Texas History
December 5, 2014
Old News
An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era.
Reporter
Arts & Entertainment
December 5, 2014
Flyers on the Wall
Austin concert posters.
The Culture
December 5, 2014
High Plains Lyfter
Uber comes to Lubbock.
Bum Steers
December 5, 2014
If It Helps Land the Spite, Elf, and Gnome Convention, It’ll Be a Bargain
The Grapevine City Council approved spending $60,000 in public funds to erect a four-and-a-half-foot unicorn statue on the roof of the city’s convention and visitors bureau building.
Politics & Policy
December 4, 2014
The Anti-Castro
San Antonio’s new mayor, Ivy Taylor, is not as charismatic as her predecessor. But that doesn’t mean she’s a pushover.
Meanwhile, in Texas
November 19, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
Politics & Policy
November 12, 2014
Far From the Madding Crowd
Diana Natalicio’s under-the-radar transformation of the University of Texas at El Paso.
The Culture
November 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Film & TV
November 12, 2014
16,000,000 Rooster Teeth Fans Can’t Be Wrong
Rooster Teeth’s Cinematic Ambitions.
Texas History
November 12, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“Tramps are overrunning the towns of Eastern Texas, and will soon overwhelm Austin.” —Weekly Democratic Statesman, December 16, 1875
Politics & Policy
November 12, 2014
What a Difference Fourteen Years Make
Fourteen years under one governor.
Energy
November 12, 2014
Faded Royalty
Bunker Hunt, RIP.
The Culture
November 12, 2014
If Funding Falls Through, Plan B Is to Tell Her to Shut Up
An El Paso spokesperson said the city will spend nearly $7,000 to reconfigure its city council chambers so that Ann Morgan Lilly will no longer have to sit next to fellow council member Lily Limón, who, Lilly claims, distracts her by making frequent sotto voce comments throughout council meetings.
The Culture
November 12, 2014
Texarkana Murder Mystery
Nearly seventy years later, the infamous Phantom Killer attacks may finally be solved. But Texarkana remains as puzzling as ever.
Entertainment
October 22, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
It’s the New Three R’s: Readin’, Ritin’, and Riot Control
Advocacy groups revealed that at least ten Texas school districts received surplus material from the U.S. Department of Defense, including armored vehicles, tactical vests, assault rifles, and several thousand rounds of ammunition.
Politics & Policy
October 15, 2014
Five Reasons Why Texas Won’t Turn Blue This Year (or Anytime Soon)
Why Texas stays red.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“At Bonham, recently, Miss Jessie Bryant, while sleeping, was robbed of her beautiful golden tresses by some unknown party. Six years ago the little lady met with the same misfortune.”—Shiner Gazette, November 1, 1894
Meanwhile, in Texas
October 15, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
Number Nine’s Revolution
Mike Modano on being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame—and embracing golf.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
We Love That Dirty Water
No rain, more gain for Wichita Falls water haulers.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
Anna Todd, Revealed!
The perils of writing steamy fan fiction.
The Culture
October 15, 2014
Changing the Channel
The Houston Ship Channel turns one hundred.
Lead
October 13, 2014
Get Bucky
How the merger of two South Texas universities has stirred some complicated feelings about a fuzzy bronco.
Politics & Policy
September 24, 2014
The Perry Indictment
Rick Perry’s legal options.
Politics & Policy
September 22, 2014
Is It Any Wonder They’re Flush With Prosperity?
Rick Perry honored with another Bum Steer award.
The Culture
September 22, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Meanwhile, in Texas
September 17, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
September 17, 2014
Rio Grande Valley Girl
The good humor of Dallas comic Cristela Alonzo.
The Culture
September 17, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“The Hempstead brass band displays great presence of mind in going entirely out of the hearing of the citizens of the town to practice.” —Brenham Weekly Banner, August 2, 1878
Books
September 17, 2014
San Antonio and Its Discontents
Inside the mind of Diane Lawson.
Food & Drink
September 17, 2014
The Other White Meat
The joy of eating goat.
Politics & Policy
September 17, 2014
Because Everything Is Tinier in Texas
The tiny future of the Astrodome.
Politics & Policy
September 17, 2014
Texarkana, on the Rocks
To drink or not to drink—that is the question in Bowie County.
News & Politics
August 13, 2014
The Red & Rough Guide
Two takes on our conservative ways.
The Culture
August 13, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Meanwhile, in Texas
August 13, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
Politics & Policy
August 13, 2014
The Compassionate Social Conservative
Kyleen Wright explains why HB 2 is good for women.
The Culture
August 13, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“Mr. Connelly, a farmer, living near Dallas, was bitten on the hand by a rattlesnake. . . . He went home and drank a quart of whiskey; split the back of a live chicken and applied it to the wound. The treatment was successful.”—Brenham Weekly Banner, August 9, 1878
Music
August 13, 2014
Sharp Tressed Man
Remembering Johnny Winter.
Business
August 13, 2014
Feels Like the Last Time
A lament for Hastings.
The Culture
August 13, 2014
That’ll Fix Him
Wilfredo Gutierrez, of Houston, pleaded guilty to fraudulently passing himself off as a veterinarian. His dozens of clients apparently appreciated his willingness to make house calls and his cut-rate fees for spaying and neutering.
Arts & Entertainment
August 13, 2014
101 Sure Signs That Summer Anne Burton Is From Texas
BuzzFeed loves Texas.
Sports
August 13, 2014
Clear Eyes, Full Wallets
Say what you want about their crumbling $60 million high school stadium. The people of Allen would build it all over again.
Meanwhile, in Texas
July 10, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas…
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
Politics & Policy
July 10, 2014
The Senator From San Antonio
Leticia Van de Putte on what happened last summer—and what might happen in November.
The Culture
July 10, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Travel & Outdoors
July 10, 2014
Look What the Tide Dragged In
Mucking about on the Gulf Coast.
Texas History
July 10, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“An irate gentleman went for the city editor of the Dallas Herald a few days ago, but was met with a six-chambered apology-maker. It might as well be understood now that all local editors in Texas have their pants made with pistol pockets in them.” —San Marcos Free Press, June 19,
Politics & Policy
July 10, 2014
The Archer City Kid
Archer City’s fresh-faced new mayor.