Travel & Outdoors
August 14, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 14-20
The state’s top offerings, from the 20th annual Navasota Blues Fest to Bastrop’s celebration of paddleboarding.
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Sports
August 13, 2015
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?
Transportation
August 13, 2015
Carless in Houston
The heretical choice to not own a vehicle in a city that worships the automobile.
Environment
August 13, 2015
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.
Travel & Outdoors
August 7, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: August 7-13
The state's top offerings, from a musical salute to Lone Star longnecks to gobs and gobs of cold, cold ice cream.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: July 31–August 6
The state’s top offerings, from everything you ever wanted to know about podcasting in Fort Worth to a car show like no other in Far West Texas.
The Daily Post
July 20, 2015
Houston Woman Gave Birth in the Car on Beltway 8 While Her Husband Filmed It
Somehow, the video is safe for work.
Texas Trip Guides
April 22, 2015
Trip Guide: Houston’s Museum District
Not only are there 18 museums within a 1.5-mile radius, but the magnificent 445-acre Hermann Park is now in full bloom.
True Crime
May 9, 2014
“I Would Only Rob Banks for My Family”
Scott Catt was a single dad who held up banks to make ends meet. As his greed intensified, he knew just whom to enlist as accomplices: his kids.
Notorious M.G.B.
January 23, 2014
A Glimpse Into Michael Brown’s Collection of Oddities
Hundreds of people pawed through an extensive collection of guns and taxidermied animals owned by the infamous hand surgeon, who killed himself last year. It was just another spectacle in the long-running circus that defined Brown's life—and death.
Eat My Words
September 17, 2013
Pop-up Cake Shop to Open in Houston
Part of the attraction is the chance to win a replica of the infamous "Armadillo Cake," from Steel Magnolias.
Houston
January 24, 2013
My Montrose
Forty years (and more) of the exuberant, eclectic neighborhood where I was born, grew as a writer, and found inspiration for the early pages of this magazine.
Music
January 21, 2013
Still ZZ After All These Years
So what if they’re not cranking out hits and selling out concerts the way they used to? After nearly three decades, no one makes better blues rock than ZZ Top.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Disaster, Part Two: Houston
Along the Houston Ship Channel the water is eight feet high and risin’.
Web Exclusive
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Skip Hollandsworth
The executive editor on writing about prostitutes, working with detectives, and recreating scenes.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Up and Eat ’Em
Breakfast isn’t just the most important meal of the day. As determined by our exhaustive survey of the state’s best bacon, eggs, pancakes, migas, biscuits, tacos, kolaches, grits, pie, pan dulce, and more, it’s also the most delicious.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
A Closer Look at One of Dean Corll’s Victims
Dorothy Hilligiest's son David disappeared one day in 1971. She spent her days and nights searching for him, following leads, and eagerly awaiting his return. And then she found out about Dean Corll, one of the most prolific serial killers in U.S. history.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
Latest News on the Corll Investigation
Researchers have discovered a mistaken identity and another possible victim.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Lost in Space
Ten years after the Challenger disaster, there are still dark clouds on the horizon for NASA’s space shuttle program.
True Crime
January 21, 2013
The Houston Mass Murders: What Really Happened
A Q&A with Skip Hollandsworth, author of “The Lost Boys.”
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
Fashion from the Inside
Which fashion type are you? If you live in Houston, read on. Our writer was watching you.
Business
January 20, 2013
Store Wars!
Two luxury retailers: Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. One desirable market: Houston. The fight for the hearts and credit cards of couture clotheshorses like Lynn Wyatt and Carolyn Farb officially begins next month, but already the fur is flying.
Style & Design
January 20, 2013
The Fab Flacks
The nouvelle stars of Houston society are none other than Becca Cason and Holly Moore, the founders of the hippest, most with-it PR machine in the city.
The Culture
January 20, 2013
51–75
From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston
Texas Primer
January 20, 2013
Leon Jaworski
At what age was Leon Jaworski the youngest lawyer in the history of Texas?
The Culture
January 20, 2013
51–75
From Donald Chambers founding the Bandidos in Houston to Gordon Granger reading General Orders No. 3 in Galveston
Music
January 20, 2013
The Slow Life and Fast Death of DJ Screw
Until he overdosed in November, he was one of the most influential cultural figures in Texas, the master of a scene fueled by drugs and his own brilliant, eccentric music.
Arts & Entertainment
January 20, 2013
Mr. Malcontent
More Lenny Bruce than Jerry Seinfeld, Hicks wins fans by showing them his dark side.
Texas History
January 20, 2013
Styles and Styles of Texas
The thirty Texans with the most iconic, unforgettable, eye-popping looks, from Davy Crockett to Beyoncé.
Energy
January 20, 2013
Oil and Water
Offshore drillers are finding mammoth reservoirs in places that were once considered barren, which is why the Gulf of Mexico is booming again.
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Elephant Walk
Jim Baker’s boyhood home, take in Robert Mosbacher’s old stomping grounds, and see the Houstonian suite where George Bush slept!
Art
January 20, 2013
Dominique de Menil Remembered
Dominique de Menil—1908-1997
Art
January 20, 2013
“What I Admire I Must Possess”
Dominique de Menil loves beautiful things and interesting people. In forty years of collecting them she has changed Houston.
Feature
January 20, 2013
The Judgment of Sharon Keller
Her decision to close the door on a death row inmate’s final plea has earned the state’s top criminal judge lasting infamy and a misconduct investigation that goes to trial this month. But was she wrong?
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Robert Del Grande, Cafe Annie, Houston
“In the past few years I have tried to simplify what we do and not trump it up too much. I’ve never strained the sauces—I leave bits of chile in there to give a more rustic look.”
Libations
January 20, 2013
That’s the Spirit
Not that you’re looking for an excuse, but these five original cocktails concocted by Texas bartenders using local liquors are a thoroughly acceptable reason to pour yourself a drink. Or three.
True Crime
January 20, 2013
Lust in Space
The lovesick antics of diapered astronaut Lisa Nowak are some combination of funny and sad but seemingly not revealing of anything larger, until you realize that her tragic, tabloidy breakdown says everything you need to know about NASA’s many troubles.
True Crime
January 20, 2013
The Man Who Knows Everything
Clyde Wilson is more than a private investigator. He’s the historian of Houston’s dark side—and that makes him the most dangerous man in town.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Greco-Roman Salad and Cannellini Bean Capriata
Even without fancy dressing, this showy Mediterranean-style salad makes a spectacle of itself. Chef Timothy Keating of the Omni Houston Hotel’s La Rèserve restaurant (4 Riverway), created the “intense” salad, as he calls it, for a fundraiser last year on a Hollywood soundstage, where he was “elbow-deep in roasted vegetables,
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Don’t steer clear of the chocolate mousse iceberg from Dacapo’s on the Parkway in Houston.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Tired of plain old greens and lifeless veggies? Houston’s La Mora has a salad you just can’t beet.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
The luxurious French toast at Benjy’s in Houston makes every day a challah day.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
Bouche de Noelle
After Bruce and Susan Molzan bought the Ruggles Grill four years ago, they revitalized the menu at the sleepy Montrose landmark with his brash cooking style and her luxurious desserts.Both Molzans are graduates of the prestigious Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, New York, and their approaches to food
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Neil Doherty’s Whiskey-Cured Salmon
Neil Doherty, the executive chef at the Marker in Houston’s Adam’s Mark Hotel (2900 Briarpark Drive) was something of a child prodigy. By 21, he was already a head chef in his native Ireland, where he learned the value of cooking with local ingredients such as seaweed and nettles. He
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
There’s nothing fishy about tasty Vietnamese fish tacos at Houston’s Kim Son.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Texas Creole Barbecued Shrimp, Texas Cornbread Pudding, and Jicama Salad
Some like it hot; Texans like it hotter. That’s why Carl Walker, the chef at Brennan’s in Houston (3300 Smith), branded his barbecued shrimp with black pepper and poblano chiles. Double-daring the Southwest palate, he paired the shrimp with his spicy version of a down-home favorite. “I wanted to make cornbread pudding
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Roasted Red Snapper on Risotto
Chef Hervé Glin is a big man. “I love to eat,” he says, wryly surveying his own bulk. He also likes to feed people, which he does at his clubby Cité Grill at 5860 Westheimer in Houston. His fondness for seafood and many of his culinary ideas come from his
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
Will you enjoy the smoke-roasted shrimp at Houston’s Moose Cafe? You can plank on it.
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
State Fare
The grilled scallops at Houston’s Bistro Lancaster are morsels of edible silk.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Stuffed Quail With Blackberry Essence
October in Texas doesn’t always mean cool weather, but it does mean the beginning of quail season. At Anthony’s in Houston, chef Bruce McMillian stuffs the small succulent birds with seasoned wild rice and couscous, roasts them to a turn, and finishes them with a garnet-hued blackberry sauce. Hunters may