Business
May 18, 2021
AT&T’s “Cowboy Swagger” Led to Its Hollywood Misadventure
With its WarnerMedia announcement, the Dallas-based telecom tacitly admits its latest bold acquisition—by a Texas company built on them—was a mistake.
Entertainment
Business
September 23, 2016
The Texas Rangers Announced A $250 Million Entertainment District Next To Their Stadium
...with a $100 million taxpayer commitment.
The Culture
November 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Entertainment
October 7, 2013
One Talk Show That Will Never Book a Kardashian
On “Smart Girls at the Party,” an Austin-based Web series hosted by Amy Poehler, the guests are decidedly nonfamous teenagers talking about their lives.
Sports
January 29, 2013
Matthew McConaughey Works Through Stages of Grief After Lance Armstrong’s Confession
First he was mad, then he was sad. Now he is coming to terms.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Jenna Bush is Pregnant!
Texas (and America) finally has an answer to the royal pregnancy.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Six World Records Set in Texas…and Four More That Need to Be
World's biggest Frito pie? Check. Most consecutive back handsprings? Got it. Largest pecan pie? Indeed. But when it comes to some truly important Guinness records, Texas is playing second enchilada.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Video: Ron Paul Talks Abortion, Brokered Conventions with Jay Leno
On the day of the Illinois primary, the Paul visits the Tonight Show's Burbank studios where he hones his television skills as the lead guest.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
And the “Top Chef: Texas” Winner Is . . .
In the end, Top Chef: Texas gets one Texas thing right, as Austin's Paul Qui takes the crown.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Two “Top Chef Finalists” Are Texans
The show moves to British Columbia, but takes a bit of Texas with it as Austin's Paul Qui of Uchiko and Houston native Sarah Grueneberg advance to next week's final.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Walker, Texas Ranger Explains Himself
Chuck Norris Fact: Rick Santorum is too much like Mitt Romney to be an alternative to Romney. Or so the actor proclaims in a column defending his endorsement of Newt Gingrich.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
It’s a “Top Chef Texas” Tearjerker
Even the emotion's bigger in Texas, as Austin cheftestant Paul Qui advances to next week's finale.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Rick Perry’s Favorite Band Is Who?
In an interview with Politico, the governor eschews both country music and Texas performers like Willie, ZZ Top, and Ted Nugent, and admits that his favorite band is . . . The Who?
Music
December 20, 2011
Willie Wants to “Occupy the Food System”
Willie Nelson pens a column for the Huffington Post, stumping for the family farm.
The Culture
November 28, 2011
Rising YouTube Star from San Antonio Dubbed Next Bieber
The San Antonio Express-News calls fifteen-year-old YouTube sensation Austin Mahone the “Second Coming of Justin Bieber.”
The Culture
July 31, 1997
J. C. Herz
Growing up in Houston, J. C. Herz spent much of her time defending the city from incoming ballistic missiles. She accomplished this while sitting in front of her family’s television and playing Missile Command—just one of the many video games lovingly described in her second book, Joystick Nation (Little, Brown;