The Texanist
July 25, 2018
The Texanist: Great Small Towns That Have Gone Untouched by a Hipster
The Texanist on five great small towns that are (pretty much) just like they always were and don’t need to change at all.
The Culture
The Culture
July 25, 2018
Small Towns: Where to Stay, Eat, Shop, and Find Creative Inspiration
These intimate retreats, elevated restaurants, stylish boutiques, and sophisticated art spaces would be right at home in the big city.
The Culture
July 25, 2018
How a New Generation Is Reviving Small-Town Texas
Dismayed by sky-high rents and yearning for a slower-paced lifestyle, a new generation of Texans is ditching the big city and fostering a Rural renaissance across the state.
Best Thing in Texas
July 23, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: Limestone County Deputies Installed a New AC Unit for an Elderly Couple
Truly refreshing news.
Critters
July 20, 2018
A Texas A&M Kingsville Professor Dressed As a Cockroach at a Corpus Christi City Council Meeting to Protest Palm Trees
That’s one way to approach the issue.
The Culture
July 20, 2018
Tortilla Chips Are Spontaneously Combusting in Austin
Hot chips, no salsa required.
The Culture
July 17, 2018
Why Dust From the Sahara Is Covering the Texas Sky
The Saharan dust brings us hotter days, hazy skies, and nicer sunsets.
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.
The Culture
July 12, 2018
Recipes to Help You Celebrate National Pecan Pie Day
From bourbon-pecan to chocolate-pecan, dig in to these eight recipes.
The Culture
July 11, 2018
Plane Bae Teaches Us That Other People’s Lives Are Not a Movie for Us to Watch
How a chance encounter on a flight to Dallas turned into an internet sensation, and why it shouldn’t happen again.
Critters
July 2, 2018
Man Accused of Releasing a Rattlesnake Into a Neighbor’s RV After a Fight
According to police, the Caldwell County man bit the snake’s rattle off before he released it.
The Culture
July 2, 2018
Mo Amer Charms the House at Netflix Special Taping in Austin
The Arab-American refugee, comedian, and proud Houstonian finds the humor in his family’s journey from Kuwait and being seated next to Eric Trump on a plane.
Style & Design
June 26, 2018
Of Course Texans Celebrate Their Weddings at Whataburger
For these couples, it's not a proper reception without a Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit.
The Culture
June 25, 2018
Two Billboards Outside of Amarillo, Texas
After a billboard in Vega urged liberals to 'leave our great state of Texas,' another in the city reminds travelers that 'Texas is for everyone.'
The Culture
June 22, 2018
Asia O’Hara on How Dallas Does Drag
A ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant spills the tea on Dallas.
The Culture
June 22, 2018
Mom, in Touch
My mom’s handwritten notes were an abiding feature of my childhood. They offered wisdom, encouragement, and comfort—and they continued to arrive long after her death.
Border & Immigration
June 21, 2018
Melania Trump Wears ‘I Really Don’t Care’ Jacket on the Way to McAllen Shelter for Immigrant Children
Her spokesperson claimed 'there was no hidden message.' And it certainly was not hidden.
Border & Immigration
June 20, 2018
Does the Bible Justify Family Separation at the Border?
A day before Jeff Sessions and Sarah Huckabee Sanders used the Bible to justify separating immigrant families, a resolution from the Southern Baptist Convention in Dallas had already contradicted them.
Best Thing in Texas
June 18, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A San Antonio Man Bought Pizza for 54 Immigrants Found in the Back of a Semi Truck
“No I didn’t have to,” he told reporters, ”But they’re my people.”
Health
June 6, 2018
Here’s a Horrifying Reminder That Severed Rattlesnake Heads Can Still Bite You
A nightmarish tale. Er, head.
Best Thing in Texas
June 4, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Watch Barton Springs Pool Cheer on a Little Girl as She Jumps In
She’s so brave!
Best Thing in Texas
June 1, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A Texan Wins the National Spelling Bee
What: The 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee.Who: Karthik Nemmani, a fourteen-year-old from McKinney.Why It’s So Great: On Thursday night, a Texan took home the championship title from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Karthick Nemmani, an eighth grader at Scoggins Middle School, knew he had it
The Culture
June 1, 2018
For One Weekend, Galveston Had Blue Water. Everyone Freaked Out.
We all know the Gulf of Mexico is brown. Until it isn’t.
The Culture
May 24, 2018
Can the Rockets Repeat Game Four?
Yes, the game was miraculous. But that defensive burst might have depleted the Rockets' tank.
The Culture
May 23, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Drivers Rescue a Horse on the Highway
No horses were harmed in the filming of this video. In fact, one was saved.
The Culture
May 15, 2018
Last Week’s Supercell Thunderstorm Over the Panhandle May Have Been Caused by Wildfires
Science is amazing.
The Culture
May 10, 2018
We Ranked the 2018 Hurricane Names By How Intimidating They Are
If Gordon makes landfall, run.
The Culture
May 9, 2018
The Women’s Voices Project
In a series of as-told-to conversations, two dozen Texas women talk about gender, work, and what needs to change for women in their home state.
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Betty Hukill: Women Need to Produce Our Cultural Stories
"Film and TV shows and theater tell our stories and shape our culture, and as fifty percent of the population, women need to produce more art that portrays women’s stories."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Diana Natalicio: Build a Safe Environment for Women to Come Forward
"Any woman in a higher-profile position—women in administrative and supervisory roles, or faculty role models—has a responsibility to pay close attention to these issues, and to take time to listen when students, faculty or staff seek to talk about them."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Dilma Da Silva: In Male-Dominated Fields, Create the Work Culture You Wish You Had Come Up In
"When you have companies where women are CEOs, where they really have a hold at the top, it does make a difference. It has changed the culture. Now, you don’t assume that your boss will be playing golf, like the senior vice president that you had 25 or 30 years
Border & Immigration
May 9, 2018
Irasema Cavazos: Stay in the Workforce to Support Other Women
"Educated women, professional women—we need you up there, changing the world for the benefit of all of us down here. You can love your family and be there for them all you want, but hire a domestic worker. Don’t give up your career."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Jan Realini: Help Young Women Practice Standing Up for Themselves
"Women need to know what to look for and how to respond. It should really be taught like a life skill: this is how you do a resume, this is how you manage credit cards, this is how you understand sexual harassment and what to do if you’re in that
Energy
May 9, 2018
Nicki Turnbow: Be Tough and Do Your Job Well
"As a woman, you can’t put yourself in a bad position. One day, a foreman asked me to ride down with him to where they were drilling a deep gas well, about 45 miles away. I didn’t any more want to go than a man in the moon, and I
Health
May 9, 2018
Anonymous: Recognize the Emotional Cost of Coming Forward
"I think a lot of nurses—ICU, emergency room, operating room nurses in particular—have to emotionally shut down to do their jobs. It’s like we learn to develop an aperture in our lens, of what you can let in and what you can’t. If you let yourself feel everything that happens
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Sherron Molina: Turn to Your Union—and Support Female Leaders Within It
"Unions still have male-dominated leadership, so the women’s committees give women an actual chance to get strength or power in leadership. If we don’t have a voice, then leadership makes decisions about us without us."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Terri Burke: Provide Legal Resources to Women, Especially in Small Businesses
"It’s so important to have a place where people can feel free to bring their issues to someone to investigate, and in a smaller setting, victims really worry about losing their jobs. They worry that nobody will believe them, so they’ll lose their jobs for complaining. They worry that if
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Vianei Lopez Braun: Offer Multiple Avenues for Reporting Harassment Within a Company
"From time to time, you see unfortunate situations where the policy says report to the director of HR, and they have no credibility within the organization, or they are the actual harasser. You need a policy with multiple ways to come forward."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Wil Gafney: Create Structures to Check Power and Hold Leaders Accountable
"The procedures to protect women have to be institutionalized and standardized. If your model for authority and leadership is that whatever the pastor in charge says goes, then you don’t have accountability."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Zahira Torres: Recognize Mentorship and Invisible Work
"In a mentor, you need somebody who understands the challenges of having this position and moving up through the ranks. For a long time in newsrooms, you didn’t have that. You didn’t have women in those positions."
The Culture
May 9, 2018
Resources for the Women’s Voices Project
Here's where to start.
The Culture
May 8, 2018
The First Self-Driving Car Service in America Is Launching in Frisco
The pilot program offers a look at how autonomous cars are likely to roll out across North Texas.
The Culture
May 8, 2018
Three People Were Bitten by the Bobcats They Accidentally Adopted
Oops.
The Culture
April 26, 2018
Behind the Scenes of Kacey Musgraves’s ‘Golden Hour’ Cover Shoot
The Golden native kept it all in the family (and in Texas) for the cover of 'Golden Hour.'
The Culture
April 25, 2018
‘Hap and Leonard’ Offers an Increasingly Relevant Message During the Trump Administration
The rural noir, in which working-class investigators tackle in-your-face racism in East Texas, may be on the verge of cancellation.
The Culture
April 18, 2018
Christopher Scott’s ‘True Conviction’
More than two decades ago, Christopher Scott was wrongfully imprisoned for murder. Now he’s devoting his time to help free others.
Best Thing in Texas
April 13, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: Meet the Seven-Year-Old Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
Montannah Kenney became the youngest girl to climb the mountain two months before her eighth birthday.
The Culture
April 13, 2018
San Antonio at 300
A massive urban renewal project that’s reviving the plaza culture. An Alamo fight centuries in the making. Avant-garde Mexican food inspired by Maya trade routes. Three hundred years after the city’s founding, San Antonio might just be the most interesting city in America.
The Culture
April 13, 2018
San Antonio Is a City of Metamorphosis
Though the city’s Tricentennial Commission has thus far been a dismal failure, creative residents have found a way to celebrate their complex history and promising future.
The Culture
April 13, 2018
Maverick Still Haunts the City
The poet Naomi Shihab Nye pays tribute to Maury Maverick, Jr., one of San Antonio's greatest sons.