Up in the Tower
The DuPont chemical plant in La Porte was once hailed as the safest around. Until the deaths of four workers exposed a darker truth.
September 2015
Features
Mega Watt
He’s the best defensive player in the NFL but writes his own Christmas cards. He has thousands of fans who’d love to party, but he goes to bed at seven-thirty. He could be the league’s next MVP but enjoys buying his own groceries. Is Houston’s J. J. Watt for real?
Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie
Life and learning in the smallest school district in Texas.
Columns
Crossing the Line
The hard truth behind police misconduct in Prairie View and McKinney.
All the Way With LBJ
As five new books make clear, our thirty-sixth president refuses to be consigned to the dustbin of history.
The Texanist
Our estimable advice columnist on how to handle nasty bugs, tobacco-pushing grandpas, and red lights in a one-stoplight town.
Whatabattle!
How the iconic burger chain’s attempt to build a bigger, better company alienated some of the people behind its success.
Touts
Bird’s-eye View
The Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge is a world-class site for birding and . . . ocelotting?
To The Woodlands . . .
Are Houston’s suburbs ready for “gel spheres” and “carbonated pineapple conserve”?
Miscellany
The Watt Hour
Learning to love—or at least respect—the Houston Texans when your heart is in Dallas.
Reporter
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Brave Heart
Brené Brown explains why being vulnerable is the toughest and worthiest thing you can do.
A Pipeline in the Sand
As the oil industry tries to make inroads in far West Texas, it’s learning that Alpine is no Midland.
Follow the Money
A by-the-numbers look at how much Texas will spend, per person, on a variety of budgetary items.
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
The mad skunks of Georgetown in 1875.
