Articles by Dan Solomon
The Woman Who Wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Has Been Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Her Husband
That feels a little on the nose.
Ten Movies With Texas Ties You Should Watch This Fall
It may be September, but the summer heat is far from over. Find some respite at the movies, from 'White Boy Rick' to 'A Star Is Born.'
Why Did Authorities Wait Almost 48 Hours to Release Amber Guyger’s Name?
Dallas police waited to release the suspect’s name even as it appeared across the internet, eroding the local community’s already fragile trust.
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker’s Austin Home Is for Sale
If you’ve got $6 million and a hankering to live in luxury, YOLO.
Could the San Antonio Raiders Happen in 2019?
The team won’t be calling San Antonio its permanent home, but they’re going to have to play somewhere next season—and it probably won’t be Oakland or Las Vegas.
A Person Died After Renting an Electric Scooter in Dallas
What you should know about scooter rentals.
The Best Thing in Texas: Meet Emotional Support Alpacas Willie, Waylon, and Tex
The cowboy hat-wearing trio warmed hearts at the Texas Rural Health Services center in La Grange.
A Billboard With Trump’s Meanest Tweet About Ted Cruz Is Going Up in Texas
Their fraught primary relationship comes back to haunt Texas’s junior senator.
The Trump Administration Is Targeting Latino Texans Who Are U.S. Citizens
With the government questioning the authenticity of their birth certificates, some Texans worry that even providing additional documentation won't be enough.
The CMA Nominations Prove That Texas Women are the Queens of Country
Maren Morris, Kacey Musgraves, and Miranda Lambert are the new faces of country music.
Who Has the Best and Worst Commutes in Texas?
A new study suggests that there’s a new city topping the charts for getting stuck in traffic, and it’s in North Texas.
With Manu Ginobili’s Retirement, It’s the End of an Era for the Spurs
Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, and Kawhi Leonard have all left the franchise. Tim Duncan retired the year before. How does the team move on without its iconic players?
Are Coaches’ Football Salaries Worth It?
The salaries of Texas college football coaches don’t always seem to make a lot of sense.
Alex Jones’s Social Media Struggles Took a Strange Turn on Tumblr
The Infowars boss had his pages banned from YouTube and Facebook. Something else happened on Tumblr.
Are Hackers on Twitter Impersonating a Dallas Dentist Who Died in 2015?
Dr. Michael Stuart died in 2015. On Twitter, he’s an active commenter on politics. What’s going on?
People Shouldn’t Have to Turn to Travis Scott and Lemonade Stands for Our Social Safety Net
The rapper’s generosity allowed a fan to bury his mom. That says more about the state of affairs in our country than it does about Travis Scott.
Why the Spurs Will Have Frost Bank Logos on Their Jerseys This Season
San Antonio’s team found a local partner for its first jersey sponsor.
You Can Bring Your Trained Service Miniature Horse on Southwest Flights
The company’s new service animal policy has been making headlines.
Let’s Take a Look at the Fastest-Growing Companies in Texas
The Inc. 5000 list analyzes the fastest-growing private companies in the U.S.—and more of them are in Texas than in any state besides California.
Austin’s Winding Path to a New Stadium for MLS’s Columbus Crew
Austin’s city council voted on Wednesday to approve plans for a soccer stadium to host the soon-to-be-relocated Crew.
Should Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Settle This Race on the Basketball Court?
In June, Twitter beef between late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and Senator Ted Cruz ended in an one-on-one game of basketball. It was neither the first nor the last time that basketball played into Cruz’s political life. He started a weekly pickup game at the…
This Map Offers a Road Trip to Texas’s Most Famous Film Locations
The Texas Film Commission wants you to hit the road this summer.
What Could Ted Cruz’s Campaign Have Meant When It Called Beto O’Rourke a ‘Triple Meat Whataburger Liberal’?
Thank you, Ted Cruz campaign, for introducing the Whataburger-themed insult to Texas politics.
A Brief History of Texas Officials Falling for Fake Memes
Tuesday morning, Greg Abbott retweeted a fake Churchill quote. It’s not the first time one of our elected officials has been duped.
What Does Alex Jones Do Now?
The beleaguered Infowars boss has been pulled from the two largest media platforms in the world. Now what?
Robert Griffin III and Johnny Manziel, a Study in Contrasts
Both of the Texas college greats suited up to play football again. Only one of them looked rusty.
Why is Changing Austin’s Name a Non-Starter?
A city report on Confederate and slavery-related names in the capital noted a big one—the city itself.
We Guessed What These Big Tex Choice Awards State Fair Food Semifinalists Actually Are
”Cotton candy tacos,” we can’t wait to meet you.
Alex Jones’s Attorneys Argue That No Reasonable Person Would Believe What He Says
The Infowars honcho’s legal troubles mount.
Jerry Jones May Have Single-Handedly Blown Up the NFL’s New Anthem Policy
The outspoken Cowboys owner may have finally said too much.
The Best Thing in Texas: A Homeless A&M Grad Handed Out Resumes in Silicon Valley and Got Hundreds of Job Offers
Technically, a Texan does the best thing in California.
The El Paso Chihuahuas Are Now Selling a Concha Burger at Their Stadium
The culinary innovation first attracted attention in the Rio Grande Valley in 2016.
Shea Serrano’s New Book About ‘The Office’ Is Strange and Beautiful
America’s foremost chronicler of pop minutiae sets his sights on Scranton, Pennsylvania’s most beloved regional branch of a mid-sized paper company.
Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Childhood Home Is on the Market
The Oak Cliff home of the guitar great was listed last week at $169,000.
Johnny Manziel and Mike Sherman Are Reuniting in Montreal, of All Places
Johnny Canada gets his last, best shot.
A Texas A&M Kingsville Professor Dressed As a Cockroach at a Corpus Christi City Council Meeting to Protest Palm Trees
That’s one way to approach the issue.
She’s one of just a few hundred white lions in the world.
Is Terrell Owens Serious About a Comeback?
The upcoming Hall of Fame inductee thinks he still has something to offer on the field.
Some Guy Sold an Honest-To-Gosh Picasso on Nextdoor
The Nextdoor for Houston's Candlelight Oaks neighborhood isn't just for finding lost dogs anymore.
The Best Thing In Texas: A Five-Year-Old Celebrated His Birthday at H-E-B
”Here, everything’s birthday,” indeed.
Are Detained Immigrants Being Asked to Choose Between Asylum and Reunification With Their Children?
Austin immigration attorney Kate Lincoln-Goldfinch says the system is seemingly designed to use speedy family reunification to pressure parents into deportation.
Kacey Musgraves Brings the ‘9 To 5’ Fire In Her ‘High Horse’ Music Video
The new queen channels the old queen.
The Cowboys Need Earl Thomas Because Earl Thomas Loves Them So Much
The Longhorn great is one of the best safeties the NFL has ever seen—and he’s never played for the team he loves most.
Plane Bae Teaches Us That Other People’s Lives Are Not a Movie for Us to Watch
How a chance encounter on a flight to Dallas turned into an internet sensation, and why it shouldn’t happen again.
A Hologram of Roy Orbison Is Going on Tour
As with Tupac and Michael Jackson before him, death won’t stop the Vernon native from performing live.
The Best Thing in Texas: Former Longhorns Receiver Marquise Goodwin Surprised His Mom With a Dang House
We’re not crying, you’re crying.
Are We Witnessing the Renaissance of Ethan Hawke?
At age 47, Ethan Hawke is finding himself with the career everyone anticipated he might have had fifteen years ago.