems more like a Conroe gal to me.
Sports
June 26, 2023
Meet the Dallas Weatherman Who Once Pitched to Bo Jackson
Before Pete Delkus was known for joshin’ it up on the news, he was a sidearm pitcher who nearly made it to the major leagues.
Books
June 26, 2023
Five Great Texas Parks and Books to Read in Them
Is there anything better than a good story with a view?
Film & TV
June 23, 2023
Wes Anderson’s ‘Asteroid City’ Made Me Feel Like I’m From Another Planet
The 1950s-set comedy is being hailed as the director’s best work in years, and I can’t figure out why.
Film & TV
June 22, 2023
The Future of Texas Film Is $200 Million Brighter
The Lege approved the highest film incentives budget the state has ever seen. Here's what that massive check means for productions and the biz overall.