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A little good news amidst the devastation.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business. Dan started working with Texas Monthly as a freelancer in 2013 before becoming a staff writer, covering topics from the Baylor sexual assault scandal to the gentrification of Austin barbecue to the legacy of Texas outsider artist Daniel Johnston. His reporting has appeared in the New York Times, GQ, Vanity Fair, Wired, Fast Company, Billboard, and Deadspin.
A little good news amidst the devastation.
By Dan Solomon
The boy whose clock made him an international celebrity has found a new school far away from Irving.
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The things you learn on the Internet.
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has declared that it’ll no longer process reimbursements to the non-profit.
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An exclusive premiere of the rising Austin band’s new video.
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The short answer: Maybe, but it’s not likely to succeed.
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After some uninspired starts from Brandon Weeden, Cowboys Nation turns its lonely eyes to, er, Matt Cassel. We've got other ideas.
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Video footage of a teenage boy placed in a chokehold by school resource officers adds a new layer to an ongoing debate.
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“We have come to receive your Honey Butter Chicken sermon,” indeed.
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Did we witness the worst half-inning in Astros history?
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Guns: Legal to carry on campus. Sex toys: Not so much.
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How the Houston-based writer went from ”this sounds super f—ing boring” to the author of a new book.
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The Texas computer titan has done big things, but he’s not exactly an aspirational figure in the tech world.
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”Put your H's in the air if you with it, mane.”
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The U.S. Supreme Court could take on affirmative action and abortion restrictions, two cases originating from Texas.
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Come back through, Willie/Snoop/Nelly/Fiona Apple!
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Isha Datar of non-profit New Harvest outlines what she believes could change the meat industry.
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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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How is thirteen-year-old Desmond going to save for a car now?
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A one-take music video from an Austin duo for your melancholy Monday mood.
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We like the president less than the rest of the country, but the real showdown is over Blue Bell.
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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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Have we learned nothing from the Ashley Madison data hack?
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We’re number one! And numbers two, three, four, five, six, eight through twelve, fourteen, and fifteen!
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The AL West leaders are having a storybook season—so why isn’t anybody going to the stadium to watch it play out?
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The seemingly humorless coach plays up his persona for a perfect prank.
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The law requires teachers to report abuse allegations, but recordings from a meeting between MariBeth Thomas and Prosper ISD administrators reveal that the district preferred to keep things in-house.
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”Anybody who sees the video, they get a little taste of Luckenbach. At least they learn how to two-step, anyway.”
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They’re making crazy extra points in Midland, missing them in Austin, and needing them desperately in Dallas.
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We chatted with C3 partner Charles Attal about how an iconic Austin music festival ended up in New Zealand.
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The two Texas sports heroes give their personal props to the rest of us.
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That’s a whole pile of ”ugh.”
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After ten years out of the game, Black is back. Get an advance listen to two tracks from the new album, On Purpose.
By Dan Solomon
The personal life of the slain sheriff’s deputy is no one’s business, but it could be important to his alleged killer's defense.
By Dan Solomon
A panel determined that District Judge Jeanine Howard undermined public confidence after a controversial statement.
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With Fernando A. Flores’ short story collection and the forthcoming documentary shining new light on the RGV punk scene, let’s take an audio tour.
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Jaguar cub! Jaguar cub! Jaguar cub!
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It's all re-happening.
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Whataburger landed itself in another pickle—but not the kind on its tasty burgers.
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According to Blanca Borrego's family, she was taken into an exam room where sheriff's deputies were waiting for her.
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What Ahmed Mohamed's case tells us about the American dream.
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The most unpopular man in Austin will now be the most unpopular man somewhere else.
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An epic opportunity for the fabulously wealthy to pay somebody else's mortgage.
By Dan Solomon
And they will not tolerate any haters.
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Never a dull week for music in Texas.
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The Austin-by-way-of-Wichita Falls singer-songwriter brings an aching melody to a song about inhabiting your youth.
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Taped in Colorado in 1990, the extremely NSFW clip captures Hicks working a deep shade of blue.
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The most 'Texas' comic book of the past two decades is ready to be the most Texas TV show in years.
By Dan Solomon
Over the weekend, a referee was targeted and tackled by high school players. Does Texas have a football problem?
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The Alamo Drafthouse #DontTalk PSA bracket has a winner, and we talked to the director of the spot.
By Dan Solomon