With taxpayer money now committed to the project, alongside private pledges, the oil billionaire’s push to create a conservative think tank on the Austin campus nears the goal line.
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.
The document, from 1959, describes the view of Darrell K. Royal, Bibb Falk, and others that integration would be "ruinous for recruiting."
Tesla has filed to become a Texas power retailer in a move that could shake up an already fast-changing market.
Composer Justin Sherburn drew on his own experience to write ‘Texas Workforce Commission Hold Music,’ which the agency officially adopted this week.
With an Elle Woods–inspired application video, Lindsay Perry bested the competition for a paid position living, learning, and drinking on a California winery.
With his new album ‘The Horses and the Hounds,’ the Fort Worth-bred troubadour's age has caught up to his sound.
We’ve come a long way from smoked vegetables seeming strange at a barbecue joint—and that’s a good thing.
Is that a Hollywood newcomer or just someone who works out a lot? How to tell the difference.
Kathryn Paige Harden’s new book says social scientists must acknowledge how DNA shapes our lives. Critics call that dangerous.
The East Austin food truck used to cater to a late-night crowd. Now its massive sandwiches, innovative vegetable dishes, and flavorful tacos draw in diners all day long.
With an uplifting life story and a megawatt smile, the Longhorns senior could make a splash at the Tokyo Olympics.
Two Austinites have made it their life’s work to document uses for every wild plant in Texas—a project they say could save humanity.
The Richardson-raised filmmaker has traded arthouse dramas for horror remakes, but that’s always been part of the plan.
Tough luck, Big 12 loyalists and Southwest Conference hardliners. At least Texas and Texas A&M will play each other again.
Megan Fox and Bruce Willis star in the thriller, which is very loosely based on an infamous Texas serial killer.
The iconic dish takes myriad forms, including a sixteen-foot giant (available across Texas) and a tamale sandwich.
From small towns to big cities, these community-focused culinary concepts are serving up food for thought for chefs, developers, and customers alike.
The reported move would mean big bucks for the Longhorns and the Sooners, while leaving Baylor, Texas Tech, and TCU out in the cold.
Four decades on the job and 15 national championships apparently weren't enough for 80-year-old Eddie Reese.
Richard Linklater’s film belongs in the canon of great Texas cinema.
Onetime UT golfers Jordan Spieth, Dylan Frittelli, and Scottie Sheffler all finished in the top ten at the PGA Tour event.
The former first lady is best known for her love of wildflowers, but this peaceful, dreamy show reveals much more.
She was born into West Texas ranching royalty and found fame by building a hotel empire. Then she was ousted from her company. Now, for her next act . . .
Mike Hall tells the story of closing down the legendary Austin club Liberty Lunch in 1999 with a 24-hour performance of Van Morrison’s “Gloria.”
With a lush setting and a vegetable-forward menu, the showcase restaurant of the Commodore Perry Estate, Texas’s only Auberge Resort, has Austinites crashing the garden gates.
A talented infielder and a strong hitter who played around the world, he created an early iteration of the protective gear that now keeps baseball players safe.
The beloved Austin ’cue truck’s chunky, tangy salsa is simple to make at home—with or without a smoker in your backyard.
Our intrepid reporter biked behind the human whose job it is to follow, and help train, Austin’s new pizza-delivery robots.
The Van Gogh projection-room craze comes to Austin, with Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio on deck.
If you’re trying to buy a home, then you’re probably a grown-up. You deserve a grown-up city—the city of Houston.
Texas lost a heartbreaker in the NCAA semifinals Saturday night, but Coach David Pierce's team had a season to remember.
Charles Butt’s Holdsworth Center offers leadership training—and much-needed respect—for superintendents, principals, and teachers at Texas public schools.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
The group of chefs, servers, and restaurant owners is starting a movement to replace the post-shift drink with a pre-shift run.
From dousing a fire to fund-raising for a chef's medical bills and hosting pop-ups, this group is changing the city's competitive dining culture.
They’ve been extinct for millions of years, so you'll just need a little imagination—and this handy guide.
Find happiness on a stick at these five Texas paleterías.
One lucky night of dancing with the masters unlocked a new appreciation of the craft.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Fewer than twenty red wolves remain in the wild. At Fossil Rim Wildlife Center in Glen Rose, biologists are trying to change that.
Prepare for paparazzi photos of Ben wistfully vaping near Lady Bird Lake.
Long hours, longer lines, nonstop bidding wars, and letters penned by pets. Stories from the real estate bonanza.
As the academic year ends, a rookie teacher looks back at his struggle to keep himself and his students afloat with nothing but a Zoom connection between them.
The empathic gaze of the Fort Worth artist is on view at Austin’s Blanton Museum this summer and fall.
Adriene Mishler’s blue heeler, Benji, is one of the most famous canines in the country, but he hasn’t let it go to his sweet, soft little head.
Fearing primary challenges, GOP lawmakers focused mostly on wedge issues such as guns and abortion, rather than the COVID-19 pandemic and the failure of the state’s electric grid.
After weeks of debating how to best combat the voting-restriction legislation, Democrats find a rare, though likely temporary, victory.
A Brady woman isn't sure her new relationship will survive a fundamental disagreement about the weather.
Venture beyond the yellow cheese.
