The subject of our latest Texans You Should Know history profile started 182 NAACP chapters and welcomed kids and power brokers alike into her South Dallas home.
In her best-selling memoirs, her eclectic, taxidermy-filled San Antonio bookstore, and her unvarnished tweets, the author makes light of her darkest times—and helps her readers make light of theirs.
Houston-raised actor and stand-up star Catherine Cohen confronts anxiety and narcissism in a self-deprecating collection of poems.
Like many Texans, residents in one Austin apartment complex faced a kaleidoscope of worst-case scenarios. And like many Texans, they had to get through them alone.
Our hero contemplates a run for governor.
For a cool $8 million, it could be yours.
In one of the year's best memoirs, truth is often stranger than fiction.
They know what you did this summer.
Expect marijuana, college football, and compromise to play central roles.
Everybody knows that she was born in New York City, and thus isn’t a Texan. What this post presupposes is ... maybe she is?…
The version of Texas history taught in school is often anglicized and sanitized. We examine how one textbook falls short.
Ahead of tomorrow’s nail-biter, we present a grab bag featuring a Big Bend documentary, Beyoncé clips, the Houston Zoo’s baby animal playlist, and more.
A selection of Texas-bred horror films, books, and TV episodes to indulge in during the spooky times.
The version of Texas history taught in school is often anglicized and sanitized. We examine how one textbook falls short.
The version of Texas history I learned in school was woefully incomplete. And, according to two historians, this 2016 textbook is, too.
Abby Winkelman, 14, says she hopes her achievement will inspire other girls.
This year’s festival is all-virtual, but its lineup is still all-star, as demonstrated by this trio of recent books from Texas authors.
During a live reading on Sunday night, many of the original actors brought the same chemistry that has made the film such a joy to rewatch for 27 years. …
He’s as red as a rose; she’s as blue as the state flower. And now the two congressional candidates are locked in a throwdown in a district that is neither.
The film adaptation of Utopia author Paulette Jiles’s acclaimed novel finds Hanks shepherding a young girl across 1870s Texas.
She’s one of the nation’s most influential drag queens, jet-setting from Europe to Australia. But she’d rather be at a dance school in Garland.
The band's first album in 14 years is vengeful and deeply reflective (and, yes, there's talk of boats).
Recent attempts to abolish the holiday have failed. But things might be different when lawmakers return to Austin in January.
We can’t promise it’ll look perfect, but it will be one of a kind.
All the remaining Texans on the reality show lost last night…or did they?…
The Uvalde native and patron saint of "alright" just keeps makin' videos.
Only one Texan remains on the show: Rudi, a pop singer from San Antonio, who gave a compelling performance of ‘Shallow.’…
This week, we try our hand at window art—with a few stops and starts.
Don’t worry: there are only two Texans left.
Out this week, the actor's first album, ‘The Mother Stone,' is not unlike background music at a haunted circus.
In week three, the rules of the game change dramatically—and half the Texans left on the show go home.
Play with clay and learn about an important figure from Texas history.
In its second week, the spin-off reality show introduced new Texan musicians vying for love and fame.
These Lone Star lures catch the eye as much as they catch fish.
The spinoff reality show features plenty of musicians from the Lone Star State who are intent on finding love.
My up and down encounters with the brilliant, beloved, and very grouchy western novelist.
The actor's sincerity and tendency to ramble on about “livin’” brings joy during a trying moment.
Brighten up your living room with a homemade Texas floral arrangement.
During these strange and difficult times, crafting can perhaps help assuage anxiety.
The beloved band released a song and an accompanying video this week.
The presidential candidate thinks ”as scared as a cat at a dog pound” is a thing that Texans say. So we’ve got a few more for him.
The internet was once again confounded by the Katy native’s Texas accent, with some thinking it wasn’t sincere. The internet is wrong.
'Briarpatch,' a new show on USA Network, portrays a West Texas rarely seen on TV.
I spent some quality time with those decorated cedar trees along Loop 360 to see if I could get in the holiday spirit. …
The country star's Christmas show premieres later this week.
’The Immortal Alamo’ says much about the silent film era, and how San Antonio could have been Hollywood.
Rick Perry says Trump is ”chosen by God.” But what if Perry were chosen to write the newest book of the Bible?…
’21 Bridges’ won’t be the film to get him there.
The stories, the traditions, and the deeper meanings of the boots in their lives.
Our hero’s odyssey ends where it started: with him.
