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Plus: mapping Houston's best tamales and resurrecting old favorites from Taco Bell.
It’s beautiful! Enjoy shoveling all of that.
The Austin firm whose software has become nearly ubiquitous in the networks of the federal government and Fortune 500 companies reportedly left its clients vulnerable.
Tootsie Tomanetz, for one, is capping off this pandemic year with lots and lots of Christmas lights.
Japanese native Nao Tomii applies his sculpting background to the handmade bikes he produces at his Austin workshop.
The founder of Tesla and SpaceX says he’s relocating to the Lone Star State. But which of our tech hubs is the best fit for the eccentric billionaire?
Two major conservation funding victories could create a brighter future for Texas's public lands.
These are our favorite quotes from the actors, musicians, business leaders, and other prominent people who appeared in our pages.
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Let’s face it: this was no one’s favorite year. Here are a few dozen reasons why.
Because it grew so overconfident about its ability to win Texas that it didn’t bother to figure out how to win Texas, the state’s Democratic party is our Bum Steer of the Year!
Can you help Texas's attorney general escape the long arm of the law?
The not-quite-twenty Texans who spectacularly disgraced themselves during the pandemic.
Not everything that happened last year was terrible. Here are a few reasons we kept hope alive.
During a very tough year, no Texas CEO did more—for customers, students, and voters.
In one of the year's best memoirs, truth is often stranger than fiction.
In Harris County, two public officials fought off legal challenges to hold a successful election in the middle of a pandemic.
Do the Right Thing I enjoy your articles each month, until it comes to your political writing. “Elephant Tricks,” from the elections coverage in your November issue, illustrates my concerns best. The article explains how the Republicans will continue to be wrong, not what they’ve done…
Barry Corbin got a funny look in his eye. “All the world’s a stage,” he intoned, leaning forward and peering at me, “and all the men and women merely players.” His deep, familiar drawl followed the cadence of Shakespeare’s words. “They have their exits and their entrances, / And each man…
The University of Dallas professor is urging Republicans to build a post-Trump, big-tent, big-spending party that’s economically populist and socially conservative.
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From the classic (Matamoros-style tacos) to the adventurous (birria wontons, anyone?), these are the best dishes I sampled this year.
South Padre Island resident Louis Balderas’s around-the-clock monitoring of the Elon Musk company has attracted a worldwide following of space enthusiasts.
How a Texas Ranger’s personal mythology came to be accepted as popular history.
Plus, an intoxicated passenger forced a plane heading to Houston to land early in Alabama.
Young and ideologically aggressive, James Ho, Andrew Oldham, and Don Willett are already making their mark on the nation’s most conservative appellate court.
A resolution calling on four other state legislatures to override the will of their voters passed after electors in those states had already confirmed Biden’s win.
For the music industry, the bad times are getting worse.
He helped make the city the literary powerhouse it is today.
Following the election, many migrants were hopeful the incoming president would quickly ease the U.S. immigration process, but he has to unravel new restrictions imposed by his predecessor.
With a combination of fashion ingenuity and electrical engineering, Neon Cowboys founder Asia Hall rigs cowboy hats that glow.
In Houston, genetic testing innovations are helping doctors solve decades-old mysteries.
Even during the pandemic, visitors still travel to the Rio Grande Valley to hear the musical stylings of the famous devotional group.
The venerated musician, who spent much of his life in Texas, racked up more than fifty Top 10 hits over a six-decade career.
With chatter about Texas leaving the union on the rise, two new books remind us what it was like the last time we tried to go it alone.
Facing a bribery allegation and criminal fraud charges, the Texas attorney general is tossing his supporters fresh red meat by leading an attempt to overturn the will of American voters.
From James Franklin and Matt Campbell to Urban Meyer to someone you may not have thought of, the season of coaching rumors is upon us.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
The Fort Worth joint is now serving Wagyu brisket on a biscuit from you'll never guess where.
A nationally competitive boxer and Rowlett native, she’s one of three Texans to earn the elite scholarship this year.
A warning from the National Restaurant Association. Plus, Austin kicked off its annual 12 Days of Smoked Meat.
In the 25 years since her death, the singer’s memory has been flattened and commodified. Selena—and her fans—deserve more.