The Battle of the Blue Cat Café
How an anti-gentrification boycott became a proxy war between the radical left and the alt-right.
Articles by Michael Hardy
Laura Moser Shakes Off the DCCC
The candidate for Texas’s 7th Congressional District has seen an outpouring of support—and money—since coming under fire from the national party.
The XFL Is Returning—Where Would It Go in Texas?
Vince McMahon says it’s too soon to announce cities, but that won’t keep us from recklessly speculating.
Tilman Fertitta, the Two-Billion-Dollar Buyer
It was $2.2 billion, actually. That’s how much billionaire restaurateur Tilman Fertitta offered to buy his beloved Houston Rockets. This is the inside story of how he pulled off the most expensive deal in American sports history.
Protesters Speak Up Against Confederate Monument in Houston
Protesters and counter-protesters gathered in Sam Houston Park over “The Spirit of the Confederacy" statue.
John Sharp’s A&M Takeover
How the straight-talking, coyote-shooting, tobacco-chewing John Sharp has led a bonanza at Texas A&M.
Saying Goodbye to Jimmy’s Ice House
Before it shuts down for good, we spent a day in the iconic Houston Heights icehouse.
A Harris County Case Could be the End of Cash Bail as We Know it
Harris County was forced to release inmates after its pretrial detention system was declared unconstitutional.
As Trump Withdraws from the Paris Climate Agreement, Rick Perry Heads to Asia
Renewable energy and LNG exports are on the agenda during the energy secretary’s week-long trip.
ExxonMobil and SABIC Choose San Patricio County for $9.3 Billion Petrochemical Plant
Site selected over objections from some local residents.
