Where I'm From
December 1, 2005
Tish Hinojosa
It wasn’t until I moved away that I saw that a lot of art, a lot of what Texas is about, didn’t come only from San Antonio.
Columns
Where I'm From
December 1, 2005
Ethan Hawke
Larry McMurtry writes about how if you’re forced to leave Texas before you’re ready, before the state lets you go, you always dream of it.
Where I'm From
December 1, 2005
Kirbyjon Caldwell
One evening Ike and Tina came over for dinner to my mom and dad’s house. Tina kissed me on the forehead before I went to bed.
Where I'm From
December 1, 2005
Bob Schieffer
Whenever I go to Fort Worth, I try to take a look at the little house where we lived. It’s amazing to think about what we went through.
Behind the Lines
December 1, 2005
Where I’m Of
The case for my Texanness.
Sarah Bird
December 1, 2005
Mass Appeal
My short, happy life as a Catholic schoolgirl.
Behind the Lines
November 1, 2005
Hammer Time
Tom DeLay versus Ronnie Earle.
Patricia Kilday Hart
November 1, 2005
Who is Joe Barton?
The most powerful Texas congressman you’ve never heard of. And a partisan hack. And a bipartisan pragmatist.
Don Graham
November 1, 2005
You’ve Got Mailer
The famously crotchety writer’s hate-love relationship with Texas.
Gary Cartwright
November 1, 2005
State of Dysfunction
Three Austin boys + the hatred and intolerance of their Boys State experience = a lesson in today’s democracy.
Sarah Bird
November 1, 2005
And the Celly Goes to…
That jerkwad talking on his phone in the movie theater.
Business
September 30, 2005
Rental Illness
When people hear I’m a landlady, they tell me I should have my head examined. Yep.
Health
September 30, 2005
Culture of Strife
Frozen embryos are destroyed every day in the name of in vitro fertilization. Tell me again what’s so wrong with stem cell research?
Behind the Lines
September 30, 2005
Is Wright Wrong?
The case for flying anywhere I want.
Sarah Bird
September 30, 2005
Read ’Em and Weep
Man, do I hate book clubs.
Politics & Policy
August 31, 2005
The Equity Myth
What happened—and didn’t—when we “fixed” school finance the last time.
Oscar Casares
August 31, 2005
Tall In the Saddle
My father’s not-so-brief, happy career on horseback.
Gary Cartwright
August 31, 2005
That Sinking Feeling
Why buying a beach house in Galveston may not be the best long-term investment.
Behind the Lines
August 31, 2005
Three Blind Elephants
The GOP leadership blows it. Again.
Sarah Bird
August 31, 2005
Birds Off a Wire
My family unplugs (for a few days).
Books
August 1, 2005
All the Pretty Corpses
Cormac McCarthy’s latest is bloody good.
Patricia Kilday Hart
July 31, 2005
Home Buyer Beware
The state agency that’s supposed to protect you is a captive of the industry you need protection from.
Food & Drink
July 31, 2005
Let Me Call You Sweet-Tart
I’m in love with you, cherry lime.
Politics & Policy
July 31, 2005
Adiós, Mofos
Rick Perry wins a few rounds.
Sarah Bird
July 31, 2005
Permission: Impossible
What high school is really like.
Sarah Bird
June 30, 2005
Altar Peace
It can be achieved—if you have a surprise wedding.
Michael Ennis
June 30, 2005
What’s the Matter With Dallas?
For starters, even though its self- image is big and brash, it’s the most politically wimpy city in Texas.
Behind the Lines
June 30, 2005
This Blog’s Life
The Ben Franklin of McGregor.
Health
May 31, 2005
The Good Rats
Cancer used to be something you died from. Now, thanks to clinical trials, it’s increasingly something you live with.
Food & Drink
May 31, 2005
Critters And Fritters
You’d love my collection of vintage Texas cookbooks. Just don’t ask me to cook from them.
Oscar Casares
May 31, 2005
Se Habla Español
But not without some difficulty—even though I’m a third-generation Mexican American.
Behind the Lines
May 31, 2005
Uncivil Union
Dewhurst versus Craddick: This time, it’s personal.
Sarah Bird
May 31, 2005
Music to My Years
When did I stop being cool?
Patricia Kilday Hart
April 30, 2005
Down But Not Out
No one thinks the Democrats have a chance of winning the 2006 governor’s race. Which is exactly why you shouldn’t write them off.
Don Graham
April 30, 2005
Mary, Quite Contrary
The awful truth about The Liars’ Club.
Gary Cartwright
April 30, 2005
Me and Him
Once upon a time I thought it was cool to question God’s existence. Not anymore.
Behind the Lines
April 30, 2005
Kay Sera, Sera
The future is hers to see.
Sarah Bird
April 30, 2005
Passion Victim
My short, unhappy life as a romance novelist.
Politics & Policy
April 1, 2005
The Buck Stops Nowhere
Is the Texan who oversaw Abu Ghraib a hero, a villain, or both?
Politics & Policy
April 1, 2005
Dissing Darwin
Why Texas could lose the biotech revolution—and end up, once again, an economic also-ran.
Behind the Lines
April 1, 2005
Disaster!
The House botches school finance.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 2005
Grand Opportunity Party
The Republicans have made real inroads into winning over Hispanic voters. If that doesn’t freak out the Democrats, I don’t know what will.
Books
March 1, 2005
Killing Me Softly
Professional suicide times two.
Oscar Casares
March 1, 2005
In the Year 1974
I still remember the moment I discovered that a world existed outside Brownsville. I’ve been trying to explore it ever since.
Hunting
March 1, 2005
The Thrill Of the Hunt
How I learned to stop worrying and love “blood sport”—or at least understand its appeal.
Behind the Lines
March 1, 2005
That Blog Won’t Hunt
Why old media hacks like me matter.
Patricia Kilday Hart
February 1, 2005
(Much) Higher Education
Who thinks tuition deregulation stinks? Middle-class kids—and me.
Texas History
February 1, 2005
Fallen Heroes
One riot, one Ranger, one much-maligned historian: rereading Walter Prescott Webb.
Kinky Friedman
February 1, 2005
My Pet Project
Even stray cats and dogs need a Gandhi-like figure.
Anne Dingus
February 1, 2005
Message In a Bottle
Blondness—natural or otherwise— is even more Texan than Big Hair.