On the Town With Miss Lavelle White
The 90-year-old blues legend currently holds down three weekly residencies in Austin.
Katy Vine joined the editorial department of Texas Monthly in 1997 and became a staff writer in 2002. As a general assignment reporter, she has written dozens of features on a range of topics, including rocket scientist Franklin Chang Díaz, hip-hop legend Bun B, barbecue pitmasters, cult leader Warren Jeffs, refugees in Amarillo, the moon landing, a three-person family circus, chess prodigies, a woman who kidnapped the Kilgore Rangerettes director and her daughter, an accountant who embezzled $17 million from a fruitcake company, and a con man who crashed cars, yachts, and planes for insurance money. Her stories have been anthologized in Best American Sports Writing and Best Food Writing. Her feature story about a West Texas sting operation was the inspiration for the 2012 television series The Client List.
The 90-year-old blues legend currently holds down three weekly residencies in Austin.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Treatments for chronic Lyme disease are controversial and expensive. As a last resort, some patients are pursuing this unproven and painful alternative.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The stories, the traditions, and the deeper meanings of the boots in their lives.
Mike Hall writes about criminals, musicians, the law, and barbecue.
Skip Hollandsworth specializes in long-form narratives.
Emily McCullar is a senior editor covering pop culture, news, and Texas history. One time she wrote about sports.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The author of "The Years That Matter Most" spent a lot of time at UT-Austin—where he saw reason for hope.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
With NASA’s ambitions trimmed, private space companies come to Texas, dreaming of Mars.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Dan Solomon writes about politics, music, food, sports, criminal justice, health care, film, and business.
Nearly sixty years ago, Funk and twelve other women proved that they could be astronauts too. But they never got to walk on the moon.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
How the groundbreaking Nigerian-Houstonian rapper has gone viral—and why his art matters.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The Grammy-winning jazz-funk-rockers are back with American Music: Vol. VII, their first album in five years.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
A new exhibit at UT-El Paso displays works by young people held last year at the immigration detention center.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Critics of the forthcoming transformation of the state’s child welfare system worry about the new model’s lack of transparency. Legislators are running out of time to introduce greater safeguards.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
No one can explain why. Not even Southwest Key, the nonprofit shelter that keeps telling refugees they have no other choice.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The situation has become so dangerous that Mexican police escorts have been discontinued after sundown.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
At the Texas Inventors' Association, you'll find plans for the contraptions and gadgets of your dreams. Just don't tell anyone your idea.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Cecy Treviño started her girls' music school to provide a safe space for self-expression. But the bands are getting booked all over town.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
James Surls has a storied legacy as one of Texas’s greatest living sculptors. But at age 75, the eccentric artist is far from finished.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Two of the city’s veteran musicians talk us through its ongoing auditory transformation after the departure of Leon Bridges—and why some uncertainty is a good thing.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
We talked to Austin-based director Andrew Bujalski about his latest film, 'Support the Girls,' starring Regina Hall.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The solutions to our current crisis on the border are relatively simple, says Houston immigration expert Charles Foster. But our politicians don’t have the nerve to make them happen.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Rio Grande Valley attorney Jennifer Harbury explains the nightmares facing immigrants today, whether they gain entry or are turned away.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Dr. Marsha Griffin, co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics special interest group on immigrant health, tells us what she's seen and what separation traumas could mean in the long term for immigrant children.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
An expert on helping parents navigate the asylum process describes what she's seeing on the ground.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
"Sometimes a festival rep will say they don’t want acts that are too similar. Could you imagine telling a man, 'Sorry, we can only have one indie rock band, you're all wearing Levi's and that's pretty overdone so we can't have that'?"
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
"We need more women to tackle the energy transition and tackle the biggest challenges we face: climate change, energy poverty, and good infrastructure."
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
"I think there is a true opportunity right now for women—even more significant than when I was in state government. We’ve got so many running for public office now. Once they win and their numbers grow, we’re bound to move beyond 'me too' to something better."
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
"I disagree with those who say the #MeToo movement could go too far. That sentiment exhibits itself anytime there is an effective and active push for change, that somehow you're going to cause the unintended impact of actually hurting the cause."
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Rapper Marco Cervantes, who performs as Mexican Stepgrandfather, and Álvaro Del Norte, founder of the accordion-powered punk rock band Piñata Protest, discuss their inspirations.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
From Tejano to punk and hip-hop, there's so much great music coming out of San Antonio today.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
San Antonio barber Rob Ferrel on the origins of his famous hair designs.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Tony Rancich has created a weird, wonderful, and world-class musical oasis amid his family's 3,300-acre operating pecan orchard.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
A decade after the largest custody battle in U.S. history, some of those involved speak about their memories.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
As an eighteen-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Franklin Chang Díaz dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Now, decades after tying the record for most spaceflights, he might be the best bet to get us to Mars.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
We set out to hear what our state sounds like. We brought back the latest and best of Texas music—so listen up.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The Live Music Capital of the World isn't all guitars.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Scott Kelly on what freaked him out—and what drove him crazy—during his record-setting year on the International Space Station.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
The Bolivar Peninsula is for the birds. Literally.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
A filmmaker’s effort to share stories from her home turf, one female-directed movie at a time.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Shinyribs' Kevin Russell sits down with us to talk about his new album, 'I Got Your Medicine,' out February 24.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Franco Mondini-Ruiz entrances Houston's upper-class with fast brushes and playful barbs.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
They have fled war-torn countries, given up livelihoods, and left behind possessions and family for the safety of a foreign world of cowboy hats and Walmarts. But the refugees who land in Amarillo’s Astoria Park have an ally who understands their confusion and loss: a 64-year-old former teacher named Miss
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Dorothy Hood was one of Texas’s greatest artists, yet her work remains largely unknown. Now, sixteen years after her death, can her fans bring her the acclaim she never received in life?
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
They were some of the toughest narcs on the border, known for busting smugglers, staging raids, seizing cartel cocaine—and being dirty.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
To whom will the Bachelorette’s final rose go this season? Blogger Steve Carbone makes it his business to know—and tell his 1.5 million readers.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
He was a pioneering music journalist at 'Texas Monthly,' but he was also so much more.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Sandy Jenkins was a quiet accountant at the Collin Street Bakery who felt overlooked and dreamed of living the good life. He found it (for a while) by embezzling nearly $17 million from the famed fruitcake maker.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
This past year, China surpassed all other foreign countries in terms of properties purchased and dollars spent. And with increasing frequency, investors are coming to the Houston area, which now has a Chinese population of 86,000.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Life and learning in the smallest school district in Texas.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
He wasn’t diplomatic and he wasn’t subtle, but Curtis Graves forged a political path for black Texans—and altered history forever.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Alyssa Michalke was recently named the first female commander of Texas A&M’s corps of cadets. It’s been a long time coming.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Jeff Boswell will find your dream spread.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.
Eight-year-old Giovanni and six-year-old Victor can ride the Globe of Death, spin plates, and transfix large audiences. As the eighth generation of the Flores Family Thrill Show, it’s their birthright.
Katy Vine has been a staff writer since 2002.