Books
January 2, 2020
Tim O’Brien’s ‘Dad’s Maybe Book’ Is a Love Letter to His Sons, 15 Years in the Making
The renowned author and Texas State professor’s latest work is about parenthood, but eschews the typical advice model.
War
Politics & Policy
May 9, 2014
War Without End
For many military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, their only relief comes from a drug that is illegal in Texas: marijuana. Can a growing band of cannabis advocates persuade our legislators to change that?…
Feature
January 20, 2013
Life During Wartime
Most of the 42,000 soldiers stationed at Fort Hood, one of the largest military installations in the world, are in Iraq or preparing to go. Meanwhile, the loved ones who are left behind wait—and hope they don't hear an unexpected knock at the door.
Web Exclusive
October 31, 2012
One Man’s Mission to Help Heal Soldiers
Darden Smith finds that music therapy can help soldiers with PTSD.
Letter from San Antonio
October 31, 2011
Dogs of War
Why did the world’s most high-tech military bring along a dog when it raided Osama bin Laden’s compound? A visit to Lackland Air Force Base’s canine training school, in San Antonio, provides a few answers.
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.
Feature
March 1, 2006
The Protesters
The weekend after Thanksgiving, demonstrators gathered in Crawford and made their feelings about the war quite clear.
Politics & Policy
May 31, 1999
The Spying Game
How the war in Kosovo turned an Austin online company into the Lone Star State Department.