Sports
August 8, 2023
How the Big 12 Survived the Conference-Realignment Feeding Frenzy
It was kill or be killed between the Big 12 and the Pac-12. Big 12 commissioner Brett Yormark struck first, and the rest is history.
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Food & Drink
March 20, 2023
Chuck E. Cheese Was a Child’s Greatest Birthday Dream—or Nightmare
Headquartered in Irving, the arcade–pizza parlor chain may be past its glory days. But it’s still kicking—and providing traumatic, animatronic-fueled memories for millennials.
Sports
December 22, 2022
Craig Way’s Texas High School Football Marathon: Seven State Championships in Four Days
Bally Sports Southwest’s Craig Way wouldn’t trade his annual high school football marathon for a chance to call the Super Bowl.
Energy
July 29, 2022
ExxonMobil Makes Godlike Profits, but Mortal Challenges Remain
The oil giant this week announced quarterly earnings that set an all-time record for any Texas business. That’s both good and bad news for the state.
Sports
June 21, 2022
Have Racket, Will Travel: Seven Top Texas Tennis Resorts
From luxury spas to grueling drills, our state offers something for players of every persuasion.
Sports
June 16, 2022
Meet the “Not Smart” Texans Who’ve Run a Marathon in All Fifty States
From chronic injuries to botched courses, members of the Texas-based 50 States Marathon Club go the distance to go the distance.
Meanwhile, in Texas
April 9, 2022
Meanwhile, in Texas: A Bat Disrupted a Showing of ‘The Batman’
Plus, authorities seized 31 pets from an animal hoarder, and two MMA fighters wrested away a shooter's weapon.
Tacos
January 27, 2022
The Dallas–Fort Worth Taco Trail
These taquerias, trucks, and restaurants show why this region is one of the best in the state for tacos.
Meanwhile, in Texas
December 11, 2021
Meanwhile, in Texas: A Butterfly Migrated by Plane
Plus, a woman in Temple threw her soup at a restaurant employee.
Energy
May 27, 2021
ExxonMobil and Its Rivals Learn They Can’t Ignore Climate Activists
Major setbacks this week may force the oil giants to speed efforts to curb carbon emissions and invest in renewables—and perhaps even abandon the search for new fossil-fuel plays.
Art
January 7, 2021
North Texas Artist Jon Flaming’s Paintings Are a Love Letter to Cowboy Culture
Flaming grew up in suburbia, dreaming of his grandparents’ cattle ranch. His work is angular, almost cubist, reimagining the Western art genre.
Tacos
December 22, 2020
Tacos de Canasta Are Still Hard to Find in Texas. A New Irving Restaurant Does Them Right.
Steamed for up to an hour in woven baskets, these tacos are a Mexico City favorite.
Tacos
October 14, 2020
Are Japanese Tacos the Next Big Thing in Texas?
Two new Dallas concepts expertly combine Asian and Mexican flavors and methods, and a new concept from the chefs at Mixtli, in San Antonio, will soon do the same.
Tacos
July 1, 2020
Edoko Omakase Sets the Standard for Japanese-Style Tacos in Texas
Japanese tacos might seem like a recent invention, but they're actually part of a long and rich international history.
Tacos
June 17, 2020
Where to Find Great Birria de Res in Texas
From Dallas to San Antonio, Southern California’s hottest taco trend is hitting Texas.
Sports
May 31, 1998
Kerry Wood
Can a wunderkind pitcher—the youngest player in the majors this season—lead long-suffering Chicago Cubs fans to the World Series? Maybe, but if 21-year-old Kerry Wood is flattered by the hope, he’s weary of the hype. “I wasn’t expecting to be moved up so quickly,” says the Irving native, who was
Health
May 31, 1990
Can Kids On Drugs Be Saved?
Drug treatment seldom works: at many centers, greedy entrepreneurs prey on frightened parents and troubled kids. But one teenager’s parents decided to take one last, desperate step: they sent their son to the toughest program in Texas.
Business
October 1, 1987
Paradise Lost
Las Colinas was supposed to be Can-Do City. So why couldn’t it?
Sports
October 1, 1981
Throw It to Me!
Drew Pearson, Tony Hill, and Butch Johnson are wide receivers for the Dallas Cowboys—in other words, they’re artists, egomaniacs, fierce competitors, and the heart of the team.