The Daily Post
June 13, 2017
A Waco Couple Got Engaged Via an Elaborate Flash Mob Proposal
If the age of the flash mob proposal is upon us once more, we’re kinda here for it.
Marriage
Film & TV
October 17, 2016
Jeff Nichols’s ‘Loving’ Is a Subtle Retelling of Relevant Recent History
The Texas filmmaker levels up on his fifth feature, ‘Loving,’ which tells the story of an interracial couple trying to get married in the fifties.
The Daily Post
February 9, 2016
Y’all, Two People Just Got Hitched Waiting In Line For Franklin Barbecue
They should get their brisket sometime before their tenth anniversary.
The Daily Post
January 21, 2015
How Do We Feel about the Galveston Police Officer’s Stunt Marriage Proposal?
A Galveston police officer had his buddy pull over his girlfriend before proposing—is it as cute a story as people are making it out to be?
The Culture
June 5, 2014
Mother of the Bride
A few days before her wedding, my daughter asked for marriage advice. But what’s there to say about the craziest institution around?
The Daily Post
September 23, 2013
Can Transgender People Get Married In Texas?
The ongoing saga of Nikki Araguz—the transgender widow of a deceased firefighter, who's still fighting a legal battle for survivor's benefits—had its most recent appeal hearing this month. Until it's resolved, there will be a lot more questions than answers.
Politics & Policy
May 14, 2013
Love + Photo ID = Marriage?
Senator Donna Campbell puts a new twist on the debate over photo ID: You can't say "I do" until you show the proper form of identification.
Happy Endings
April 2, 2013
Texan with Full-Face Transplant Gets Married
Dallas Wiens, the man who became the first American to receive a full-face transplant, got married over the weekend. The new couple hopes to inspire others with an up-coming reality show.
Uncategorized
July 31, 1999
Alone Together
No one denies that there was love at the center of Lady Bird Johnson’s marriage to LBJ. But like Hillary Clinton, she endured quite a bit, spousally speaking, as her husband’s star was on the rise.
The Culture
January 1, 1996
The 1996 Bum Steer Awards
A year of Anna’s antics, biker Barbara, capsized chiles, Davidians defined, expensive electricity, futile freebies, Gramm gossip, helpful hurricanes, insect ingestion, jousting jurors, king-size kindergartens, lottery litigation, Microsoft misprints, naughty nonagenarians, ostracized Oilers, punching princes, questionable quenching, romantic rhinos, sanctified shooters, topless trading, unfriendly unionists, vetoed vagrants, weird wine, X-posed
News & Politics
March 1, 1977
The New Adultery
Those who haunt the singles bars aren’t always what they seem—namely, single.
Feature
May 31, 1975
Retreat from Liberation
A different sort of women’s movement has this basic belief: give in and ye shall receive.