NASA Pioneer Poppy Northcutt Reflects on Her Role in the Apollo Program
New PBS space-race documentary ’Chasing the Moon’ highlights her challenges as the only woman in Mission Control.
Articles by Eric Benson
The Supreme Court’s Census Citizenship Question Decision Helps Texas—But the Real Work Lies Ahead
Without state funding for census outreach, communities across Texas are trying on their own to make sure everyone gets counted.
Was Apollo 11 a Beginning or an End?
Fifty years after man walked on the Moon, mankind is still stranded on Earth. That’s not the way it was supposed to be.
Who Counts?
Texas stands to lose a great deal if the 2020 Census doesn’t include every Texan—including congressional seats and billions in federal funding.
New HBO Documentary Offers an Intimate Look at Beto O’Rourke’s Senate Run
A Q&A between filmmaker David Modigliani and Texas Monthly's Eric Benson, who followed O'Rourke for the 2018 'Underdog' podcast.
New Comedy Central Series ‘Klepper’ Wrestles With PTSD in Killeen
In the series’ debut episode, a trio of military veterans from the Valhalla Club invite comedian and TV host Jordan Klepper into the ring.
Can Betomania Keep Up Its Momentum?
The strengths of Beto O'Rourke's senate candidacy have been cast in a harsher light now that he's a presidential contender.
Will Hurd Has Defied Both Liberals and Donald Trump. Is He the Future of the GOP or a Party of One?
The outspoken congressman left a promising career in the CIA and became a rising Republican star. But his political balancing act is dicier than ever.
Beaver Aplin built the quirky convenience chain into a Texas empire. Will his tactics translate outside the state?
If Beto Runs for President, Where Does That Leave Texas?
John Cornyn may be vulnerable and 2020 looks even better than 2018 for Democrats—but who will run?
