
Wendy Davis is making a mysterious announcement (that she's running for Governor) in Haltom City today. Keep up with the announcement right here.
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.
Oct 3, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Wendy Davis is making a mysterious announcement (that she's running for Governor) in Haltom City today. Keep up with the announcement right here.
Oct 2, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
With both Texas NFL teams sitting at .500, it's hard to say who's better—but only one team has fans burning jerseys in the parking lot after games right now.
Oct 1, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The practice of "patent trolls" filing suit in prestigious tech hubs like, er, Lufkin, Longview, and Marshall has been going on for years. After another victory and facing the prospect of a big loss, will the practice survive?
Sep 30, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, and more engaged in hour-long interview and Q&A sessions at this weekend's Texas Tribune Festival. Here's what they said.
Sep 30, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Let's take a spoiler-free look at "Felina" and Marty Robbins' classic outlaw ballad.
Sep 27, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
It was inevitable, and now it's official: The abortion law that passed during the special session is officially the subject of a lawsuit.
Sep 27, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The new statue was unveiled yesterday at the State Fair. Here's why the iconic original was so fondly remembered.
Sep 26, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Owner Mark Cuban personally curated the ten finalists from a selection of finalists—and it seems like Mark Cuban may have bad taste in jerseys.
Sep 25, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
"Sleepless In Austin" Romeo Rose blew up the Internet with his personal ad. Before you respond, here are things you might want to consider.
Sep 25, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Senator Cruz took to the floor of the Senate for 21 hours as he expressed his disapproval of Obamacare.
Sep 24, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
If you're a flailing sports franchise, giving people another excuse to make fun of you isn't hard—but alienating fans is probably a bad idea.
Sep 24, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Senator John Cornyn has tried three times in seven years to pass a law outlawing the sale of "murderabilia," or memorabilia connected to famous criminals—will tying his latest attempt to the sale of a letter by Nidal Hasan help him finally get it through?
Sep 23, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The ongoing saga of Nikki Araguz—the transgender widow of a deceased firefighter, who's still fighting a legal battle for survivor's benefits—had its most recent appeal hearing this month. Until it's resolved, there will be a lot more questions than answers.
Sep 23, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
According to the Guardian, masturbation can get you two years in Texas, but you can buy your way out of jail time through a policy intended to ease overcrowding. Is there anything about our criminal justice system they wouldn't believe?
Sep 22, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The popular mythology of Texas around the world does include some less-than-flattering stereotypes. Some of these perceptions have at least a basis in reality; when Lewis Black took to the streets of New York for a Daily Show called “Fuck You, Texas,” he did so in response to ads run…
Sep 19, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Barbie Thomas lost her arms when she was two years old but that didn't stop her from becoming a professional bodybuilder.
Sep 19, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
There will likely be more cases of Whooping Cough in Texas this year than there were in the entire United States in 1976.
Sep 19, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Cops take to their cameras with #tweetalongs—but is it fair for officers to tweet out pictures of the people they stop?
Sep 18, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Like any political battle in Texas, the ongoing fight over the evolution in the state's science classes features colorful characters worth getting to know.
Sep 17, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Senator Cruz answered supporter questions on Twitter to celebrate Constitution Day. Spoiler: He doesn't like Obamacare.
Sep 17, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
There are a whole lot of Texans on Forbes's list of the wealthiest people in America.
Sep 16, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
Only in Texas is there a law to prevent hobbyists from strapping digital cameras to RC helicopters that also allows law enforcement to watch citizens without a warrant.
Sep 16, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
TXDOT, which holds the trademark to the circa-1985 antilittering slogan, has issued over 100 cease-and-desist letters to companies using the slogan since 2000. Somehow, all of these slipped through the cracks.
Sep 16, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The shooting at the Washington Naval Yard comes as Texas Senators seek support for a bill declaring Major Nadal Hasan's attack on Fort Hood to be "terrorism."
Aug 12, 2013 — By Dan Solomon
The Austin-based instrumental rock band Explosions in the Sky, which scored the movie "Friday Night Lights," returns to composing soundtracks with "Prince Avalanche," set in Bastrop State Park.
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