The Daily Post
March 17, 2015
The State of Texas: March 17, 2015
Open carry is closer to becoming a reality, and Houston’s economic boom gets top billing in The Economist.
Uncategorized
Burka Blog
March 16, 2015
Senate open carry debate lacked firepower
Senate debate on controversial open carry bill lacked enthusiasm.
The Daily Post
March 16, 2015
Highlights From Robert Durst’s Houston Years
For the past ten years, the notorious, newly minted documentary superstar has been relaxing in affluent obscurity in Houston’s most fashionable areas, not creeping people out at all—most of the time.
Film & TV
March 16, 2015
SXSW 2015: Andrew Bujalski, Welcome to the Club of Big-Deal Texas Filmmakers
After 2013’s breakout indie hit Computer Chess, the Austin filmmaker followed it up with something completely different—Results, a romantic comedy with Cobie Smulders and Guy Pearce that sticks the landing.
Business
March 16, 2015
Blue Bell Issued a Recall After Three Deaths Were Linked to the Brenham Creamery
Listeria bacteria was found in products created on a single production line at Blue Bell Creameries, in Brenham, prompting the first recall in the company’s 108-year history.
BBQ
March 16, 2015
Cattleack BBQ Does Whole Hog
It was a unique day for barbecue in Dallas last Saturday. Whole hog isn’t an item you normally see on a barbecue menu in Texas, and Cattleack Barbecue isn’t normally open on Saturday. Owners Todd and Misty David were showing off what they had learned in January’s
Politics & Policy
March 16, 2015
Did Texas’ forefathers know more about handguns than today’s politicians?
Texas kept its post-Reconstruction ban on handguns to promote immigration and economic development, not as a Jim Crow law.
The Daily Post
March 16, 2015
The State of Texas: March 16, 2015
The TEA opens investigations into more than seventy inappropriate student-teacher relationships, and questions loom over who will manage the Alamo.
Music
March 15, 2015
The Dreamer
A fond rememberance of Kent Finlay, the founder of Cheatham Street Warehouse and the “Godfather of Texas songwriters.”
Politics & Policy
March 13, 2015
Texas Eagle Forum, John Birch Society are Right
The Texas Eagle Forum and the John Birch Society are opposing calls for a constitutional convention on a federal balanced budget amendment. They call it dangerous.
Meanwhile, in Texas
March 13, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down last month. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
March 13, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Food & Drink
March 13, 2015
Chico and the Postman
Mail-order tacos.
Texas History
March 13, 2015
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“Pistol carrying is now so prevalent here as to be a first-class nuisance. The young men, white and black, hardly consider themselves in party attire unless they have on a pistol.”—Brenham Weekly Banner, May 27, 1886
Bum Steers
March 13, 2015
They’re Sorry, They Did as Bastard They Could
A headline in the February 19 edition of the Waller County Times Tribune announced, “Hitch up your bitches and jingle those spurs, its trail ride season.”
The Culture
March 13, 2015
iRoberson
iZombie rises from the dead.
Lead
March 13, 2015
A Tale of Two Sites
In Houston, a pair of activists discover that the same environmental battles get fought over and over.
Roar of the Crowd
March 13, 2015
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the March 2015 Issue.
The Daily Post
March 13, 2015
Glass Frat Houses
In the aftermath of the racist Sigma Alpha Epsilon video, Texas is in no position to throw stones at Oklahoma. And we are not alone in that, sadly.
Travel & Outdoors
March 13, 2015
Relax. Reset. Renew.
Feeling jittery? Stressed out? Let these wellness retreats remind you of the true meaning of R&R.
The Texanist
March 13, 2015
The Texanist: Will I Ever Get My Knife Back from Airport Security?
Our estimable advice columnist on pathological liars, missing knives, the difference between a Texan and a New Yorker turned Floridian turned Montanan, and why tequila is not—hic!—a vegetable.
Food & Drink
March 13, 2015
Crawfish
Out of the mud and into Houston’s melting pot.
Travel & Outdoors
March 13, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: March 13-19
The state’s top offerings for a musical spring break, from a moving Elliott Smith tribute in Dallas to a dazzling production of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” in Houston.
Music
March 13, 2015
“The First Roadie—Ever”
Ben Dorcy, who turns 90 next month, has been a roadie since 1950, and in that time has worked with Willie, Waylon, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Jerry Jeff, Randy Rogers, Jack Ingram, . . . well, you get the idea.
Pour Choices
March 12, 2015
Texas Wine of the Month: William Chris Vineyards Syrah Rosé
Dry rosés are the perfect way to welcome warmer weather.
The Daily Post
March 12, 2015
The State of Texas: March 13, 2015
The General Land Office severs its contract with the Daughters of the Republic of Texas, who have maintained the Alamo for more than 100 years.
Politics & Policy
March 12, 2015
What’s at Stake
Putting the spending cap at risk is damaging more than just that
Sports
March 12, 2015
Dallas Woman Desperately Wants a Visit From Troy Aikman for Her 100th Birthday
She welded wings onto airplanes in World War II, visited Soviet Russia to argue about airplanes, and modeled for a Lawrence Welk-affiliated clothing shop—but the most talked-about moment in her life was the day twenty years ago that Troy Aikman knocked on her door by mistake.
Politics & Policy
March 12, 2015
State Representative Proclaims His Status as a Former Fetus
A miniature controversy erupted Wednesday at the state capitol, when a Republican lawmaker covered the name plaque outside his office with a paper sign labeling him as a “Former Fetus.”
The Daily Post
March 12, 2015
Three Pies in the Houston Skies
Houston Redditors makes wishes that will probably never come true.
The Daily Post
March 12, 2015
National Transportation Safety Board Considers Reinvestigating the Plane Crash That Killed Buddy Holly
Oh boy.
Politics & Policy
March 12, 2015
The Terror Whisperer
Public Safety Director Steve McCraw has a history of seeing terrorists at the gate.
The Daily Post
March 12, 2015
The State of Texas: March 12, 2015
Rick Perry's international travel carried a hefty price tag for taxpayers.
The Daily Post
March 11, 2015
So How Did Prairie Dog Pete’s Prediction Hold Up?
Take his advice with a grain of salt, then use more salt to de-ice the roads.
Politics & Policy
March 11, 2015
Are Taxes in Texas Not So Bad?
The Tax Foundation gives you statistics to argue Texas taxes either way.
The Daily Post
March 11, 2015
The Alamo Drafthouse Will Allow Select Teenagers to Attend Without a Parent, Starting This Year
The Texas-based movie theater chain has been famous for its strict policies regarding texting, talking, and arriving late to screenings. But it’s not treating those as teenager-specific problems anymore.
The Daily Post
March 11, 2015
The State of Texas: March 11, 2015
Jerry Jones takes the stand in the federal trial over Super Bowl XLV seating.
Pour Choices
March 10, 2015
Beer Babble: A Q&A With Saint Arnold’s Brock Wagner
The brewery’s founder on the craft beer laws, his upcoming projects, and his company turning 21.
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2015
Finally, A (Senate) Republican Stands Up For the Spending Cap
Kelly Hancock’s proposal is the first that would actually tighten the spending cap, rather than sabotage it.
The Daily Post
March 10, 2015
2015 Has Been an Ugly Year for the Treatment of Muslims in Texas
We’re not even a quarter of the way through 2015 yet, and mosques have been burned, loyalty oaths have been demanded, and—in Dallas last week—a Muslim man was shot in the back while watching the snow fall.
The Daily Post
March 10, 2015
Texas Considers a Law Mandating Training for Police on How to Deal With Dogs
Few things rally people to a cause more quickly than the unjustified shooting of a dog.
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2015
Business Versus the Bible
The goals of big business are clashing the the religious freedom agenda of Christian conservatives in the Legislature.
Politics & Policy
March 10, 2015
A State Representative Filed a Bill That Would Harm His Openly Gay Son
Rick Miller, a Republican from Sugar Land, introduced legislation that would reverse local non-discrimination ordinances—like the one in Houston, where his openly gay son works as an attorney.
The Daily Post
March 10, 2015
The State of Texas: March 10, 2015
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice is about to run out of pentobarbital. Again.
The Daily Post
March 9, 2015
Is GameStop the Next RadioShack?
The Grapevine-based video game retailer announced plans last month to buy leases on more than 160 former RadioShack locations. But can the niche retailer, selling a product that there’s increasingly little need to go to a store to purchase, avoid the fate of the company whose stores it’s inheriting?
Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
Bad Reasons to Sacrifice the Spending Cap
The Senate’s proposals on property tax relief and debt service aren’t worth it
Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
Rearranging the Property Tax Deck Chairs
More legislative proposals try to solve voter angst over property taxes
Music
March 9, 2015
Exclusive Song Premiere: BLXPLTN Get on the “No Fly List”
The electro-punk three-piece from Austin answer our new song premiere Q&A and resolve the question, Is this the best song you ever wrote?
Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
Hate Daylight Saving Time? Thank Two Presidents From Texas
Feeling grumpy from that lost hour of sleep? A state lawmaker wants to turn the clock back in Texas.
Politics & Policy
March 9, 2015
The Next UT President
Who will lead the flagship campus when Bill Powers leaves in June?