The State of Texas: March 2, 2016
Ted Cruz gets a Texas win, and the trouble with Fair Park.
Jeff Winkler's work has appeared in the New Republic, Vice magazine, Playboy, The Daily Caller, The Awl, the Oxford American, and elsewhere. He has covered gun-toting carpetbaggers, attempted an alcohol enema, and ridden in the country's largest chuckwagon race. He is a college dropout living in Austin.
Articles by Jeff Winkler
The State of Texas: March 1, 2016
Judgment Day for Republican hopefuls, an ”abortion travel agent,” and another Texas-EPA lawsuit.
The State of Texas: February 29, 2016
Texas prepares for Super Tuesday, student life just got rougher, and the Taco War continues.
The State of Texas: February 26, 2016
The Houston presidential candidate shootout, more conspiratorial Scalia details, and the great breakfast taco war of 2016.
The State of Texas: February 25, 2016
Rick Perry’s legal troubles end, and the city of Dallas’s just begin.
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.
The State of Texas: February 24, 2016
CEO of the sex expo files lawsuit against Dallas, the border made safe, and the affluenza judge gets the tabloid treatment.
The State of Texas: February 23, 2016
Cruz is fighting Rubio, sex lovers are fighting Dallas, and McAllen is fighting Hidalgo.
The State of Texas: February 22, 2016
More problems for Crystal City, the latest in Texas’s water fight, and a presidential endorsement.
The State of Texas: February 19, 2016
The Racing Commission blocks historical racing, Texas is a hate state, and a controversial state health researcher resigns.
The State of Texas: February 18, 2016
Crystal City just keeps getting more embarrassing, and UT finally issues guidelines on campus carry.
The State of Texas: February 17, 2016
Sign gets hacked in best way possible, major event bans open carry, and another development in the trial of Chris Kyle's killer.
The State of Texas: February 16, 2016
The Texas details of Justice Scalia’s death, and a look at a less Affluenza-prone teen convict.
The Break-Up: Selena Style
Valentine’s Day is almost here, and we've found the perfect opportunity to end things with a little bom bom.
The State of Texas: February 12, 2015
A commission pulls the teeth out of bite mark evidence, and Crystal City starts the reform process.
The State of Texas: February 11, 2016
Paxton faces yet another legal issue, presidential politics comes to Texas, Dallas prepares for lawsuit after banning porn expo.
The State of Texas: February 10, 2016
Historic betting survives another day, modern-day slavery, and another wild student art project.
The State of Texas: February 9, 2016
Judge strikes down effort to block refugees, disbarment of Anthony Grave’s prosecutor upheld, and the Dallas porn fight.
The State of Texas: February 8, 2016
Tragic shootings, the latest on the affluenza teen, and the repeal of sex offender ordinances.
The State of Texas: February 5, 2016
Top official of Crystal City arrested, and national politics starts revving up in Texas.
The State of Texas: February 4, 2016
A terrible rally was cancelled, and the abortion battles continue.
The State of Texas: February 3, 2016
Texas small business shrinks, no David Bowie Street arrests, and construction begins on the world’s largest cross.
The State of Texas: February 2, 2016
Cruz takes Iowa, Texas Dems and GOP agree on something, and Paxton asked to keep donations to his legal defense in state.
The State of Texas: February 1, 2016
Baylor’s alleged troubles with ignoring sexual assault victims continue, Manziel gets a helicopter search, and a reignited battle over cheerleading and God.
The State of Texas: January 29, 2016
The Ethan Couch saga continues on Texas soil, and officials brace for Zika virus.
The State of Texas: January 28, 2016
Bipartisan anger over driving fees, the Planned Parenthood legal arguments, and anticipating the politics of the Pope's visit.
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.
The State of Texas: January 27, 2016
Troubles not over for Planned Parenthood, Georgetown bickers over antebellum dance, and the push to keep Syrians out continues.
The State of Texas: January 26, 2016
Charges for the Planned Parenthood videographers, more Dixie Chicks fightin' words, and the poor condition of the state’s fertilizer plants.
The State of Texas: January 25, 2016
The never-ending Paxton saga, rural power fights, and the school that suspended its brave student
The State of Texas: January 22, 2016
Another lawsuit in the SXSW crash, lunch ladies punished, and the snake issue that keep on rattling.
The State of Texas: January 21, 2016
A Houston madam finally goes to jail, revisiting the Waco shooting (again), and Big Bend could get even bigger.
The State of Texas: January 20, 2016
Car Talk Wednesday Want to have a bigger truck than everyone else around you? Are you channeling the Terminator while changing lanes? Do we have a truck for you! A 1977 Mercedes-Benz Unimog, previously owned (and autographed, apparently) by Arnold Schwarzenegger, is being sold by a Texas dealer for a measly $350,000.
The State of Texas: January 19, 2016
The Lottery Commission didn’t keep its word, the new birther issue, and the state’s med school boom.
The State of Texas: January 15, 2016
A weird, confusing turn in the Paxton case, a new effort to stop sex trafficking, and Christian ethics in the classroom.
The State of Texas: January 14, 2015
The El Chapo effect on the border, a thwarted terrorist attack, and a loophole for dirty talk.
The State of Texas: January 13, 2016
Rick Perry gets a new gig, the border has problems and prayers, and the latest in the Waco biker case.
The State of Texas: January 12, 2016
Blue Bell says there’s no reason to panic, a border reporter criticizes Sean Penn article, and the latest on the Affluenza case.
The State of Texas: January 11, 2016
Abbott calls for a constitutional convention to fight back against Obama, listeria found at Blue Bell production plant, and more Affluenza details.
The State of Texas: January 8, 2015
Refugee terrorist arrested in Houston, Texans do stand-offs right, and several angry judges
The State of Texas: January 7, 2016
State trooper indicted in Sandra Bland case, the Bandidos president is arrested on federal charges, and someone is messin' with the state fair.
The State of Texas: January 6, 2016
Texas politicians respond to Obama’s gun campaign, and Aggieland loses another sports bigwig.
The State of Texas: January 5, 2015
Trans-Pecos Pipeline could run through Big Bend, and Williamson County is having some antebellum issues.
The State of Texas: January 4, 2016
A quiet beginning to open carry, Ethan Couch’s wild holiday, and the dairy cow disaster.
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.
The State of Texas: December 23, 2015
Greg Abbott shuts down a winter solstice display in the Capitol, Planned Parenthood loses funding, and no charges in Bland case.
The State of Texas: December 22, 2015
The state is still trying to figure out the whole open carry thing, and Bernie Tiede gets a megastar fundraiser.
The State of Texas: December 21, 2015
SMU opts out of campus carry, Blue Bell looks toward the future, and San Antonio's great pizza swindling.
The State of Texas: December 18, 2015
State's troubled foster care system violates constitutional rights of children, Texans seem to be buying less guns this year, and Sandra Bland's family lawsuit gets scheduled for trial.
The State of Texas: December 17, 2015
Sid Miller’s people are doing quite well this year, and Spurs fans shared maybe the most awkward kiss cam experience ever.