Ken Burns Talks Waylon, Willie, and How Texas Defined Country Music
The ’Country Music’ documentarian on the Outlaws, forgotten forces, and how Texas country music could bring us all together.
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.
The ’Country Music’ documentarian on the Outlaws, forgotten forces, and how Texas country music could bring us all together.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business.
The artist’s iconic ”Jeremiah” frog mural in Austin is seemingly indestructible, and so is his musical legacy.
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They’ve got an outside shot at beating the record—and if their bats stay as hot as they’ve been, they could be World Series contenders.
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“Win now” makes more sense when your stars are old—and the only person facing the end of the line is Houston’s head coach.
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Of the four major mass shooting suspects in Texas in recent years, the only one it would impact is the man who wants to die as soon as possible.
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The ambitious Texas filmmaker announced a two-decade shooting timeline for ‘Merrily We Roll Along.’
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The former Houston Dash star is the most intriguing 37-year-old rookie prospect in a long time.
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The alum of Houston’s Stratford High School suffered criticism for his decision to call it quits, but players like Cowboys legend Troy Aikman have got his back.
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Just keep kickin’.
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Plenty of people did, but not all of them are in charge of the nuclear arsenal.
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The XFL has revealed their team names.
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The long-standing suburban staple has finally caught up with the times.
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Citing abstract fears, Plano ISD canceled a game against a school in the devastated community.
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The quintessential Austin filmmaker discusses taking an unadaptable book from page to screen.
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Chick-fil-A won’t be hosting its 2022 convention in San Antonio and Joaquin Castro supporters won’t be eating at Bill Miller.
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Over the weekend, she became the first person ever to perform two gymnastics moves.
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Ezekiel Elliott’s holdout is just the beginning of difficult contract decisions the team must soon make about its young stars.
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One of the deadliest shootings in U.S. history took place on Saturday afternoon.
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Bowing to criticism, the North Texas congressman spent less than a week in line as the next director of national intelligence.
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He's unlikely to win the presidential nomination, but after years of false starts he is becoming a leader in the Democratic party.
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Why is New York trying to steal Texas’s most Instagrammable puppy?
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Clark and his band bring the heat on the PBS series.
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A debate about the last episode of the newly-revived series, which left many fans unhappy.
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Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. One time she wrote about sports.
Ten years ago, my wife and I saw a listing on Craigslist for an 18-month-old Siberian husky. Within a few seconds of meeting Dio, I knew he was our dog. In the years since, we’ve cared for him in little ways (a grain-free diet that agrees with his sensitive stomach!)
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Ahead of ‘Where’d You Go, Bernadette,’ here are a few stars whose careers got some help from the Austin filmmaker.
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O'Rourke and Castro's polling in Texas is virtually unchanged from a month ago. That’s good news for only one of them.
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The longtime Texan returns to TV with Hulu’s ‘Veronica Mars’ revival.
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Jadeveon Clowney and Ezekiel Elliott are both threatening holdouts—but for very different reasons.
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A secret Facebook group full of racist memes includes the head of Border Patrol, Elizabeth Warren promises sweeping reform, and the acting head of Homeland Security contradicts the agency's own watchdog.
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The enigmatic NBA superstar isn’t long for Oklahoma City. How likely is he to head south down I-35?
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The eccentric Texan billionaire and former two-time independent presidential candidate leaves an outsized legacy.
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Before she was revealed to be a juvenile, a young woman could have faced up to twenty years in prison for licking a carton in the Lufkin store.
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“The other Texan” went after the former Senate candidate, who responded by stepping on a long-scheduled Austin rally.
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The acting Border Patrol chief steps down as migrant children go without soap or toothpaste and bodies are found along the Rio Grande.
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With NASA’s ambitions trimmed, private space companies come to Texas, dreaming of Mars.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
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The 81,000-square-foot office space is part of H-E-B’s reimagining of itself as a technology company.
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Brian Clyde, who was killed at the Earl Cabell Federal Building on Monday, swam in the dark waters of internet troll culture.
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Is it the burgerpocalypse?
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Yes, I know ”apple time, apple time” was a joke. But why were so many of us willing to believe it of the NBA star?
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Beloved decades-old eateries are disappearing as they succumb to the same pressures that have rapidly transformed the city.
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Falcon Lake hit a balmy 116 while the heat index in Brownsville was an eyeball-melting 128 degrees, nine degrees warmer than Death Valley.
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Recent headlines find detained migrants stripped of English classes, recreation, and vital medicine.
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Creator and Austin native Rob Thomas reveals a few key things about the upcoming fourth season of the revived show on Hulu.
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The last-place team is actually having fun with pitcher Andrew Cashner's tendency to wear the Lone Star State on his sleeve(s).
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Thanks to the the Texas Legislature, you and your plumber will soon have the same credentials.
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Ted Cruz and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez both want to stop members of Congress from going on to become lobbyists.
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The Austin indie band recently launched a live-album series that chronicles its 20-plus-year career.
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The Port of Laredo overtook the Port of Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest for trade in March. How else do the second and 80th-largest cities in the U.S. stack up?
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NBA legend Dirk Nowitzki will be honored with a three-block stretch outside the American Airlines Center.
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The richest black man in America made a big announcement during his commencement speech to the graduating class of 2019.
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