What We Learned From the ‘Veronica Mars’ Panel at ATX Fest
Creator and Austin native Rob Thomas reveals a few key things about the upcoming fourth season of the revived show on Hulu.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. Dan started working with Texas Monthly as a freelancer in 2013 before becoming a staff writer, covering topics from the Baylor sexual assault scandal to the gentrification of Austin barbecue to the legacy of Texas outsider artist Daniel Johnston. His reporting has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Fast Company, Billboard, and Deadspin.
Creator and Austin native Rob Thomas reveals a few key things about the upcoming fourth season of the revived show on Hulu.
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The last-place team is actually having fun with pitcher Andrew Cashner's tendency to wear the Lone Star State on his sleeve(s).
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Thanks to the the Texas Legislature, you and your plumber will soon have the same credentials.
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Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both want to stop members of Congress from going on to become lobbyists.
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The Austin indie band recently launched a live-album series that chronicles its 20-plus-year career.
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The Port of Laredo overtook the Port of Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest for trade in March. How else do the second and 80th-largest cities in the U.S. stack up?
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NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki will be honored with a three-block stretch outside the American Airlines Center.
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The richest black man in America made a big announcement during his commencement speech to the graduating class of 2019.
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The beloved Texas chain is reportedly seeking investors to fund an expansion. Should we panic?
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The ”don’t trust the government” right and the ”don’t trust the government” left overlap when it comes to vaccines.
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Going scorched earth on customers who level criticism is an unwise business practice—yet it’s also strangely riveting to see.
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The supermarket chain inches closer to Dallas and Fort Worth.
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After Musgraves went there in “Oh What a World,” we decided to dig into the not-insignificant trend.
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Yes, we’re taking this week’s overblown Twitter fight way too seriously.
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“Armed only with a mean face,” former sailor and soldier Oscar Stewart became a hero.
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Dallas news station WFAA has the footage.
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The gentle giant who played Chewbacca finished a lifetime of service to others at his longtime Boyd home.
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In a new presidential poll of Texas, Beto, Bernie, and Biden all look competitive against Trump. But it's far too early to make too much of that.
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Austin native Gabriel Luna will reprise his role as the title character of the just-announced Hulu original.
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And his performance isn't even expected to peak until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
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Could the pop star's next single feature Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison?
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This marsupial on the lam from an exotic wildlife ranch has become the talk of the Hill Country.
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Gender reveal parties are a twenty-first-century curiosity. On the one hand, they’re social events that provide expectant parents Facebook- and Instagram-ready opportunities to celebrate the happy milestone of bringing a baby into the world with friends and family. On the other hand, they often perpetuate outdated social stereotypes of gender
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The Texas native delivers another attention-worthy performance.
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More than 100 of the company's 400 cars in Chicago were stolen via its own app.
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The restaurant chain’s updated menu—which now includes tacos, sliders, and ‘tins’—features Texas favorites like, uh, Pastrami Stackers? And California chicken flatbreads?
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Texas’s two biggest metropolitan areas spend entirely too much time on their phones while behind the wheel.
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His ’Matrix’-like line-drive dodge seemed to defy the laws of physics.
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Today in weird news in Texas.
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The documentary filmmaker spent six months investigating the world of gambling from all sides.
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Home Run Dugout’s first location, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, is funded in part by Nolan Ryan’s Ryan-Sanders Baseball, and is just the start of their plans.
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The NCAA men’s championship went to Virginia on Monday night in an overtime thriller, but the Red Raiders proved they have what it takes.
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Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio.
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Queen Bey’s unforgettable 2018 Coachella set gets a feature-length documentary.
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The American Teen’s return is a major statement.
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While the team that abandoned the city 20 years ago owns much of Houston’s football history, that doesn't have to be the case.
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The Edinburg native talks about her hometown, her role models growing up, and how she mentors aspiring actors in the RGV.
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After a community outcry, the company behind ACL Fest and Lollapalooza postpones its plans for an event next year, but the future is uncertain.
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The first Texas team to make the men’s Final Four since 2003 is easy to like.
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The most iconic facial hair in Texas sports has proven to be a creative muse for Filip Peraić.
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The legislation would be an example of law’s “expressive” power, potentially curbing behavior regardless of how many creeps are prosecuted.
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The ballpark tradition of serving up improbable foodstuffs to Rangers fans continues.
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The new rule uses geofencing technology to force vehicles on the college campus to slow down.
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A heroic pet was shot and killed protecting his family in Houston, proving once more that dogs are the best of all of us.
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The support from Altria marks a reversal from the tobacco company's viewpoint in 2017.
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It's the opposite of a bum steer.
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A step towards a less partisan future. Or at least a furrier, friendlier one.
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*There’s a big drop off between #1 and #2, though.
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With yet another billion dollar mixed-use development in the works, Austin may be nearing its saturation point.
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With just three weeks until his new album, ’Free Spirit,’ the singer from the city of the 915 played the songs that made him a star one last time.
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