A Galveston police officer had his buddy pull over his girlfriend before proposing—is it as cute a story as people are making it out to be?
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Clint Eastwood’s Chris Kyle biopic took in an astonishing $89.5 million in its wide release this weekend.
How would the French cartoonists have done if they’d been armed with rifles instead of pens?
No idea what could possibly go wrong here.
The firm, which represents hip eateries in Austin and San Antonio, was at the center of a Twitter flap surrounding the racially-charged reference in its name on Saturday night—and disappeared from the Internet on Sunday.
It's better to have video evidence than not, but those who present police body cameras as a solution to our national predicament involving police relations need to look at cases from Jasper, Texas, to New York City to see that the problem is more complicated than that.
A mailer sent out during an Austin City Council runoff makes this weird question relevant once more.
A few days later, we're still sorting out what happened and why.
Hicks, who died twenty years ago, is not Alex Jones. Or is that just what the sheeple want you to think?
Senator Ted Cruz jumped into the Net Neutrality debate with a tweet heard 'round the world yesterday. What does it really mean?
After a year of campaigning, the first gubernatorial race in a generation not to feature an incumbent governor comes to a conclusion. Wendy Davis has been a clear underdog since the race started—so how would you set the spread?
But, really, how many dudes are there who look like Paul Rudd?
She doesn't have Ebola.
Did the Texas native have major plastic surgery to completely change her appearance or is she just 18 years older than we remember her being in Jerry Maguire? Does it matter?
Citing space concerns, the Hidalgo County Democrats in Precinct 4 say they had to be judicious about the candidates they put on the form.
Davis's latest ad has caused a lot of controversy. Is she wrong in bringing up Abbott's accident?
Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Ebola! Did you click on this seven times?
These days, no matter how much you love pro football, it's hard to like the NFL.
The "handsome mugshot guy" has some competition.
As the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, has escalated, a Houston teen and others turned to social media to wonder how traditional media might depict them if they were shot by police.
Cosmo reporter Jill Filipovic came to Texas to ask people about abortion, found that some people were uncomfortable talking with a stranger about their private medical and sexual history, and declared that we had "created a culture of shame and silence."
Lance Armstrong may hold as many Tour De France titles as everyone reading this right now, but people with cancer still find the guy inspiring.
Kendall Jones is a Texas Tech cheerleader who became the flashpoint of Internet controversy this week for posting numerous pictures of herself with felled African creatures. Is the controversy fair?
After losing out on another Olympics bid, it's time for a little bit of soul-searching in Big D.
Petty, childish, and oh-so-satisfying.
Print media beefs are a dying art, so cherish this one while it lasts.
The problem with Barkley's statement wasn't that it ignored the young hotties, it's that he dismissed the city because there were women he wasn't attracted to there.
After these three random dudes at the store had their impromptu jam session captured by a passerby, the Internet is waiting to see what'll come next.
A real estate blog has released a list with quantifiable data to prove what we already knew: People in Texas really love tacos.
A map that made its way onto Reddit yesterday explains in no uncertain terms that Houston is friggin' massive.
A once-great, now-disgraced cyclist whose name we're not going to type here because you might still be sick of seeing it is in a video intended to go viral poking fun at his image. Is this part of a path to redemption?
If you're living in San Antonio or El Paso, it's time to pick up stakes and move to, er, Conroe.
Flight attendants go viral with comedy routines, official Twitter accounts go viral with porn, and emergency landings ahoy. What's going on in the skies?
The complicated world of film incentives has resulted in an unfortunate lawsuit surrounding the financing of Machete Kills.
Who isn't psyched at the thought of interacting with Samsung, Pennzoil, and Doritos?
By the end of the day yesterday, state senator Dan Patrick's twitter typos had Conan O'Brien talking about him.
Just a quick word of advice: Don't get into a three-card-monty game with Richard Turner, the world's greatest card cheat.
Michael Sam, the SEC's reigning defensive player of the year and sack leader went from promising prospect to Jackie Robinson overnight—a transition that says a few things worth saying about the places he came from.
The struggling Plano-based department store chain was trying to advertise mittens.
In case you believe literally everything you read, the UN is not taking over the Alamo.
Saturday's open carry demonstration at the Alamo—which defied a city ordinance and featured a speaking appearance by Lieutenant Governor candidate Jerry Patterson—attracted a lot of coverage.
Curious about the reading habits of Okkervil River frontman Will Sheff? Read on.
Rob Ford, the Toronto mayor whose international reputation is mostly the result of a series of drug allegations, is in Austin right now.
Greg Abbott, Wendy Davis, Ted Cruz, David Dewhurst, and more engaged in hour-long interview and Q&A sessions at this weekend's Texas Tribune Festival. Here's what they said.
According to the Guardian, masturbation can get you two years in Texas, but you can buy your way out of jail time through a policy intended to ease overcrowding. Is there anything about our criminal justice system they wouldn't believe?
Alfredo Corchado’s tragic, hopeful vision of Mexico’s emergence from an era of blood and fear.