Politics & Policy
September 13, 2019
The Six Texas Politicians Addicted to Twitter—For Better or Worse
A decidedly unscientific appraisal of why the hell they bother.
Social Media
The Culture
July 16, 2018
The Racist GroupMe Messages at Texas Tech Demonstrate the Dangers of Online Offensiveness
The group chat among Texas Tech students is only the most recent example of the consequences of offensive digital behavior.
Politics & Policy
November 7, 2017
Social Media Impacted the Psychology of Political Division
Guest column: We need to fix social media before next year’s elections.
The Daily Post
October 18, 2017
How Hurricane Harvey Changed Social Media Disaster Relief
Social media managers had to handle unprecedented social media activity during the storm.
Politics & Policy
September 28, 2017
How an Austin Ad Agency Helped the Alt-Right Rise Again in Germany
The AfD gained significant power in Sunday’s election, thanks in part to a Texas company’s hate-mongering digital campaign.
Politics & Policy
September 28, 2017
Did Houston Authorities Hide Harvey Predictions From the Public?
Houston politicians may have lied to the city's residents about the ferocity of the storm. If they did lie, they did the right thing.
Books
December 11, 2015
Bestselling Author Shea Serrano Is Live Tweeting Giving Out $100 Bills To Fast Food Workers
The bestselling author of 'The Rap Yearbook' is sharing his success with fast food workers and thrift store customers.
Politics & Policy
December 7, 2015
Two Women Were Harassed At Austin’s Kerbey Lane As Everyone Else Waited For Their Pancakes
Austin’s reputation as Texas’s most progressive city takes another hit.
Politics & Policy
August 17, 2015
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Posted A Facebook Meme Suggesting “The Muslim World” Be Nuked
The deep fryer defender’s social media profile has since deleted the threatening image.
The Daily Post
June 2, 2015
San Antonio Police Department Conducting “Virtual Ride-Alongs,” Shaming People Before They’re Even Convicted
It’s time to consider what role social media should have in policing. …
The Daily Post
April 30, 2015
The #txlege Is Considering Making #Texas the First #State to Have Its Own #OfficialHashtags
Seems like a #GreatUseOfTime, #right?…
Sports
April 30, 2015
The Houston Rockets Fired Their Social Media Manager for Being a Sore Winner
He had one job.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
Death and Twitter
In Reynosa, a brave and conflicted group of social media users goes where journalists fear to tread.
The Daily Post
January 6, 2015
A Teenager in Fort Worth Was Arrested For Something He Posted on Twitter
A seventeen-year-old posted a photo online that was powerful enough to get him arrested for making terrorist threats at a time when police departments are taking messages on social media more seriously than ever.
Sports
July 9, 2014
12 Ways to #VoteKeuchel
Houston Astros pitcher Dallas Keuchel is one of five American League players vying for the last spot in the All-Star Game. And for six hours on Thursday, all tweets count as votes.
The Daily Post
September 19, 2013
Texas Officers Put Their Policing on Social
Cops take to their cameras with #tweetalongs—but is it fair for officers to tweet out pictures of the people they stop?…
Sports
June 18, 2013
Johnny Manziel’s Life, Your Entertainment
The latest Johnny Football social media non-story, in which the Aggies' Heisman Trophy winner disses College Station in a tweet (and then deletes it).
The Culture
February 26, 2013
Two Texas Universities Dubbed “Amazing but Overlooked”
By The Daily Beast. We already knew they were great.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
It’s Spelled Y’all, Y’all.
If there’s one thing Texans love more than saying y’all, it’s a good argument. Texas Monthly readers react to the Department of Criminal Justice’s use of “ya’ll” instead of “y’all.”…
Business
January 21, 2013
Dr Pepper “Progress of Man” Parody Becomes Silly Facebook Controversy
There's another Dr Pepper boycott in the works, and this one has nothing to do with real cane sugar. …
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Al Gore Calls for SXSW to “Occupy Democracy”
The former U.S. vice president visits Austin for a SXSW Interactive keynote talk with social media impresario Sean Parker. …
Music
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Katy Vine
The senior editor on her glimpse into Austin Mahone's rise to teen pop stardom in a world where YouTube and Twitter are making adults in the music business scratch their heads.
Music
January 21, 2013
Girls Love Me
Austin Mahone is sixteen years old. He doesn’t have a record contract, a tour bus, or a backing band. But he does have more than 650,000 followers on Twitter and the email addresses of 2,000,000 fans. Meet San Antonio’s answer to Justin Bieber.
March 27, 2012
The Closest Thing to a Facebook “Dislike” Button
Dean Terry of the University of Texas at Dallas has invented "EnemyGraph," a new Facebook app for things you hate.
The Culture
March 31, 2011
My E-piphany
If Tahitian sailors could find Hawaii using only their testicles, I ought to be able to survive the modern world without a computer. But, hell, it looks like I can't.