The gentle giant who played Chewbacca finished a lifetime of service to others at his longtime Boyd home.
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Austin native Gabriel Luna will reprise his role as the title character of the just-announced Hulu original.
And his performance isn't even expected to peak until the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The conference—which is all about empire-building, networking, and big ideas—had a triumphant return to its home state, complete with Brené Brown.
The Grammy-winning jazz-funk-rockers are back with American Music: Vol. VII, their first album in five years.
Our latest homegrown football star has been drafted away from the city he loves.
Could the pop star's next single feature Natalie Maines, Martie Maguire, and Emily Robison?
Plus, Brené Brown’s Netflix special and the Vincent van Gogh exhibit at the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston.
A new exhibit at UT-El Paso displays works by young people held last year at the immigration detention center.
This marsupial on the lam from an exotic wildlife ranch has become the talk of the Hill Country.
Gender reveal parties are a twenty-first-century curiosity. On the one hand, they’re social events that provide expectant parents Facebook- and Instagram-ready opportunities to celebrate the happy milestone of bringing a baby into the world with friends and family. On the other hand, they often perpetuate outdated social stereotypes of gender…
Best known for her collaborations with David Lynch, the 'Twin Peaks' actress is ready to reclaim her Austin and San Antonio roots.
The Texas native delivers another attention-worthy performance.
Fernando A. Flores’s debut novel, ’Tears of the Trufflepig,’ is an exhilarating borderland dystopia.
In Texas Monthly writer-at-large Oscar Cásares’s forthcoming novel, a retired high school teacher in Brownsville is reluctantly pulled into the world of human trafficking.
One of three Texans to earn a fellowship this year, Jennifer Garza-Cuen explores the interconnections of place and identity in her stunning images.
The Netflix documentary (and surprise album!) offers an unfiltered look at how the Texas singer made music history at Coachella.
His ’Matrix’-like line-drive dodge seemed to defy the laws of physics.
With its mixture of American and Mexican heritage, South Texas does Holy Week like nowhere else.
The singer takes about fifty people to church on his Luck Ranch to listen to 'Ride Me Back Home' and share a few stories.
On the U.S.-Mexico border, the world-renowned cellist emphasized the arts' ability to help us understand each other and "build bridges, not walls."
First of all, it memorializes a parking garage.
Spending Texas Relays weekend with the Hands Full of Cash car club.
Plus, the second coffee table book from El Arroyo, a dreamy music video, and something just a bit quirkier out of Texarkana.
The documentary filmmaker spent six months investigating the world of gambling from all sides.
Home Run Dugout’s first location, at Dell Diamond in Round Rock, is funded in part by Nolan Ryan’s Ryan-Sanders Baseball, and is just the start of their plans.
A visit to the beloved mega-convenience chain’s first store outside its home state.
At his final games Tuesday in Dallas and Wednesday in San Antonio, fans gave our favorite German Texan the farewell he deserved.
The NCAA men’s championship went to Virginia on Monday night in an overtime thriller, but the Red Raiders proved they have what it takes.
Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio.
Queen Bey’s unforgettable 2018 Coachella set gets a feature-length documentary.
Following a Friday concert in San Antonio, Ma will travel to the border to celebrate the region’s culture and spark conversations about all that unifies Mexicans and Americans.
The free three-day event starts April 8 and is a follow-up to the LBJ Foundation’s 2014 Civil Rights Summit.
Over two days at a ranch in Stephenville, artists share lyrics, melodies, and whiskey as they establish their place in Texas music.
The American Teen’s return is a major statement.
While the team that abandoned the city 20 years ago owns much of Houston’s football history, that doesn't have to be the case.
The Edinburg native talks about her hometown, her role models growing up, and how she mentors aspiring actors in the RGV.
The Lady Bears are back in the Women’s Final Four for the first time since 2012.
Happy WhataGames! May the ketchup be ever in your flavor.
With the retirement of his jersey, the Spurs and the city of San Antonio honor Manu Ginobili and how he changed the game.
After a community outcry, the company behind ACL Fest and Lollapalooza postpones its plans for an event next year, but the future is uncertain.
The first Texas team to make the men’s Final Four since 2003 is easy to like.
On understanding how to be alright with a slow burn.
The most iconic facial hair in Texas sports has proven to be a creative muse for Filip Peraić.
Plus, a hip-hop powerhouse from Houston, an immersive history exhibit in Austin, and a fictional boy genius in East Texas.
The film, which premiered at SXSW, shares a nuanced perspective of the man behind the leopard-print thong.
The artist's collaborative creation, like her other work, is deeply rooted in the communities she works with.
It's the opposite of a bum steer.
The Lubbock native talks about his trippy, blood-flecked radio plays, the border wall, and working with Jo Harvey Allen.
Cities, countries, and regions capitalized on Austin’s premier international event to seek tourism and economic development dollars.
