Why Did Oliver Luck Take a Job With the XFL?
Spring football has never found long-term success, yet the NCAA exec from Houston is gambling his career on the XFL.
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Here’s a Horrifying Reminder That Severed Rattlesnake Heads Can Still Bite You
A nightmarish tale. Er, head.
Did The Cowboys Do Dez Bryant Dirty?
The receiver is still unsigned after being released by the team in April, and the Cowboys front office is pretending it doesn’t know why.
McKinney’s $69.9 Million High School Football Stadium Has Cracks Before It’s Even Open
Neighboring Allen is in good company.
Why ScoreMore Shows Sold to LiveNation
The Austin-based hip hop and EDM promoter announced a deal with LiveNation on Wednesday.
The Astros Are on Pace for the Best Run Differential Since World War II
If they keep this up, it’ll be an historic season.
Post Malone’s Chart-Topping ‘Beerbongs & Bentleys’ Has Sold Fewer Than 200,000 Copies
The Grapevine artist broke a record set by The Beatles in 1964—but that’s largely due to the changes in how we measure music sales.
Eric Sollenberger Is No Longer Anonymous As “PFT Commenter”
The man behind the satirical media personality, who previously wrote for the Austin Chronicle, says he was ”doxxed” by Deadspin following a glowing Washington Post profile.
For the Future of the Texas Film Industry, Look to Animation
With an expanding pool of talent and steady work, animation is a promising path forward for the Texas film industry.
Why Are So Many Baboons Escaping From Their Cages in San Antonio Lately?
Spoiler: We have no idea, but 2018 is wild.
Everything We Know About the Shooting at Santa Fe High School
The 22nd school shooting of 2018 happened on Friday morning near Galveston.
The Best Thing In Texas: Houston Sports Teams Sure Do Love Each Other
It’s hard not to like these guys.
A Mural, Painted Over in East Austin Last Year, Has Been Repainted on the North Side
Last year, neighborhood residents protested when new owners painted over a pair of murals at the East Austin intersection of twelfth and Chicon. Austin—on both the east side and the west side of I-35—has long been known for its murals, whether painted by Daniel Johnston,…
How Detroit Lions Head Coach Matt Patricia Mishandled “Texas Week” Sexual Assault Allegations
In 1996, Matt Patricia, now the NFL team’s newly hired coach, was arrested and indicted by a grand jury in a sexual assault case that was ultimately dismissed.
We Ranked the 2018 Hurricane Names By How Intimidating They Are
If Gordon makes landfall, run.
The First Self-Driving Car Service in America Is Launching in Frisco
The pilot program offers a look at how autonomous cars are likely to roll out across North Texas.
Becky Hammon Could Change the NBA
She’s the first woman to interview for a head coaching position in the NBA. But if she succeeds, she won't be the last.
UT Tyler Canceled More Than 50 Scholarships for International Students With Almost No Notice
Budgetary shortfalls have left dozens of students from Nepal in the lurch.
The Best Thing in Texas: What a Week For Texas Music
Willie Nelson, Leon Bridges, Post Malone, Shakey Graves, and Okkervil River all put out new records in an eight-day span.
When Will ACL Put Women Center Stage?
The festival has delivered on its commitment to genre diversity, but women and artists of color are still underrepresented.
Song Premiere: Jackie Venson Can “Only Have You”
The Austin singer-songwriter brings a funky, dreamy pop confection.
The NFL Draft Is, Somehow, Must-See TV
Hundreds of thousands of people flocked to Arlington this weekend for Texas's NFL draft debut.
Here’s Why We Get to Celebrate Willie Nelson’s Birthday Twice
If anybody deserves two cakes, it’s Willie.
Polling Says Austinites Really Don’t Want Amazon’s HQ2
Dallas, on the other hand, is interested.
The South Texas Fajita Bandit Has Been Sentenced to Fifty Years in Prison
The nine-year meat hustle has caught up with the former Cameron County Juvenile Detention Center worker.
Is Alex Jones’s Empire In Trouble?
The Infowars creator is at the peak of his influence but faces lawsuits and potential bannings from social media. Does any of that mean anything?
The NBA Reacts to the Death of Gregg Popovich’s Wife, Erin
The outpouring of support was a reminder of what Pop means to the league.
Watch Lukas Nelson Cover His Dad’s “Funny (How Time Slips Away)”
Three years after learning the song in a cabin, he plays it a lot more confidently in the studio.
An Ode to Bartolo Colón and the Imperfect Game
Rangers pitcher Bartolo Colon pitched seven perfect innings against the Astros Sunday night. But it's OK that he came up short.
Selena Air Fresheners, Spoons, and Other Handmade Ways to Celebrate La Reina’s Birthday
In our current moment of Selenamania, Stripes and H-E-B have nothing on the dedication from crafty fans.
The Best Thing In Texas: Meet the Seven-Year-Old Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
Montannah Kenney became the youngest girl to climb the mountain two months before her eighth birthday.
The Cowboys Cut Dez Bryant. Now What?
The wide receiver immediately becomes the biggest name on the free agent market.
Why Do Dogs In Houston Attack More Post Office Carriers Than In Any Other City?
San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth all place in the U.S. Postal Service’s list of the top fifteen worst offenders, too.
Maren Morris Is Living the Western Life in the Video for ‘Rich’
The Arlington native is still finding new things to celebrate from her 2016 debut album.
How Screenplays Describe Characters From Texas
Earlier this week, Vulture posted excerpts from fifty screenplays that showed how female characters were described in the scripts of the films that made them famous. It was a fun, enlightening exercise in which we learned how the male-dominated field of screenwriting tends to view women (a lot…
Will Robert Griffin III’s Comeback Attempt Stick?
The former Baylor great is set to sign a one-year deal with the Baltimore Ravens.
One of the Officers’ Quarters at Fort Clark Is for Sale
You could have a border getaway pad that once housed Pecos Bill and General Patton.
Houston’s “Bean” Sculpture Looks a Lot Like Chicago’s, and Everyone Feels Weird About It
Anish Kapoor's sculpture has prompted an unusual conversation between the two cities with the biggest inferiority complexes in America.
Texas Food Writers Grapple With How to Cover Paul Qui
The media is getting tougher on the celebrity chef, who announced a new Dallas restaurant even as his Austin trial is set to begin soon.
Getting Together to Say ‘Wow’ Like Owen Wilson Is the New Flash Mob
All around the world, people are gathering in public spaces to say "wow" in their best impression of the North Texas native.
Understanding the Criminal Manslaughter Indictment Against Schlitterbahn
The company’s ”Verrückt” waterslide, on which a ten-year-old boy was decapitated, was built by people who didn’t know how to engineer it.
Leon Bridges’s New Music Video Is Good Good News
Fort Worth’s favorite son’s sophomore album is inching ever closer.
Roundtable: The Stop-Motion, Twee Charm, and Uncomfortable Moments in ‘Isle of Dogs’
To some of our writers, Wes Anderson is in the doghouse.
The Best Thing in Texas: The Oldest Man in America Smiling
Richard Overton, 111-year-old Austin resident, is still loving life.
‘A Nice Kid From a Great Family’
There’s a reason we want to know more about mass killers, but a lot gets lost when we focus on them.