The Dallas Mavericks Crowd-Sourced Their Alternate Jersey Design
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.
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.
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.
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.
By Dan Solomon
Senator Cruz took to the floor of the Senate for 21 hours as he expressed his disapproval of Obamacare.
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.
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?
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.
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?
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
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.
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.
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?
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.
By Dan Solomon
Senator Cruz answered supporter questions on Twitter to celebrate Constitution Day. Spoiler: He doesn't like Obamacare.
By Dan Solomon
There are a whole lot of Texans on Forbes's list of the wealthiest people in America.
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.
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.
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."
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.
By Dan Solomon