The Texanist
April 12, 2021
The Texanist: Do You Miss the Texas County That Is Now Part of Oklahoma?
A man from the Sooner State has a question about the other Red River Rivalry.
Red River
The Texanist
February 10, 2019
The Texanist: What Are the Ten Best Texas Movies?
A newcomer to the state is looking for a cinematic introduction to his adopted home.
Politics & Policy
January 25, 2019
Why Aren’t Texas Politicians Standing Up for Texas Landowners?
That viral video of a Colorado senator berating Ted Cruz makes one wonder if there’s a double standard at work.
Politics & Policy
April 20, 2018
Red River Versus Rio Grande: Are There Two Standards?
Texas’s political leaders were up in arms about a federal land grab in North Texas, but mostly remain silent about another potential land grab in South Texas.
Texas History
June 22, 2016
The Other Border War
Why is the federal government claiming thousands of acres of riverfront property from a bunch of North Texas landowners?…
The Daily Post
October 16, 2015
Is The Bureau Of Land Management Attempting A Land Grab On The Red River?
The short answer: Maybe, but it’s not likely to succeed.
The Daily Post
March 14, 2014
The Show Went on at SXSW, As It Should Have
For all the criticism of the festival's co-opting by big brands, the power of art, music, and community were on display in the wake of tragedy. …
Crime
February 11, 2014
A Question of Mercy
In 1998 famously tough Montague County district attorney Tim Cole sent a teenager to prison for life for his part in a brutal murder. The punishment haunts him to this day.
January 21, 2013
Thirsty Texas Fights Water War on Two Borders
At the same time Texas is fighting to get water from Oklahoma, state officials want to block Mexico from pumping water out of the Rio Grande.
Feature
January 21, 2013
No Country for Bad Movies
Once and for all: What are the ten best Texas films of all time?…
Feature
May 31, 2011
Red River (1948)
Director: Howard HawksPlot: Tensions flare on a cattle drive. Excerpts from our roundtable discussion: RAPP: What about Red River? LEAGUE: It’s a little too ham-handed. The complexity of issues in The Searchers is more interesting. BLOOM: But John Wayne is a meaner son of a bitch…
The Culture
March 31, 2009
Ghosts Of War
Happy Texas Independence Day! Read five stories about our state's history, including this piece about the battlegrounds of Texas, which tell an incredible story of struggle, sorrow, triumph, and terror.
Texas History
January 1, 2004
Showdown at Waggoner Ranch
It’s the nation’s biggest spread within the confines of a single fence—more than eight hundred square miles extending across six counties. So it’s fitting that the family feud over its future is big too. And mythic.
True Crime
June 30, 2002
A Bend in the River
In 1996 the body of a cheerleader from a small town in Oklahoma was found on the Texas side of the Red River. She had been raped and shot. The brutal crime destroyed several families and the illusions of an isolated slice of the world.