Politics & Policy
April 8, 2021
How the Digital Divide Is Failing Texas Students—And Why That Might Be About to Change
For rural families who lack reliable, high-speed internet, Zoom-style instruction is a luxury.
Jasper
BBQ
December 8, 2015
In the Land of Links
Hitting the barbecue trail in Texas is something of a weekend sport. Plenty of people create their own routes, but one of the more official itineraries—the Texas Barbecue Trail, which takes you from Taylor to Elgin, Lockhart, and finally through Luling—is enormously popular. As the name suggests it’s a great…
BBQ
April 15, 2015
Interview: George Mahathay of Billy’s Old Fashion BBQ
Owner/Pitmaster: Billy’s Old Fashion BBQ; Opened 1986 (estimated) Age: 68 Smoker: Indirect Heat Wood-Fired Pit Wood: Red Oak and Hickory It seems that everybody who drives by Billy’s Old Fashion BBQ in Jasper honks and waves. George “Billy” Mahathay is a popular man, almost as popular as his barbecue. He…
The Daily Post
December 4, 2014
How Much of a Difference Would Police Body Cameras Really Make?
It's better to have video evidence than not, but those who present police body cameras as a solution to our national predicament involving police relations need to look at cases from Jasper, Texas, to New York City to see that the problem is more complicated than that.
Texas Trip Guides
May 2, 2014
Trip Guide: Angelina National Forest
Plan a weekend hiking mysterious piney paths and playing in the Angelina River using this guide with tips on what to do, where to eat, and where to stay.
The Daily Post
February 5, 2014
The Justice Department Is Investigating the Death of Alfred Wright, the Jasper Man Who Disappeared in November
From the beginning, Alfred Wright's disappearance in Sabine County, and the subsequent police response, raised many questions. Now, the DoJ is looking for answers. …
The Daily Post
December 16, 2013
The Body of the Missing Jasper Man Was Found and the Family Wants Answers
Alfred Wright of Jasper went missing last month and the Sabine County police called off the search shortly thereafter. His body was found by friends and family a few weeks later, but a lot of questions remain.
The Daily Post
November 14, 2013
Sabine County Sheriff Called Off Search For a Missing African-American Father Whose Clothes Were Found in a Field (UPDATE)
Last Thursday, 28-year-old Alfred Wright went missing after his car overheated. His shirts, pants, keys, and watch were found in a pasture—but the Sabine County Sheriff's Office called off the search on Monday, saying that there's "no evidence in this investigation that leads authorities to believe that there is foul…
BBQ Joint Reviews
May 15, 2013
Billy’s Old Fashion BBQ
You could lose a lot of tire tread and a little bit of soul looking for good barbecue in East Texas. But if you should find yourself in Jasper, mosey down Main Street, past the modest houses and packs of free-range dogs, and make the acquaintance of George Ralph Mahathay,…
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2013
Miles and Miles of Texas
The Hill Country Drive, the BBQ Market Drive, the Backwoods Drive, and thirteen other summer trips, from the mountains to the coast, that will take you down some of the prettiest, most picturesque, most wide-open stretches of asphalt Texas has to offer. Buckle up!…
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2013
The Backwoods Drive
ROUTE: Uncertain to JasperDISTANCE: 140 milesNUMBER OF COUNTIES: 6WHAT TO LISTEN TO: Jim Reeves’s “Welcome to My World” If you want to see, smell, and taste the Deep South, look no further than East Texas. Start your drive in Uncertain, but before you even get behind the…
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur…
The Culture
January 20, 2013
26–50
From Candy Montgomery and Allan Gore beginning their affair in Richardson to Robert Rauschenberg, Janis Joplin, and Jimmy Johnson graduating from high school in Port Arthur…
Politics & Policy
July 11, 2012
Racial Tensions in Jasper Still High
Jasper is still reeling one month after the city's first black police chief was fired by a majority-white city council.
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2008
Town Slogans
Match 25 Texas towns with their slogans and you may win a prize.