Dan Solomon, Contributor at Texas Monthly

May 5, 2022

The Ethanaissance—or Is It Hawkeaissance?—Comes to TV

With small-screen projects such as ‘Moon Knight’ and ‘The Good Lord Bird,’ Ethan Hawke’s righteous believers get more room to breathe.

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Ranking of Texans in the Marvel Universe

Film & TV|

April 27, 2022

Every Texan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ranked

Texan actors have a strong presence in the MCU. But which performances would we watch in any multiverse, and which would we prefer blipped out of existence?

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Film & TV|

April 25, 2022

The World if Tommy Lee Jones, Instead of the Rock, Starred in ‘Fast Five’

Vin Diesel, in a long, feelings-heavy Instagram post, revealed how close the venerable Texas star came to playing Lucas Hobbs.

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Film & TV|

April 18, 2022

Is Lizzo Funny? A Texas Monthly Investigation

The Houstonian pulled double duty on ‘Saturday Night Live’ as host and musical guest. How’d she do?

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Best Thing in Texas|

April 4, 2022

We Loved Every Second of This Spurs Fan’s Epic Jumbotron Lip-synch

San Antonio’s Briana Saldaña brought her A-game (with a little help from Kelly Clarkson).

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Books|

April 1, 2022

Texas Schools Shouldn’t Ban ‘Maus,’ They Should Teach It

Katy ISD is considering a ban on the Pulitzer Prize–winning graphic novel about the Holocaust. Here’s what the book taught me.

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Elgin teen gets new Chevy truck from Bruce Lowrie Chevrolet

Best Thing in Texas|

March 28, 2022

The Teen Who Drove Through a Tornado Got a New Truck (and a Job Offer From Whataburger)

Elgin's Riley Leon survived a harrowing encounter with a tornado. Now the community is getting him back on his feet.

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Food & Drink|

March 25, 2022

All of H-E-B’s Current Novelty Potato Chips, Ranked

Is “vanilla milkshake” as confounding a flavor as it appears? Does a chicken sandwich-themed chip taste like chicken? All your questions answered.

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Music|

March 22, 2022

SXSW 2022 Felt Like SXSW, and That’s Impressive

The festival was smaller and less overwhelming than in times past, but that’s not necessarily a bad thing—or a sign of things to come.

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Music|

March 22, 2022

A Ukrainian Pop Star Delivers a Defiant Message at SXSW

Kazka’s male members took up arms to repel Putin’s invasion. But the band’s singer, Oleksandra Zaritska, was still determined to appear at the festival.

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‘Nick Cage’ greets ‘Javi Gutierrez’ with a ‘Palm Hold Fist’ salute as he arrives in Mallorca, Spain.

Film & TV|

March 22, 2022

Four New Movies Texans Won’t Want to Miss

The Lone Star State was well represented at this year’s SXSW, and these films feature settings, accents, and subject matter to remind you of home.

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Apollo 10 1/2: A Space Age Childhood - Milo Coy as Stan.

Film & TV|

March 14, 2022

Richard Linkater’s ‘Apollo 10½’ Continues a Winning Streak From America’s Most Successful Experimental Filmmaker

The light-on-plot, heavy-on-nostalgia animated feature is Linklater at his Linklaterest.

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News & Politics|

March 8, 2022

You Won’t Escape SXSW 2022 Without Knowing About Crypto

Read our guide and avoid getting talked at by a crypto bro, at SXSW or anywhere else.

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Ricardo Martinez of Equality Texas speaks outside the Travis County Courthouse on March 2.

Politics & Policy|

March 7, 2022

Is It Illegal to Have a Transgender Child in Texas?

Answers to your questions about the state's new rules targeting transgender kids.

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Democratic Candidates for Texas Attorney General Jaworski Merritt Garza

Politics & Policy|

February 25, 2022

The Attorney General’s Race Is Texas Democrats’ Best Statewide Pickup Opportunity

With Republican incumbent Ken Paxton's legal troubles, Democrats have plenty of contenders this year.

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Style & Design|

February 17, 2022

The Unhinged Amenities at T. Boone Pickens’s $170 Million Ranch, Ranked

Bet you can't guess which old-time crooner's front door is, for some reason, included on the oil billionaire's property.

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progressive democrats Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Politics & Policy|

February 13, 2022

Can Justice Democrats Swing Two Texas Congressional Districts to the Left?

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Texas to back two candidates who share her platform.

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Best Thing in Texas|

February 11, 2022

An NFL Star Took a Grieving Pflugerville Girl to the Father-Daughter Dance

Philadelphia Eagles safety Anthony Harris flew to Austin to help lift the spirits of eleven-year-old Audrey Soape on a difficult day.

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Texas artists who have covered Brooks and Dunn's Neon Moon: Cigarettes after Sex, Leon Bridges, Kacey Musgraves

Music|

February 11, 2022

How ‘Neon Moon’ Became a Texas Standard

With covers from Leon Bridges, Fat Tony, and more, the 1992 country single continues to find new life across genres.

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Film & TV|

February 8, 2022

Jesse Plemons Is the First ‘Friday Night Lights’ Alum to Earn an Oscar Nomination

The Texas native’s slow but steady rise to stardom just hit a new benchmark.

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Politics & Policy|

February 4, 2022

What Do Texans Want? Progressive Policies and Conservative Politicians.

That’s among our four takeaways from recent polling, as the primary election approaches.

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Best Thing in Texas|

February 1, 2022

The Secret Story of the Texas Philanthropist Who Helped Solve Math’s Toughest Riddle

Fermat’s last theorem went unsolved for more than 350 years—and the role of the Tyler oil heir who funded its 1994 solution was largely unknown until this week.

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Sports|

January 28, 2022

A Requiem for Swatson and Moe, the Mosquito Mascot Kings of Texas Minor League Baseball

With the Sugar Land Skeeters set to become the Space Cowboys, what will become of the mascots for the Houston Astros' AAA squad?

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Politics & Policy|

January 26, 2022

A Texas GOP Candidate’s New Claim: School Cafeteria Tables Are Being Lowered for “Furries”

The allegation isn’t true. But that isn’t stopping some politicians and right-wing activists from running with it.

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In this Nov. 5, 2017, file photo, CBS football analyst Tony Romo walks across the field during warmups before an NFL football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Dallas Cowboys in Arlington, Texas.

Sports|

January 24, 2022

We Are Running Out of Superlatives for Tony Romo the Broadcaster

Don’t listen to the fuddy-duddy types who complain that the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is too enthusiastic on the mic.

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Sports|

January 20, 2022

For These Texas Gymnasts, Reporting a Coach for Sexual Abuse Only Prolonged Their Ordeal

Eighteen months after notifying USA Gymnastics and its investigative arm of the coach’s alleged abuse, the women are still waiting for a resolution.

By and Jessica Luther

Politics & Policy|

January 19, 2022

Is Dan Crenshaw in Trouble?

The rising GOP star's district was redrawn to protect him—but it might instead have created a problem for the representative.

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Houston Texans head coach David Culley on the sideline against the Cleveland Browns.

Sports|

January 14, 2022

Very Well, I Shall Coach the Houston Texans

The most dysfunctional franchise in pro sports has a vacancy, and I have some time to kill.

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The cast of Queer Eye outside El Arroyo in Austin, TX.

Film & TV|

January 6, 2022

The New ‘Queer Eye’ Season Is a Healing Work of Pandemic Art

Can the Fab Five help a society ravaged by grief recover? The answer is yas.

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Business|

December 27, 2021

Will Elon Musk Austin-ify Brownsville?

Some folks in Texas's poorest city see a new downtown mural funded by the billionaire's foundation as the writing on the wall.

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News & Politics|

December 15, 2021

The Supreme Court Sparks a Strange Alliance Between Advocates of Gun Rights and Abortion Rights

Texas’s “abortion bounty” law makes it more difficult for courts to review measures that might violate the Constitution. Now California is using the same tactic to regulate weapons.

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Books|

December 13, 2021

Darcie Little Badger’s Engrossing New Novel Blends Lipan Apache Folklore and Oceanography

The San Marcos author draws on her scientific training and tribal storytelling to weave a spellbinding tale in ‘A Snake Falls to Earth.’

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Best Thing in Texas|

December 9, 2021

In West Texas, a 1,400-Member Marching Band Honored a Fallen Teacher

After a tragic crash killed Andrews High band director Darin Johns, it was unclear if the school’s ensemble would perform in the town’s Christmas parade—until it got a lot of help.

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News & Politics|

December 2, 2021

What Mark Cuban Should Do With the Texas Town He Just Bought

We have several suggestions for the new owner of the tiny burg of Mustang.

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Matthew McConaughey speaks onstage during HISTORYTalks Leadership & Legacy presented by HISTORY at Carnegie Hall on February 29, 2020 in New York City.

Politics & Policy|

November 30, 2021

Matthew McConaughey Isn’t Running for Governor. But We Still Have Questions About His Interest in Politics.

Sunday night the actor announced he won’t challenge Greg Abbott. So what will he do?

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Sports|

November 18, 2021

The Guy Who Asked Steve Sarkisian That Endless Question Explains Himself

Terry Middleton of ‘Horns Illustrated’ tried to be positive during Monday’s Longhorns press conference. He didn’t know he’d get dragged for it.

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Food & Drink|

October 29, 2021

Meta Asked What Shopping at H-E-B Will Look Like in Virtual Reality. We Answered.

The new Facebook parent company wants the beloved Texas grocer to imagine a way to shop in virtual reality.

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Mattress Mack throws out the first pitch before the baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and Houston Astros at Minute Maid Park on October 7, 2021 in Houston, Texas.

Sports|

October 27, 2021

How Mattress Mack Pays For His Sports-Related Mega Giveaways

If the Astros win the World Series, buyers win free mattresses—and Mattress Mack cashes the biggest winning ticket in sports-betting history.

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Meanwhile, in Texas|

October 25, 2021

Yet Another Buc-ee’s Trademark Lawsuit Is Upon Us

A Sugar Land store called Buky’s might be the most egregious case to catch the attention of the litigious beaver, but it’s hardly the first.

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News & Politics|

October 23, 2021

Why Are You Being Asked to Amend the Texas Constitution?

Our attempt to explain why rodeo raffles, church services, and homestead tax exemptions for a handful of folks are on the ballot this fall.

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Greg Abbott Ron DeSantis GOP presidential primary scorecard

Politics & Policy|

October 13, 2021

Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis Are Competing to Be Trump. Who’s Winning?

The first edition of our GOP primary scorecard.

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Politics & Policy|

October 7, 2021

Your Questions About Texas’s New Abortion Law, Answered

Who can be sued under Senate Bill 8? What is the “shadow docket”? When will the Supreme Court rule on the merits of the law?

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Business|

October 5, 2021

At Heritage, Pokémon Cards Are the New Bitcoin

The collectors are younger, the payouts are bigger, the collectibles are … nerdier. Dallas-based Heritage Auctions has entered a wild new era.

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Oddly shaped districts in new Texas District Map

Politics & Policy|

September 30, 2021

Explaining the Most Bizarrely Shaped Districts in Texas’s Proposed Congressional Map

Not only does TX-33 in Dallas look like a snake eating its own tail, it also packs non-Anglo voters into one district more tightly than before.

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Food & Drink|

September 28, 2021

The State Fair of Texas Returns in All Its Fried Glory

Texans descended on the corny dogs and Deep Fried I-35 with childlike glee, and we've got the photos to prove it.

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Politics & Policy|

September 21, 2021

How Might Texas Get Gerrymandered?

GOP mapmakers have two new congressional seats to play with as the redistricting process commences, but ensuring they both go—and stay—Republican will be challenging.

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Best Thing in Texas|

September 21, 2021

Demi Adejuyigbe’s Final ‘September’ Video Is a Triumph

The Dallas-raised comedian brings his six-year project to a close (and raises thousands for charity).

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Books|

September 15, 2021

How a Western Comic Series Made Me the Texan I Am Today

To me, Garth Ennis's ‘Preacher’ is about growing past juvenile, self-destructive notions of masculinity.

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Writing “Love Letters” Can Give Home Buyers an Edge—and Open the Door to Discrimination

News & Politics|

August 31, 2021

Writing “Love Letters” Can Give Home Buyers an Edge—and Open the Door to Discrimination

As home prices skyrocket in Texas, buyers will try anything to stand out—and neuroscience shows these letters work. But housing experts say the implications are troubling.

By and Megan Kimble

Montopolis Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music

Best Thing in Texas|

August 25, 2021

Waiting on Hold to Claim Unemployment Just Got a Little Less Hellish, Thanks to an Austin Band

Composer Justin Sherburn drew on his own experience to write ‘Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music,’ which the agency officially adopted this week.

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