The Daily Post
April 23, 2015
The “Friday Night Lights” Parody on “Inside Amy Schumer” Is Basically Perfect
“Full hearts, clear eyes, don’t rape” is a motto worth shouting.
Sports
The Culture
April 10, 2015
When Texans Play Quidditch
The magical game played by wizards in the Harry Potter series is now real sport. And a bunch of Texans are its best players.
Golf
April 9, 2015
Ben Crenshaw’s Final Round
His legacy, his old friend Harvey Penick, and his remarkable play at Augusta National twenty years ago.
The Daily Post
February 25, 2015
Whatever Happened to the San Antonio Raiders?
The writing is on the wall for the Alamo City’s latest bid for an NFL team, and it’s not great news.
Sports
January 14, 2015
The Fight of His Life
Half a century ago, Terry Daniels was an SMU undergrad majoring in political science who had taken an interest in boxing. Then he found himself in the ring with the heavyweight champion of the world.
Sports
December 10, 2014
What Can We Expect From From Johnny Manziel’s First NFL Start?
Johnny Football officially becomes Johnny Cleveland on Sunday. What sort of situation is he walking into?
Friday Night Lights
November 7, 2014
Why You Should Root For Booker High School’s Football Team to Win the State Championship
Unless you’re an opponent, of course.
Sports
November 6, 2014
What’s The Matter With The Houston Texans?
With a new QB under center, the number-one overall pick in this year's draft on the mend, and the bye week coming, now is the time to examine why the Texans have been so underwhelming this season.
Sports
October 10, 2014
Why Are the 4-1 Cowboys a Nine-Point Underdog Against the 3-1 Seahawks on Sunday?
Are the 2014 Dallas Cowboys for real?
September 21, 2014
Tommy Maddox’s Life After Football
The retired NFL quarterback from Hurst on being the comeback kid.
Sports
September 15, 2014
Why We Can’t Celebrate the Great Performances By the Cowboys and the Texans With a Clean Conscience
These days, no matter how much you love pro football, it's hard to like the NFL.
The Culture
September 4, 2014
The Blind Boys of Summer
How a team of blind men and women from Austin became the champions of beep baseball.
The Daily Post
July 30, 2014
The Oakland Raiders Are in Talks to Move to San Antonio
So what does that actually mean?
Sports
June 27, 2014
Should the Rockets, Spurs, or Mavericks Sign LeBron James?
Who's that? Just kidding.
The Daily Post
June 20, 2014
The NFL-Style Developmental Football League Launching This Fall Will Base Its Texas Team in Austin
Or maybe Cedar Park, or Round Rock—there are still a few TBD's for the just-announced team.
The Culture
June 16, 2014
The Lost Days of El Texano
The rise and fall of David Renk, one of the few Americans to become a matador.
Sports
June 6, 2014
Could The NFL Bring Football To San Antonio?
ESPN thinks the time is right for a developmental league for the NFL, and any list of prospective homes for that league's teams would have to include the Alamo City.
Music
April 29, 2014
Master Nelson Receives His Black Belt
Willie, who turns 81 today, proves that age is just a number.
Sports
April 29, 2014
A Certain Cyclist You Might Know Is Aiming For Some Public Image Redemption
A once-great, now-disgraced cyclist whose name we're not going to type here because you might still be sick of seeing it is in a video intended to go viral poking fun at his image. Is this part of a path to redemption?
Sports
March 31, 2014
It’s Opening Day, And San Antonio Got A Baseball Preview Over The Weekend
Spring is in the air, and baseball is on the diamond once again—though the final preseason games between the Rangers and the Astros took place in the musty confines of the Alamodome.
The Culture
December 5, 2013
Why You Should Quit Making Fun of Baylor
Because the Bears are still the best college football team in Texas.
Sports
January 25, 2013
VIDEO: Johnny Football’s Latest Unbelievable Performance
It may not be as high-stakes as the Alabama game or Cotton Bowl, but Johnny Manziel’s video with basketball trick shot specialists Dude Perfect is still jaw-dropping.
Sports
January 25, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys as the Oakland Raiders
Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman wonders when Jerry Jones will "will trade in his designer suits for a set of silver-and-blue warm-ups," a la former Raiders owner Al Davis.
Arts & Entertainment
January 23, 2013
Bum Steer: The Judge Who Facebooked Johnny Football’s Speeding Ticket
This is no way to revive The Battle of the Brazos: Ennis municipal court judge W. Lee Johnson, a Baylor alumnus, was publicly reprimanded for his none-too-subtle post about the A&M QB’s apparent moving violation.
Sports
January 22, 2013
The Dallas Stars’ Special Guest: “Manti Te’o’s Girlfriend”
The Stars' first game of the lockout-shortened NHL season was an announced sellout, but at least one seat in the American Airlines Center appeared "empty," as the team had a little fun with last week's biggest sports story.
Sports
January 21, 2013
10 Hilariously Incorrect Predictions About Texas A&M
Anybody (including many Aggies) who said they expected Texas A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference to go so well is lying. But it's still funny to look back at all the naysayers.
January 21, 2013
Book ’Em Horns: Get Ready for Finals Edition
The newest, drunkest crimes from Campus Watch, the University of Texas police department's blotter.
January 21, 2013
Book ’Em Horns: November Edition
The latest, greatest crimes from Campus Watch, the University of Texas police department's blotter.
January 21, 2013
Book ’Em Horns, Take Two
With OU weekend and another Longhorns home game now behind us (sigh), it's time to check in once again with Campus Watch, the University of Texas police department's blotter.
January 21, 2013
Book ’Em Horns
Highlights from two football weekend's worth of UT Campus Watch, the University of Texas police department's blotter.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Carthage to Boast Largest High School Stadium Jumbotron
Carthage ISD is putting the finishing touches on a $750,000 scoreboard for its high school stadium, complete with a record-setting 1,200-square-foot video screen.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Texas Olympians in London: A Recap
Texan Olympians brought home some 26 medals from the 2012 London Games.
Critters
January 21, 2013
The Meeting of Two Mascots
Just before Texas A&M officially joined the SEC, Reveille VIII and Bevo XIV bonded with each other (and their handlers) at a Williamson County ranch.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Sun Bowl Boxing Match is Back On
University of Texas system chancellor Francisco Cigarroa relents on the Julio Cesar Chavez Jr.-Andy Lee fight at the Sun Bowl, with a few conditions.
January 21, 2013
Orthodox Jewish High School Basketball Team Gets Back on the Hardwood
TAPPS caves in response to a court motion filed by several Beren Academy players and their parents after the association refused to let the team reschedule its playoff game from Friday night.
January 21, 2013
February 2012 in Photos
Photos of five Texas news stories that captured the nation's attention this month.
Health
January 20, 2013
Get on Board
Michael Hall talks about researching acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), walking the halls of Texas Children’s Hospital, and interviewing the parents of a remarkable skater kid who died.
Health
January 20, 2013
About a Boy
The short life and tragic death of Johnny Romano, the youngest professional skateboarder ever.
Sports
January 18, 2013
NFL Playoffs: Let’s Root for the Placekickers
All four remaining NFL teams have their share of Texas college football favorites, but--sorry Red Raiders--you can't seriously expect us to root for San Francisco or New England, right?
Sports
January 8, 2013
10 Hilariously Incorrect Predictions About Texas A&M
Anybody (including many Aggies) who said they expected Texas A&M's first season in the Southeastern Conference to go so well is lying. But it's still funny to look back at all the naysayers.
Sports
January 3, 2013
Six Thoughts About the Cotton Bowl
Kansas St. and Oregon who? Arlington's the center of our college football universe, as Texas A&M plays Oklahoma in the Cotton Bowl on Friday.
Business
November 9, 2012
Texas Business Report: The Rockets Get Into the ‘Moneyball’ Game
The basketball team's general manager plans to hire two statistical analysts to help build a winning team around Jeremy Lin.
April 24, 2012
Assault Charges Filed Against Pilar and Deion Sanders
The former Cowboys star live-tweets about his estranged wife's alleged assault in front of their two sons.
February 27, 2012
Sabbath Conflict for Jewish HS Basketball Team’s Tournament Game
The Texas Association of Private and Parochial Schools has refused to let Beren Academy, an Orthodox Jewish day school, reschedule its semifinal playoff game from Friday night, which falls during the Jewish Sabbath.
Food & Drink
February 24, 2012
Win the Weekend: Cars Will Soon Be Driving Us and Other News to Know
A UT study on the traffic intersections of the future, the Perry gravy train is back on the track, and the Spurs lose a game on purpose.
Politics & Policy
February 8, 2012
Clint Eastwood’s Chrysler Super Bowl Ad: Texas-Born
Homegrown film director David Gordon Green and three writers who studied at the Michener Center made up the creative team behind "It's Halftime in America" commercial.
February 7, 2012
Texas Tech Has Lost Its Chess Queen
Knight Raiders coach Susan Polgar is leaving for Missouri's Webster University. And she's taking the team with her.
February 7, 2012
The Backlash Against Roland Martin for His Tweets about David Beckham’s Underwear Ad
GLAAD calls on CNN to fire the Houston native and A&M graduate, saying his tweets were "advocating violence against gay people."
January 27, 2012
The Texas Town That Canceled Football
The school district serving Premont, a rural South Texas town, has suspended sports to save itself.
January 20, 2012
Win the Weekend: What Texas is Talking About
T.O. brings the popcorn back to Texas, the SXSW lineup guarantees crowds, and other cocktail chatter.