Business
February 25, 2016
A White Hipster Apologized For Vandalizing A Restaurant With “F— You White Hipsters”
White hipsters: The least self-aware people on the planet?
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Business
February 24, 2016
The Aspen of Texas
Pretty soon, Round Top won’t look much like Round Top anymore.
Made in Texas
February 24, 2016
Alyson Fox
Clothing, jewelry, sculpture, rugs: is there anything this Spicewood designer can’t do?
The Culture
February 24, 2016
The City of the Eternal Boom
A hipster paradise, a high-tech nirvana, a festival wonderland. Today Austin barely resembles the sleepy college town I moved to in the seventies. How it changed is the story of a lifetime.
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Business
February 24, 2016
The Bottom Line
MBAs Across America CEO and co-founder Casey Gerald explains why it’s hard to change the world.
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The Daily Post
February 23, 2016
Here Is What It’s Like To Drive A Lamborghini Around A Track In Texas
The world is bleak, so get it while you can.
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The Daily Post
February 17, 2016
Houston Is Looking For A Few (10,000) Good Volunteers For The Super Bowl
Love the NFL, and want to donate your time and efforts to make sure its most massive event is a success? There are just a few hoops to jump through first!
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Business
February 12, 2016
Whole Foods Is Considering Adding Tattoo Parlors To Its New Line Of Stores
Today in ”Sure, why not?”: Some 365 by Whole Foods stores will apparently offer tattoos.
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The Daily Post
February 11, 2016
Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings Considers Himself The City’s “Chief Brand Officer”
As Dallas City Council voted to ban a porn convention from using its convention center, Mike Rawlings coins a phrase.
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Business
February 5, 2016
Texas, We’re Almost Out of Ice Cream
Blue Bell is still in trouble, and now H-E-B’s Creamy Creations line is facing a voluntary recall.
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Business
February 1, 2016
The Hyperloop Got Its Design Preview At Texas A&M This Weekend
The future of transportation took another step from science fiction to science fact.
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Business
January 29, 2016
Lyft And Uber Continue to Battle With The City of Austin
Sifting through the twists and turns of Austin's ridesharing battle.
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Culture
January 27, 2016
Rowdy Electricity Salesmen
Setting the energy bar in Houston.
Lead
January 27, 2016
The Last Gunsmith
In a small shop in El Paso, a man practices a craft that may soon be no more.
Business
January 27, 2016
Legal Beef
How a Koch brother and a Texas rancher got crosswise.
Style & Design
January 27, 2016
Mi Golondrina
Oaxacan style, by way of Dallas.
Business
January 26, 2016
Walmart Closures Are Leaving Small Towns In A Lurch
In just a few days, residents of Italy and Godley won’t have a local grocery and pharmacy store.
The Daily Post
January 13, 2016
Why Can’t Austin Ridesharing Be A Compromise For Both Sides?
Austin's music industry held a press conference in support of ridesharing, but it's worth considering why they believe it's City Council who needs to bend.
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The Daily Post
January 13, 2016
Walmart Supercenters Will Require Supervisors to Check For Valid Gun Licenses
“Gun check on aisle 3.”
The Daily Post
January 12, 2016
The Newly Created Cowboys Club Will Give You Access To Dallas Cowboys Practices
Hard to see what could go wrong with the Cowboys Club.
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The Daily Post
January 5, 2016
How Open Carry Forced Businesses In Texas To Take A Side In The Culture War
Opting out or declining to opt out—either one sends a message to customers about politics.
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The Daily Post
January 4, 2016
Crude Keeps Plunging, Threatening To Drag Down Houston’s Residential Real Estate Market With It
As the price of crude keeps plunging and the oil and gas layoffs mount, more and more bad news is coming from Houston’s residential real estate market, even as some developers are building or planning still more luxury condo projects.
True Crime
December 23, 2015
Just Desserts
Sandy Jenkins was a quiet accountant at the Collin Street Bakery who felt overlooked and dreamed of living the good life. He found it (for a while) by embezzling nearly $17 million from the famed fruitcake maker.
By Katy Vine![Katy Vine's Profile Photo]()
Arts & Entertainment
December 23, 2015
The 47-Year Niche
At Dallas’s Kessler Theater, Jeffrey Liles is drawing an audience the music industry often ignores.
Business
December 23, 2015
Trouble Brewing
Beer wars in Central Texas.
Style & Design
December 23, 2015
Capron Bits & Spurs
Keeping the cowboy legend alive.
Business
December 4, 2015
Denton Paid $8.1 Million In Tax Incentives to Get a Buc-ee’s
A steal at twice the price?
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Music
December 3, 2015
C3 Presents Hired A Lobbyist For The Right To Host Events At National Mall
The festival titan wants access to government-owned lands for its events.
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Business
December 2, 2015
Stubb’s Is Suing Stubb’s For Being Too Stubb’s-y
The debate over who can use Stubb's branding fires up.
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The Daily Post
December 1, 2015
Trip Back Through Austin’s Neon Heyday With Minimalist Designs From Artist Reagan Ray
As one of Texas’ fastest-changing cities, Austin’s visual identity has shifted a lot, too—but at least one artist is determined to capture the days of neon and weirdness.
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Business
November 20, 2015
Do International Events Really Boycott Cities Because Of Bad Laws?
Weeks after Houston voters rejected HERO, the city was awarded the opportunity to host matches for the Copa América Centenario international soccer tournament.
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Texas History
November 18, 2015
Five Questions With Filmmaker John Paris About the Bubblegum King of McAllen
John Paris’ father, Andy, was one of the most famous men alive in post-WWII America and Mexico—that is, until his bubblegum empire crashed hard.
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Business
November 18, 2015
The Road Work Goes on Forever
The expansion of I-35 may be the worst thing that’s happened to Salado since the railroad left town.
Made in Texas
November 18, 2015
Campfire Quilts
The romance of doing everything by hand.
The Culture
November 18, 2015
Haute Topic
Houston’s super-rich are learning to love the brand-new, very ritzy, much-heralded River Oaks District. (Maybe.)
By Mimi Swartz![Mimi Swartz's Profile Photo]()
The Daily Post
November 12, 2015
Texas A&M’s “12th Man” Licensing Business Is About To Get A New Customer
The school, which has owned the trademark on ”12th Man” since 1990, has a history of renting it out to NFL franchises.
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Business
November 12, 2015
Great Planes
The real-life adventures of Leland Snow, the Thomas Edison of agricultural aviation.
Business
November 11, 2015
Joe’s Crab Shack Drops Tipping In Favor Of Just Paying Servers A Fair Wage
The Houston-based company is the first national restaurant chain to end the practice of tipping—will more follow suit?
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The Daily Post
November 4, 2015
HERO’s Defeat Could Be Bad News For Big Business
Proponents of HERO used reason to get their point across, but they should've used dollar amounts.
Business
October 27, 2015
When China Came to Houston
This past year, China surpassed all other foreign countries in terms of properties purchased and dollars spent. And with increasing frequency, investors are coming to the Houston area, which now has a Chinese population of 86,000.
By Katy Vine![Katy Vine's Profile Photo]()
Business
October 21, 2015
Up in the Air
Five years later, Houston is still mourning the loss of Continental Airlines.
Business
October 21, 2015
Kolaches on the Potomac
All hail Republic Kolache, the pop-up restaurant introducing our beloved Czech pastry to the nation's capital.
The Culture
October 21, 2015
Cat Spring Yaupon Tea
How the drought led to a revival of America’s only native caffeinated drink.
The Daily Post
October 14, 2015
Houston Texans Owner Bob McNair Shells Out Major Bucks To GOP Candidates
By the looks of it, McNair is more concerned with political influence than a winning team.
Business
October 9, 2015
A Michael Dell Biopic Would Be Way Less Dramatic Than ‘Steve Jobs’
The Texas computer titan has done big things, but he’s not exactly an aspirational figure in the tech world.
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Business
October 7, 2015
When Will We Be Eating Meat Grown In Labs? SXSW Eco Sheds Light On The Future Of Meat Production
Isha Datar of non-profit New Harvest outlines what she believes could change the meat industry.
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The Daily Post
October 6, 2015
The Rangers Are Kind of Sore Winners
Between the ”Come and Take It” flag and banning the Dallas skyline, the most appealing thing at the ballpark these days is the cotton candy-flavored hot dog. Ew.
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Business
October 5, 2015
Franklin Barbecue Has Killed The Professional Line-Waiter Mini-Economy
How is thirteen-year-old Desmond going to save for a car now?
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Business
October 1, 2015
The Peeple App That’s Enraged The Internet Is Bad News For A Texas-Based Company With The Same Name
The Internet outrage machine geared up hard after an app named Peeple promised to be Yelp for your neighbors. For the founder of Austin’s Peeple, that was extra bad news.
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Business
October 1, 2015
Does Austin Have The Most Sugar Daddies In The Country?
Have we learned nothing from the Ashley Madison data hack?
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