The Culture
September 28, 2018
Tilman Fertitta is All in on Cryptocurrency
The Houston billionaire discusses accepting Bitcoin at his luxury car dealership and accepting a cryptocurrency company as a Houston Rockets sponsor.
Art
September 21, 2018
The Menil Collection Reopens With Fresh Look and New Galleries
After six months of renovations, the Houston cultural institution is back.
News & Politics
September 19, 2018
An Alum Asks: Just How Generous Is Rice’s New Financial Aid Policy?
A second-generation Owl argues that his alma mater should consider returning to the days of free tuition.
News & Politics
August 24, 2018
Austin’s New Army Futures Command Marks ‘Biggest Reorganization of the Army Since 1973’
Top Army brass emphasized the need for innovation, while Austin Mayor Steve Adler tried keeping it weird.
News & Politics
August 24, 2018
Harris County May Have Violated Federal Election Law, Expert Says
The National Voter Registration Act prohibits removing ineligible voters from voter rolls within 90 days of a federal election. That’s just what the Harris County registrar tried to do.
Texas History
August 1, 2018
As First Anniversary of Harvey Approaches, Online Museum and Archive Set to Debut
In a city notorious for neglecting its history, two new initiatives aim to preserve memories of the storm.
Sports
July 27, 2018
‘Astroball’ Shows Us How the Astros Won It All—and How They Might Do It Again
Ben Reiter’s new book offers a comprehensive account of how the Astros became the next American baseball dynasty.
Texas History
July 20, 2018
For Local Activist, Discovery of Sugar Land Cemetery for Convict Laborers Was No Surprise
The Richmond resident warned Fort Bend ISD of the presence of graves, but no one listened—until they started finding human remains.
News & Politics
July 19, 2018
U.S. Army Mirrored Amazon’s HQ2 Search Tactics in Choosing New Futures Command Location
The Army chose Austin, citing its entrepreneurial culture and incentives from UT.
Border & Immigration
June 29, 2018
Battle Over Houston Child Detention Facility Heats Up
Austin nonprofit Southwest Key wants to open a facility for immigrant children in Houston’s East End. Mayor Sylvester Turner has other ideas.
News & Politics
June 12, 2018
Larry Faulkner Returns to the University of Texas as Interim Chancellor
The former University of Texas at Austin president, who takes over from retiring Chancellor William McRaven, discusses the state of the system.
News & Politics
June 5, 2018
Big City, Small Newspaper: Behind the Latest Cuts at the San Antonio ‘Express-News’
San Antonio is America’s fastest-growing city, but its 153-year-old daily paper's owners keep shrinking its newsroom.
The Culture
June 1, 2018
For One Weekend, Galveston Had Blue Water. Everyone Freaked Out.
We all know the Gulf of Mexico is brown. Until it isn’t.
News & Politics
June 1, 2018
Ruth Simmons, Former Ivy League President, Takes Over at Prairie View A&M
The renowned educator (and native Texan) came out of retirement to lead the historically black university.
Politics & Policy
May 17, 2018
Texas A&M Sued for Social Media Censorship
PETA claims the university is blocking criticisms of alleged animal abuse on Facebook.
Books
May 1, 2018
In ‘Hurricane Season,’ Joe Holley Tells the Unlikely Story of the Astros as World Series Champs
The new book tells the story of how a team and a city came together in victory after Hurricane Harvey.
Texas History
April 13, 2018
Newly Discovered Cemetery Vindicates Sugar Land Activist
Over 30 bodies have been discovered on a former prison farm in Fort Bend County.
Sports
April 10, 2018
A Domecoming to Remember
Thousands of Houstonians turned out to get a last look at the Astrodome before its renovation.
Art
March 27, 2018
A Chat With William Middleton, Author of First-Ever Menil Biography
We talked to William Middleton about his double biography of Dominique and John de Menil, which has been over a decade in the making.
Politics & Policy
March 21, 2018
The Battle of the Blue Cat Café
How an anti-gentrification boycott became a proxy war between the radical left and the alt-right.
Art
March 12, 2018
Where to Get Your Menil Fix While It’s Closed
With one of Houston’s top museums off limits until fall, here are five other free museums and galleries that you should check out.
Energy
March 7, 2018
Rick Perry Delivers the Gospel of ‘Energy Realism’
The energy secretary outlined the Trump administration’s new direction at an oil and gas conference in Houston.
Politics & Policy
February 27, 2018
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.
Arts & Entertainment
February 1, 2018
Meet The World’s Top Joel Osteen Impersonator
Comedian Michael Klimkowski has fooled people from L.A. to Houston with his Joel Faux-steen act.
Business
January 30, 2018
How Houston Lost Amazon’s HQ2
Newly released documents shed light on why the online giant snubbed the country’s fourth-largest city.
Sports
January 25, 2018
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.
Art
December 16, 2017
Chelsea Manning and Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova Talk Trump, Putin, and Resistance
A summit on art and activism at Houston’s Day for Night festival pulled no punches.
Politics & Policy
December 6, 2017
Lupe Valdez Hopes to Make the Leap from Dallas County Sheriff to Governor
The gay Latina sheriff of Dallas County advocates for Dreamers and LGBT rights.
Style & Design
November 29, 2017
For $250 Million, You Can Buy T. Boone Pickens’s Panhandle Ranch
A look inside the octogenarian oil magnate's 65,000-acre spread.
Sports
November 22, 2017
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.
Energy
November 22, 2017
Debating the Permian Basin
Experts discuss Permania and the oil field’s future at the University of Houston.
Energy
November 20, 2017
Houston Museum of Natural Science Opens High-Tech New Energy Hall
One of the museum’s most popular attractions is back and bigger than ever.
Music
October 20, 2017
There’s More Than Mariachi on the River Walk
Electronic-rock act Femina-X defies expectations in San Antonio.
Music
September 26, 2017
A Woman-Centric Day for Night Festival
Houston’s innovative music and art festival event is expanding, and it's putting women at the forefront.
Critters
September 19, 2017
Houston Pet Shelter Reunites Animals and Owners Separated by Harvey
As people begin to pick up the pieces after Harvey, Best Friends Animal Society seeks to reunite furry companions with their humans.
September 1, 2017
Meet the Man Feeding Thousands of Houstonians—From His Atlanta Hotel Room
Houston publicist Dutch Small was in Georgia when Harvey hit. But that didn’t stop him from helping.
Art
August 29, 2017
Houston’s Theater District Flooded by Harvey
Some of the city’s performing arts companies suffered major damage, but the museums have mostly stayed dry.
The Daily Post
August 28, 2017
Here’s What It Was Like To Evacuate Houston During Hurricane Rita
Kam Franklin tried to flee the city in 2005. This time, she stay put.
The Daily Post
August 26, 2017
Flooded Twice Before, Houston Family Vows Never Again
The Shefman family has taken drastic measures to protect their home from storms like Harvey.
Politics & Policy
August 19, 2017
Protesters Speak Up Against Confederate Monument in Houston
Protesters and counter-protesters gathered in Sam Houston Park over “The Spirit of the Confederacy" statue.
The Daily Post
August 4, 2017
Butterflies Versus Border Patrol
Can the National Butterfly Center in Mission stop the government from building a wall across its land?
Features
July 25, 2017
John Sharp’s A&M Takeover
How the straight-talking, coyote-shooting, tobacco-chewing John Sharp has led a bonanza at Texas A&M.
The Daily Post
June 29, 2017
Saying Goodbye to Jimmy’s Ice House
Before it shuts down for good, we spent a day in the iconic Houston Heights icehouse.
The Daily Post
June 16, 2017
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.
Energy
June 2, 2017
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.
Energy
April 24, 2017
ExxonMobil and SABIC Choose San Patricio County for $9.3 Billion Petrochemical Plant
Site selected over objections from some local residents.
Politics & Policy
April 7, 2017
Hillary Clinton Makes a Rare Public Appearance in Houston
The former presidential candidate gave qualified support to Trump’s missile strike against Syria.
News & Politics
March 15, 2017
Ken Paxton Sues Rick Perry Over Nuclear Waste Disposal
The new secretary of energy finds himself in an unusual position.
Energy
March 13, 2017
Here Comes Permania!
At the CERAWeek conference in Houston, everyone wanted to talk about one thing: the Permian Basin.
Energy
February 27, 2017
A Texas Energy Company Offers a Glimpse of What Carbon Capture Could Look Like
NRG Energy built the world’s largest carbon capture unit in Fort Bend County, but what is the technology’s future?