The transportation company seeks a change in the way it’s regulated on a statewide basis, and it’s managed to mobilize a lot of supporters—both in and out of Texas. But does a statewide regulatory platform for Uber make sense?
If you’ve been accused of a serious crime and the cops are pressing you for information—go ahead and light up.
A Brazoria County task force executed a 21 Jump Street-style sting in area high schools over the past several months, culminating in the arrests of six students.
Coaster nerds, get ready.
If posing for pictures with Snoop is outlawed, only outlaws will pose for pictures with Snoop.
The patron saint of Houston hip-hop took to Reddit to answer questions from fans about his Rice course, religion, Houston restaurants, what’s hot in Texas hip-hop, and more. Here are some of the highlights.
Another roadblock appears to be in place as Texas’s supply continues to dwindle.
The conservative interim city manager just made Georgetown one of the first cities in the U.S. to be entirely renewable. The reasons why he did it are reasons even Ted Cruz could get behind.
Even academics know what there is to learn from La Reina de Tex-Mex.
Only question is, how did it take him so long?
The PR fallout behind the Jumpolin fiasco continues to grow.
The former POW has been formally charged with desertion and misbehavior before the enemy and now faces court-martial.
What’s considered an “asset” when a corporation goes under in 2015?
Apply to sling pizzas via the same medium politicians use to send their mistresses photos of their junk!
Finally, a reason to visit the park this season.
Might we recommend that the first official candidate of the 2016 season snatch up the currently available “CruzingToThePresidency.com”?
Buffalo may not be geared for Willie and Paul, but everywhere from Fargo to Kankakee to Tucson to Birmingham is.
But they would—and did—sign Greg Hardy, the great pass rusher, who has a history of domestic violence and who spent the 2014 season suspended from the league. A SXSports panel discusses.
Bartenders, pedicabbers, signmakers, buskers, Lyft drivers, caterers, soundboard operators, and other working-class types find themselves on the receiving end of some SXSW-affiliated largesse, too.
At the SXSW premiere of the CW’s iZombie, Rob Thomas and cast introduced a singular vision with a few similarities to his previous singular vision.
There’s no shortage of brands at SXSW this year, but their outreach efforts seem a little calmer.
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.
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.
Oh boy.
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.
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.
Few things rally people to a cause more quickly than the unjustified shooting of a dog.
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?
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?
Will he be pulled from the bill?
Dumpster Professor, you win again. We’re writing about you.
The best player in franchise history is done in Houston. Let’s wish him well.
If, as Mr. T once said, you need to “be somebody, or be somebody’s fool,” the people behind the Austin tech start-up #BeSomebody appear to have made the wrong choice.
The school district claimed in a letter that they believed that the bleeding incidents were caused by “severe anxiety;” the woman and her doctor have documentation showing that it was an emergency stemming from a problem with her IUD. But should it even matter what exactly caused her medical emergency?
That’s very nice of you, George. Now where is Book Six???
The rigid worlds of Nashville and country music are getting a Texas-size wake-up call right now.
If you want to reach out to the city of @Austin, you’d better look at @AustinTexasGov. If you’re looking for @Dallas, check out @1500Marilla. So who owns the more logical Twitter usernames for Texas cities?
The WFAA sports reporter made national headlines last year when he spoke out impassionedly for Michael Sam’s right to play in the NFL. Now, he’s taking on racism in North Texas.
The Cowboys star wide receiver is the subject of some unverified rumors being reported by the mainstream sports press regarding a video that may or may not exist. How does a story with no corroboration end up being discussed everywhere?
The rent, as you may have heard, is increasingly too dang high.
The writing is on the wall for the Alamo City’s latest bid for an NFL team, and it’s not great news.
The Harris County State Representative wants to ensure that your DNA matches the gender designation for each bathroom before you go.
The King of Country joins Asleep at the Wheel for a classic by the King of Western Swing from the band’s new tribute album.
Richard Linklater’s masterpiece went from being the overwhelming favorite for the Best Picture and Best Director awards at Sunday’s Academy Awards to being an underdog. How does that happen?
Oscar and Felix, meet Rust and Marty.
In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.
A video of a high-speed chase in Dallas that ended with a woman in a minivan beating the crap out of the offending driver went viral last week. But should she have been put at risk by the police chase in the first place?
Catholics who see the racy film may have to get on their knees afterward.
When the owners of Jumpolin in East Austin went to bed on Wednesday night, they were the proprietors of a piñata shop. When they woke up on Thursday, they had a pile of rubble. But exactly what happened is still a matter of debate.
Genuine music history is about to be made.