Travel & Outdoors
January 3, 2020
The Hungry Texpat’s Guide to Los Angeles
If life takes you to Hollywood, there are some places that can help you miss Texas less.
Los Angeles
BBQ
December 27, 2019
BBQ News Roundup: Corky’s Closes in Katy, BBQ Revolution Escapes to L.A., and Smiley’s Is Relocating to Roanoke
Plus: Barbecue joints wind up on some impressive year-end (and decade-end) lists.
Art
November 21, 2019
At the Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, a Texan Explores What It Means to Leave Then Return Home
Will Boone’s first solo exhibition probes what the Lone Star State means to outsiders and insiders alike.
The Culture
May 23, 2019
A Few Other Ways Laredo Is Better Than Los Angeles
The Port of Laredo overtook the Port of Los Angeles as the nation’s busiest for trade in March. How else do the second and 80th-largest cities in the U.S. stack up?…
Travel & Outdoors
July 30, 2018
A Texan’s Guide to the Best of Los Angeles
Joyce Pickens—interior designer and granddaughter of T. Boone—gives us a tour of her adopted hometown.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
The Exile’s Lament
Even after I moved to Los Angeles, there was no question that I’d always be a Texan at heart. But what about my daughter?…
Film & TV
January 21, 2013
Vanity Farrah
All she did was walk into the bar, sit down, and smile. But I knew right away why, even at age fifty, Farrah Fawcett is still an angel.
Feature
January 20, 2013
The Power Couple—Robert Rodriguez and Elizabeth Avellan
A match made in heaven and blessed by Hollywood.
Critters
February 27, 2012
Hico Rodeo Star Arrested in Rhino Horn Smuggling Ring
Wade Steffen, a champion steer wrestler, was arrested after TSA officials found $337,000 and photos of rhino horns in his carry-on luggage at the Los Angeles airport.
The Culture
January 12, 2012
Ron Paul Supporters are Hacks
Musicians's "endorsement" on Twitter of Ron Paul for president turns out to be the work of hackers. …
The Culture
December 1, 2011
Joel Osteen Developing Reality Show Series
Megachurch pastor and televangelist Joel Osteen, who is no stranger to the camera, will step his exposure up a notch by starring in a new reality show, tentatively titled Pack Your Bags.
Business
November 7, 2011
Trader Joe’s Officially Set to Open in The Woodlands, Fort Worth
The cult-favorite grocery chain will finally bring its discount wine, organic frozen food, and gourmet snacks to Texas.
Web Exclusive
February 1, 2009
Music Man
So Raising Sand, the collaborative album between Robert Plant and Alison Kraus, produced by Fort Worth native T Bone Burnett, cleaned house with five trophies at Sunday night’s Grammys. Was anyone besides me not surprised? I guess it could have been a disaster, with all the egos involved, but anything…
Michael Ennis
January 1, 2007
The Mighty Metroplex
Just a few years after nearly being written off the map, the region has become a roaring engine of growth and social transformation.
Lives + Times
April 1, 2004
A Lyrical Life
"While I was in Hollywood, I wrote for Eddie Arnold and Ernest Tubb and Roy Rogers and Tex Ritter—everybody you can think of."…
The Culture
March 1, 2002
Bill Broyles, as Ever, at War
Baytown wunderkind. Officer in Vietnam. Founding editor of this magazine. A-list screen writer. With a resume this stellar, you'd think he'd be satisfied. Not even close.
Texas Primer
July 31, 1999
Sharon Tate
On which two sitcoms did Sharon Tate have a guest-starring role?…
Media
May 31, 1999
Lynch Mob
Like the coffee and pie in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, the Arlington-based fanzine Wrapped in Plastic is damn fine.
Feature
May 31, 1999
Madeleine in the Hill Country
As long as she spends most of her free time on a ranch outside Fredericksburg, Madeleine Stowe may never become, by Hollywood’s definition, a successful actress. And that’s fine with her.
The Culture
July 31, 1998
Off With the Show
An epilogue to Austin Stories: Why did MTV cancel the critically acclaimed slacker sitcom?…
Art
March 1, 1998
The Return of the Native
With a major retrospective of his work at three Houston museums, Robert Rauschenberg is once again the talk of Texas. What’s he been up to? A portrait of the artist as an old man.
Art
February 1, 1997
Ink Big
Drawn by the success of The Simpsons and Beavis and Butt-head, three of Texas’ top cartoonists are going Hollywood. Houston’s Michael Fry, for instance, has sold the television rights to two of his comic strips—Committed and When I Was Short—to production companies in Toronto and Los Angeles, respectively, and both…
Music
September 30, 1996
Quick-Change Artist
So what if consistency is the hallmark of the record business? As the chameleonlike career of Darden Smith suggests, you can go your own way.
Food & Drink
April 30, 1996
Holy Cacao!
Introducing El Rey, the Venezuelan chocolate that is wowing chefs everywhere, thanks to the efforts of a Texan with a taste for treats.
Style & Design
April 1, 1996
Buckle Up
The rodeo belt buckle is prized by cowboys and collectors alike. By the look of these handcrafted samples, it’s easy to see why.