Alex Macon, Author at Texas Monthly

December 15, 2020

When SpaceX Rockets Take Flight (Or Blow Up), LabPadre Is Watching

South Padre Island resident Louis Balderas’s around-the-clock monitoring of the Elon Musk company has attracted a worldwide following of space enthusiasts.

By Alex Macon

Health |

December 3, 2020

The COVID-19 Vaccines Are Coming. Is Texas Ready?

Escaping an unprecedented health crisis will require an unprecedented effort for the state’s chronically underfunded public health system.

By Alex Macon