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July 13, 2023
The McNay Art Museum’s “Unhinged” Threads Account Is Our New Favorite Thing
The San Antonio museum is delighting Texans (and finding new fans nationwide) on the new social media platform.
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Politics & Policy
May 26, 2023
Two Texas Indie Developers Made It Big on Twitter a Decade Ago. Now They’re Fighting It.
After Elon Musk killed their Twitter app, two software developers in the North Texas suburbs are trying to shape the future of social media.
Arts & Entertainment
August 2, 2021
No Tweets for Old Men: Yet Another Cormac McCarthy Twitter Hoax Is Upon Us
The famously reclusive author and former El Pasoan is still not on social media, despite what the latest viral thread suggests.
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Politics & Policy
May 3, 2021
What Exactly Does John Cornyn Do All Day? Well, for One Thing, He Tweets. A Lot.
A recent analysis found Texas’s senior senator is the most prolific tweeter in Congress.
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News & Politics
February 4, 2021
Why Is Bill de Blasio Trying to Start a New York vs. Austin Twitter Feud?
The mayor set his sights a little lower in his latest ill-advised social media post.
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Music
January 8, 2020
Lizzo Says Goodbye to Twitter
The successful musician says trolls drove her off the social media platform.
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.
The Culture
August 24, 2018
Are Hackers on Twitter Impersonating a Dallas Dentist Who Died in 2015?
Dr. Michael Stuart died in 2015. On Twitter, he’s an active commenter on politics. What’s going on?
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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.
Sports
October 31, 2017
This Halloween, Meet the Twitter Ghost of a Former Astros Catcher
John Bateman died in 1996. So how is he tweeting every single day?
Politics & Policy
October 18, 2017
Ted Cruz Got Doused with Dr Pepper. Then He Tweeted the Zodiac Killer Cipher Thing
Just another day for the junior senator.
Film & TV
December 22, 2016
Dallas Writer Kurt Eichenwald Turns to the Courts to Get Twitter to Identify a User Who Sent a Seizure-Inducing Tweet
Our brave new world gets braver and newer.
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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.
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Business
October 1, 2015
The Peeple App That’s Enraged The Internet Is Bad News For A Texas-Based Company With The Same Name
The Internet outrage machine geared up hard after an app named Peeple promised to be Yelp for your neighbors. For the founder of Austin’s Peeple, that was extra bad news.
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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?
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Sports
April 30, 2015
The Houston Rockets Fired Their Social Media Manager for Being a Sore Winner
He had one job.
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The Daily Post
March 20, 2015
SXSW 2015: Twelve Tweets That Will Make You Hate SXSW
“Are you Meerkatting or can we speak IRL?”
Film & TV
February 27, 2015
Who Owns Texas City Names on Twitter
If you want to reach out to the city of @Austin, you’d better look at @AustinTexasGov. If you’re looking for @Dallas, check out @1500Marilla. So who owns the more logical Twitter usernames for Texas cities?
By Dan Solomon![Dan Solomon's Profile Photo]()
Politics & Policy
February 25, 2015
Ted Poe to Twitter: Ban Terrorist Group Accounts
U.S. representative Ted Poe has requested that Twitter stop allowing terrorists to make use of its services.
Politics & Policy
January 13, 2015
Randy Weber Backtracks From Tweet Likening Obama to Hitler
The representative from Texas apologized for a tweet that said, “Even Adolph Hitler thought it more important than Obama to get to Paris.”
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.
Politics & Policy
February 27, 2014
Dan Patrick’s Twitter Typo Was Heard ‘Round The World
By the end of the day yesterday, state senator Dan Patrick's twitter typos had Conan O'Brien talking about him.
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The Daily Post
February 3, 2014
J.C. Penney Did Not Drunk-Tweet The Super Bowl
The struggling Plano-based department store chain was trying to advertise mittens.
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The Daily Post
November 25, 2013
It’s Cold and That Counts for News Here
Yes, it's cold. And yes, people have lots of feelings about that.
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Sports
October 7, 2013
Houston And Cowboys Both Lose Because Of Interceptions, Twitter Freaks Out
What do a career day for Tony Romo and a career-crusher for Matt Schaub have in common? Twitter thinks they both suck.
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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?
By Dan Solomon![Dan Solomon's Profile Photo]()
Politics & Policy
September 17, 2013
What We Learned From Senator Ted Cruz’s Twitter Q&A This Morning
Senator Cruz answered supporter questions on Twitter to celebrate Constitution Day. Spoiler: He doesn't like Obamacare.
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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
April 9, 2013
Texas Mega Pastor Mega Punk’d
Joel Osteen, indefatigable televangelist and pastor of a Houston megachurch, was the butt of an online hoax that claimed he had lost his faith, and would leave the church. The Internet had a strong reaction.
The Culture
February 20, 2013
Is Beaumont the Saddest City in America?
Or are their tweets just too profane?
Politics & Policy
February 14, 2013
The Twitillating Flirtation Between A Congressman and A Texas State Student
"ilu," 63-year-old Rep. Cohen (D-Tennessee) tweeted multiple times at a young bikini model.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Dallas Cowboys’ Twitter Smack Backfires
Scoreboard! @DallasStars won Twitter Tuesday with their response to @DallasCowboys’ accidental smack-tweet, which also dissed the Rangers.
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.”
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Louie Gohmert Schools Us On the Constitution
The headline-grabbing U.S. Representative from Tyler nominated Newt Gingrich to be Speaker of the House. Is he crazy like a fox?
Sports
January 21, 2013
Billion Dollar Battle of the Twitter Twerps
Mark Cuban and Donald Trump go at it on Twitter.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
First, They Come For Your Tweets
Why members of the Huntsville city council sicced the Texas Rangers on a group of lightly-followed Twitter parody accounts.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Can’t Stop Writing About “FNL” and Romney
UPDATE: Friday Night Lights author Buzz Bissinger and FNL TV producer Peter Berg have both joined the fray over Mitt Romney and "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts...Can't Lose."
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Who Gets the “Friday Night Lights” Vote?
Mitt Romney and Barack Obama have both attempted to claim coach Eric Taylor's "Clear Eyes, Full Hearts..." rallying cry as their own—and FNL author Buzz Bissinger has picked a side.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Call Lance Armstrong Maybe?
Did Lance Armstrong accidentally give his phone number to his 3.7 million-plus Twitter followers? No. Which only makes his mystery-tweet more puzzling.
Music
January 21, 2013
T. Boone Wins At Twitter
What does energy magnate T. Boone Pickens tweet for fun when there's no Oklahoma State game? Would you believe, he throws down against rapper Drake?
Health
January 21, 2013
Houston Hospital Tweets an Open-heart Surgery
Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital tweeted videos and photos as medical director of cardiovascular surgery, Dr. Michael Macris, performed a double coronary artery bypass.
The Culture
January 21, 2013
“Cormac McCarthy” Twitter Account Debunked in Record Time
But “@cormaccmccarthy” still has more than 3,200 followers.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Fightin’ Words: Ron Paul v. Jon Huntsman
After Ron Paul sends a snarky tweet about Jon Huntsman's poor showing in Iowa, Huntsman takes a jab at Paul on Piers Morgan.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
UT College Republicans President’s Twitter Scandal Continues
Cassie Wright stays under the radar, but the media continues chattering about the offensive tweet.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Ron Paul Number One in a Poll
A Pew Research study shows Paul is by far the most well-liked presidential candidate on Twitter.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Today in Perry: RedState Backs Off, Cain’s “Turn in the Barrel”
Perry ally throws in the white flag, we learn the origination of the phrase “turn in the barrel,” and the governor tweets about foreign policy.
Sports
January 9, 2013
Dallas Cowboys’ Twitter Smack Backfires
Scoreboard! @DallasStars won Twitter Tuesday with their response to @DallasCowboys’ accidental smack-tweet, which also dissed the Rangers.
Bum Steers
October 11, 2012
KHOU Mishandles Twitter Technology
KHOU ran a story about convicted rapist Abraham Joseph and next to it embedded a Twitter feed populating tweets related to the story. Unfortunately it pulled innocent @abrahamjoseph into its web.
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.