From the Archives: Can a New Generation of Texans Revive the Dream of Space Exploration?
With NASA’s ambitions trimmed, private space companies come to Texas, dreaming of Mars.
Executive Editor Katy Vine joined the editorial staff of Texas Monthly in 1997 and became a staff writer in 2002. She has written dozens of features on a range of topics including rocket scientist Franklin Chang Díaz, hip-hop legend Bun B, barbecue pit masters, cult leader Warren Jeffs, refugees in Amarillo, dirty cops in McAllen, the moon landing, the Kilgore Rangerettes, bass fishing, a three-person family circus, chess prodigies, and an accountant who embezzled $17 million from a fruitcake company. Her stories have been anthologized in Best American Sports Writing and Best Food Writing. Her feature story about a West Texas sting operation was the inspiration for the 2012 television series The Client List.
Articles by Katy Vine
Tobe Nwigwe Is a Visionary Hip-Hop Missionary
How the groundbreaking Nigerian-Houstonian rapper has gone viral—and why his art matters.
Grupo Fantasma on Their Latest Album and Being Pigeonholed As “Latin Music”
The Grammy-winning jazz-funk-rockers are back with American Music: Vol. VII, their first album in five years.
Behind Every Painting, a Desperate Kid: The “Uncaged Art” of Tornillo’s Detained Migrant Children
A new exhibit at UT-El Paso displays works by young people held last year at the immigration detention center.
As Texas Privatizes Child Protective Services, Will the Horror Stories Go Unheard?
Critics of the forthcoming transformation of the state’s child welfare system worry about the new model’s lack of transparency. Legislators are running out of time to introduce greater safeguards.
Why Are Separated Families Told They Must Use a Tiny Georgia Travel Agency to Reunite?
No one can explain why. Not even Southwest Key, the nonprofit shelter that keeps telling refugees they have no other choice.
U.S. Practice of Deporting Migrants at Night Threatens Their Safety
The situation has become so dangerous that Mexican police escorts have been discontinued after sundown.
Meet the Would-Be Inventors of Texas’s Next Big Idea
At the Texas Inventors' Association, you'll find plans for the contraptions and gadgets of your dreams. Just don't tell anyone your idea.
Corpus Christi’s Chicas Rock Might Bring Us the Next Selena
Cecy Treviño started her girls' music school to provide a safe space for self-expression. But the bands are getting booked all over town.
A Portrait of the Artist As an Old Man
James Surls has a storied legacy as one of Texas’s greatest living sculptors. But at age 75, the eccentric artist is far from finished.
