Rich Oppel, Author at Texas Monthly

February 22, 2019

‘Letters From the Pit’ Tells Tales From an Austin ER With Humor and Empathy

In his new memoir, the former chief of emergency medicine at Brackenridge Hospital recounts stories that are by turns tragic, triumphant, and NSFW.

Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, leaves the Capitol after the last votes of the week on April 27, 2018.

Politics & Policy |

September 26, 2018

Meet the Texas Republican Going After the House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairmanship

Michael McCaul, the chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, shares his views on some of the world’s biggest political hot spots.

The Stand Up Desk |

August 22, 2018

Experience the Best of Texas—and Texas Monthly—at Our Second-Annual Edge of Texas Weekend

Join us in Dallas on September 7th and 8th.

Politics & Policy |

August 14, 2018

A Look at the Life of Babe Schwartz As a Lobbyist

The liberal icon who died last week served first as a lawmaker then as a lobbyist.