pump jacks
July 10, 2014
Oil Paintings
Luling’s artful pump jacks.
Reporter
Politics & Policy
July 10, 2014
Payback’s a Glitch
The five members of the Dallas County Commissioners’ Court unanimously voted for a resolution commemorating Juneteenth without realizing that it also endorsed reparations for slavery. Aside from Commissioner John Wiley Price, who put forth the resolution, none of the other commissioners had bothered to find out what was in the
Music
July 10, 2014
Billy Joe Shaver Is Still Alive
The outlaw singer-songwriter returns.
News & Politics
July 10, 2014
Asylum Politics
Why did dozens of Sikh detainees in a federal facility in El Paso go on hunger strike in April?
The Culture
June 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.
Film & TV
June 10, 2014
About a Boy
Richard Linklater on Boyhood, Bernie, and the disappearing indie landscape.
The Checklist
June 10, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Sports
June 10, 2014
Subterranean Homesick Briles
Not only has Art Briles made Baylor’s football program successful, he’s made it hip.
The Culture
June 10, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“New towns are springing up so rapidly in Texas that even the people of the State seem at a loss to keep track of them. Hence a stranger, traveling by rail, asking a Texas fellow-passenger the name of places being passed, will find from the response that a generic term has been adopted,
The Culture
June 10, 2014
Dim and Dimmer
A bombastic face-off between Alex Jones and Glenn Beck.
Politics & Policy
June 10, 2014
Exit, Stage Center
Robert Duncan, master of the Texas Senate, considers a new line of work.
The Culture
June 10, 2014
When It Comes to Conservation, They Go For Broke
The City of Austin Water Utility revealed that it is considering imposing a “drought fee” to help it make up for millions of dollars in lost revenue. The shortfall was caused, apparently, by customers’ heeding the utility’s demands to conserve water.
Food & Drink
June 10, 2014
The Big Squeeze
The Great Lime Panic of 2014 takes hold.
The Culture
June 10, 2014
Canning the Ban
How New Braunfels’s prohibition on disposable containers changed tubing—and then didn’t.
The Culture
May 19, 2014
Also, Everyone Reading This Item Is Ordered to Forget It Forthwith
After League City attorney Calvin C. Jackson and the State Bar settled allegations that he had forged lawyers’ signatures in a civil case, Jackson decided that he wanted all references to the case removed from the Internet. To the surprise of many legal observers and pretty much anyone who has ever used a computer, San
Meanwhile, in Texas
May 13, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
Art
May 13, 2014
He’ll Always Have Paris
Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock reflects on his East Texas roots.
Culture
May 13, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Texas History
May 13, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“There are so many mad dogs in Denton county that people won’t send their children to school, and people riding about o’nights ride like Arabs on dromedaries, crossing their nice little legs in front of them.” —Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin), June 3, 1875
Law
May 13, 2014
Wyly Like a Fox
Sam Wyly v. the SEC.
Television
May 13, 2014
Scoot McNairy Catches Fire
Scoot McNairy, lavender farmer.
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2014
The Runoffs Rundown
Click to enlarge.Thanks to the domino effect of Rick Perry’s retirement, an unusual number of high-profile Republican politicians have been vying for statewide office this year. Add to that the intensity that the tea party insurgency has brought to ideological debates within the GOP, and
Cities
May 13, 2014
Where the Jest Begins
Don't laugh, Fort Worth isn't funny.
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2014
The Effluent Society
A hellish drought has forced Wichita Falls to embrace a radical method of conservation: drinking treated toilet water.
Travel & Outdoors
April 23, 2014
Damn This Traffic Jam
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.When the INRIX company released its annual list of America’s most congested cities, the big news for Texans was that for the second year in a row, Austin was ranked the fourth-most-congested city in America—up from sixth two
Old News
April 23, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“Six-shooters have superseded bells at Dallas as fire alarms. Over 200 shots were fired on the occasion of a recent blaze.”—San Marcos Free Press, June 19, 1884
Meanwhile, in Texas
April 11, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
April 11, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, attend, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
The Culture
April 11, 2014
Answering the Call
How did Robert Jeffress turn Dallas’s once-declining First Baptist Church into a vibrant megachurch? Certainly not by pussyfooting around.
News & Politics
April 11, 2014
First Class All the Way
RIP Robert Strauss.
Sports
April 11, 2014
Will Johnny Go Marching Home?
Can JFF save the Texans?
Politics & Policy
April 11, 2014
Assuming No One Else Volunteers
Recounting a controversial episode from his five years as head of the UT System, outgoing chancellor Francisco Cigarroa said, “I always give my honest recommendation, because at the end of the day, I have to sleep with myself.”
Texas History
April 11, 2014
Remember the Tejanos!
Tejanos at the Alamo.
Politics & Policy
April 11, 2014
The Battle of Boca Chica
With support from the Legislature, SpaceX may soon be launching rockets from Texas’ southernmost beach. That doesn’t mean a few nature lovers aren’t still ready to fight.
Texas History
March 12, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
In this installment, the missus of a sheep farmer visits Waco—as a mister.
The Culture
March 12, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.
Music
March 12, 2014
Golden Girl
East Texas native Kacey Musgraves’s best-selling debut has made some Nashville establishment types pretty nervous. But she’s not sure what all the fuss is about.
The Culture
March 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Politics & Policy
March 12, 2014
As UT Likes It
The university's chancellor wars.
Infographic
March 12, 2014
The Texas Housing Boom
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.April may be the cruelest month, but not for the housing market, which always picks up this time of year, as families try to settle in to new homes before the fall semester. And this year’s real estate season
Art
March 7, 2014
Calcutta-on-the-Bay
Chitra Divakaruni’s Houston libretto.
The Culture
March 7, 2014
After His Defeat, He Probably Said the Same Thing About Being District Attorney of Harris County.
Bum Steer of the Month
Sports
March 7, 2014
The Tire Blowout Will Be Televised
A Jumbotron Arms Race.
Travel & Outdoors
March 7, 2014
¿Viva Terlingua?
A frontier town copes with a murder’s aftermath.
The Culture
February 12, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.
Sports
February 12, 2014
Not Just Semi-Opinionated
The legendary Dan Jenkins has been covering sports since the forties. Things have not improved.
The Culture
February 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
February 12, 2014
God Bless Steve Fromholz
In remembrance of our late poet laureate.
Texas History
February 12, 2014
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
In this installment, the King Ranch receives a mighty substantial shipment of barbed wire.
Film & TV
February 12, 2014
The Texas Auteurs Club
Texas at the Oscars.