Libations
September 19, 2023
Black Winery Owners in Texas Hope to Leave a Legacy for Future Generations
Fewer than one percent of the country’s wineries are Black-owned, but these entrepreneurs are hoping to change the statistic.
Brenham
Film & TV
July 21, 2023
Hollywood Is on Strike. These Texas Film and TV Productions Have Permission to Keep Filming.
As of July 19, SAG-AFTRA has granted waivers allowing 45 projects to keep rolling, many of them in Texas.
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Food & Drink
March 21, 2023
Blue Bell Is Still My Ice Cream of Choice
Eight years after the listeria crisis, the Brenham-based brand continues to win folks like me over with new flavors and old memories.
BBQ
January 27, 2023
Is the Fourth Slice the Barometer for a Well-Cooked Brisket?
Two pitmaster friends seem to think so. What started as a theory between them has spread into wider barbecue-nerd circles.
The Stand Up Desk
November 21, 2022
The Exoneration of Anthony Graves Still Resonates
Pamela Colloff reflects on her 2010 story about the shoddy police work and prosecutorial misconduct that put an innocent man on death row.
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Music
November 2, 2022
Fifty-five Years Later, the Harper Valley P.T.A. Is Still in Session
Jeannie C. Riley celebrated her seventy-seventh birthday with a big bash in the tiny town of Burton, where she reflected on the irony of her sixties megahit “Harper Valley P.T.A.”
BBQ Joint Reviews
August 26, 2022
This Brenham Joint Cooks Its Meat the Old-school Way, and Locals Love It
Using direct-heat methods, Nathan's BBQ shines when it comes to pork ribs and chicken, and it stands out from the local competition too.
Being Texan
May 6, 2022
Meet the Mermaids (Yes, Mermaids) at a San Antonio Aquarium
Kids from nine to ninety will get a kick out of watching the Alamo City’s most mythical sea creatures swim with sharks and pose for selfies.
Texas History
March 24, 2022
Tayhlor Coleman Didn’t Know How Hard Texas Made It to Vote—Until She Started Living the #Vanlife
The seventh-generation Texan is roaming the state in her van, registering voters—and digging into her family's history in the long struggle for voting rights.
Libations
March 31, 2021
Breweries Used to Be Just Places to Drink a Beer. Now They’re Community Spaces.
It's not unlike the function British pubs have always had. Plus: twelve of our favorites across Texas.
Food & Drink
March 29, 2021
Inside the Red-Hot Rise of Chilito Candy
Chile-coated Skittles, pickles doused in chamoy, and extra-spicy Gushers: Tejano dulceros are setting the internet on fire with new interpretations of the classic Mexican treats.
Recipes
October 30, 2020
Truth Barbeque’s Triple Chocolate Cake
Leonard Botello IV shares a longtime family recipe that’s become a staple at the Houston joint.
Politics & Policy
October 14, 2020
Can a Bernie-Style Democrat Unseat Longtime Republican Representative Michael McCaul in TX-10?
The incumbent rarely faced competitive races before labor lawyer Mike Siegel’s challenge in 2018. Now, winning a rematch is no sure thing for McCaul.
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Health
April 28, 2020
She Placed Her Elderly Mother in a Nursing Home. Days Later, COVID-19 Arrived.
Karan Janes was trying to keep her mom safe when she placed her inside a Brenham elder care facility, but then it was struck by a major coronavirus outbreak.
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Travel & Outdoors
January 3, 2019
Don’t Pass by Brenham: Where to Shop, Eat, and Drink
This delightful burg, halfway between Austin and Houston, invites you to stop and stay awhile.
Food & Drink
May 22, 2017
The List: The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas
Welcome to the golden age of Texas barbecue.
Travel & Outdoors
October 6, 2016
Town Hall Meeting
Jazz pianist Jason Moran returns home to Houston to recreate Thelonious Monk’s seminal 1959 concert.
True Crime
February 1, 1997
Brenham’s Paradise Lost
An idyllic small town confronts a controversial rape case involving four high school boys and a thirteen-year-old girl and discovers that nothing is certain—except that its children can’t escape the big-city culture of teenage sex.
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