Film & TV
March 7, 2023
When Texas Took Over the Oscars
Forty years ago, a crop of films led by ‘Terms of Endearment’ and ‘Tender Mercies’ reimagined the way we see Texas.
Waxahachie
Travel & Outdoors
October 21, 2021
Welcome to the ‘Munsters’ Mansion in Waxahachie
Sandra McKee loved the sixties sitcom so much that she and her husband built—and for years, lived in—an almost exact replica of 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Sports
September 2, 2021
Sportscasting Legend Dale Hansen, Known for His Viral Social Commentary, Signs Off
For 38 years, the famed Dallas newsman’s Cowboys criticism and impassioned pleas on racism, gay rights, and sexual assault were must-see TV.
Politics & Policy
May 2, 2021
The “Trump Effect” Helped One Republican Beat 22 Other Candidates in Texas Last Night
After Donald Trump’s endorsement, Susan Wright separated from the pack in the crowded congressional special election.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 2021
Meet “Big Dan” Rodimer, the Jersey Guy Who Wants to Be a Texas Cowboy (and Congressman)
You ain’t a cowboy till your stunt double’s been bucked off.
Tacos
March 19, 2020
How to Support Your Favorite Taquerias and Mexican Restaurants
Show your local joints some taco love during this crisis. They need it.
Style & Design
February 19, 2020
Waxahachie Art and Antiques Curators Live in a Gallery of Their Own
Julie and Bruce Webb's upstairs abode is filled with l'objets d'hearth that are as eclectic as what's downstairs.
Tacos
December 17, 2019
Taco of the Week: Carne Guisada at Two Amigos Taqueria
A Waxahachie institution serves a great version of the South Texas specialty.
Business
August 10, 2019
Meat Church BBQ Supply Is a One-Stop Shop for Barbecue Newbies
Matt Pittman parlayed a reality TV appearance into a thriving Waxahachie business.
News & Politics
May 31, 1996
Up and Atom
The death of the superconducting supercollider may have been traumatic, but at their core the people of Waxahachie haven’t changed.
Texas History
April 30, 1996
L. T. Felty
He never met a man who didn’t like him. L.T. Felty, who died March 17, was born in Hickory Creek, but he spent forty-plus years in Waxahachie, where his genial and helpful manner as a schoolteacher and coach earned him the unofficial title of Mr. Waxahachie. (Christened solely with rhyming
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 1989
Superbonanza!
Look out, Waxahachie! Here come the Protonettes, the Big Bang Motel, and the Phil Gramm Institute