The Culture
March 23, 2015
Don’t Move to Texas
It rhymes with “sexist” and “Lexus.”
The Culture
The Culture
March 23, 2015
SXSW 2015: To Live and Die in Startup Village
Five days of hype, networking, and data collection at the Woodstock of apps.
The Culture
March 23, 2015
The Prettiest Li’l Drive You’ll Ever See
Head west on FM 170 through an astounding wilderness of shallow canyons, ancient riverbeds, and craggy limestone hills.
The Culture
March 23, 2015
How to Drive 85 Miles per Hour
The fastest road in America does not cross the Mojave Desert or the big sky country of Montana. Instead, it cuts through an unexceptional stretch of farmland southeast of Austin, where the posted speed limit on Texas Highway 130 jumps to 85 miles per hour. The so-called Texas Autobahn
The Culture
March 23, 2015
Drive a Pickup Truck (or Don’t)
I promise driving a truck won’t help you create any ties to your new state’s rural roots, but spending one day on a city street, sharing it with trucks like mine, may help you understand that practicality doesn’t have much to do with being a Texan at all.
The Culture
March 23, 2015
How to Survive the Summer
When I was a teenager growing up in Wichita Falls, which is regularly hailed as one of the hottest cities in the state (and sometimes the country), I spent my summers smelling like roadkill. The moment I stepped outside my house, sweat began sliding like syrup down my back.
Texas History
March 23, 2015
Texas History in 601 Words
The story of Texas can be reduced to one sentence: somebody has something somebody else wants and will put up a fight to get.In the beginning, these fights were over land. The Spanish explorers came here in the 1500’s; ignoring native peoples, they claimed a vast region that included
The Culture
March 18, 2015
The Good Son
Returning to El Paso and finding that you can’t go home again. Or maybe you can.
Business
March 18, 2015
Lucrative When Wet
In an era of drought, tight finances, and a shrinking water park market, how does Schlitterbahn keep getting bigger?
Music
March 15, 2015
The Dreamer
A fond rememberance of Kent Finlay, the founder of Cheatham Street Warehouse and the “Godfather of Texas songwriters.”
Meanwhile, in Texas
March 13, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down last month. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
March 13, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Texas History
March 13, 2015
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
“Pistol carrying is now so prevalent here as to be a first-class nuisance. The young men, white and black, hardly consider themselves in party attire unless they have on a pistol.”—Brenham Weekly Banner, May 27, 1886
Bum Steers
March 13, 2015
They’re Sorry, They Did as Bastard They Could
A headline in the February 19 edition of the Waller County Times Tribune announced, “Hitch up your bitches and jingle those spurs, its trail ride season.”
The Culture
March 13, 2015
iRoberson
iZombie rises from the dead.
The Texanist
March 13, 2015
The Texanist: Will I Ever Get My Knife Back from Airport Security?
Our estimable advice columnist on pathological liars, missing knives, the difference between a Texan and a New Yorker turned Floridian turned Montanan, and why tequila is not—hic!—a vegetable.
Music
March 13, 2015
“The First Roadie—Ever”
Ben Dorcy, who turns 90 next month, has been a roadie since 1950, and in that time has worked with Willie, Waylon, Johnny and June Carter Cash, Jerry Jeff, Randy Rogers, Jack Ingram, . . . well, you get the idea.
The Culture
February 18, 2015
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the February 2015 issue.
Bum Steers
February 12, 2015
Next Up: Repealing the Tax on Steam-Powered Cotton Gins
Congratulations to new ag commission Sid Miller.
The Culture
February 12, 2015
Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era
Crossing the Rio Grande in one’s undergarments.
The Culture
February 12, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and attend this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Meanwhile, in Texas
February 12, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down last month. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
February 12, 2015
The Ultimate Real Housewife of Houston
Last summer, Theresa Roemer’s three-story closet made her the country’s most famous social climber. But she was only getting started.
The Culture
February 12, 2015
Origami Prunes
In this exclusive excerpt from Barefoot Dogs, a fiction debut by Antonio Ruiz-Camacho, a woman fleeing terror in Mexico City finds escape in an Austin laundromat.
The Texanist
February 10, 2015
The Texanist: Have Texans Forgotten How to Drive?
Our estimable advice columnist on Texas brag, the limits of speed limits, the intoxicating appeal of his alma mater, and just who, exactly, was going to Luckenbach, Texas, with Waylon and Willie.
Country Notes
February 3, 2015
Consider the Chicken
The competition at the Big Bend Livestock Show is fierce. But treat your animal right and you might get to be number four with a pullet.
Texas History
February 3, 2015
Remember the Long Rifle
The most effective weapon of the Texas Revolution, even if it couldn’t save the mission’s defenders.
The Culture
January 20, 2015
Land Lords
A ranching photo essay.
The Culture
January 20, 2015
Ranch Blessing
How the sale of the Powderhorn Ranch is the greatest thing to have happened for Texas.
The Culture
January 20, 2015
Pssst! You Wanna Buy a Ranch?
These three properties are yours for the ogling.
The Culture
January 20, 2015
New Money? No Problem
Jeff Boswell will find your dream spread.
Country Notes
January 20, 2015
For Love of Country
Why we will always worship the ground we walk on.
The Texanist
January 14, 2015
The Texanist: How Can I Get My Girlfriend to Live With the Smell of Smoke From a Nearby Barbecue Joint?
Our estimable advice columnist on buildin’ a fire pit, dressin’ like an oilman, plannin’ a destination wedding (or not), and lettin’ go of a non-barbecue-lovin’ woman.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
The Write Stuff
Sometimes journalism really does make a difference.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
Cadillac Dreams
When an oil well on Joe Bowers’s Panhandle property came in, he knew just what he wanted to buy.
Meanwhile, in Texas
January 9, 2015
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
Abnormal Mycology
Tales from the mycological side.
Texas History
January 9, 2015
Old News
An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era.
Bum Steers
January 9, 2015
Justice Was Overserved
After DWI charges against Justice Nora Longoria, of the Thirteenth Court of Appeals, were dismissed, outraged Hidalgo County Republicans pointed out that Longoria and the district attorney and district court judge who decided to let her off are all Democrats—and a police dash-cam video that showed her bombing her field sobriety test went viral.
Critters
January 9, 2015
The Dogs of War
The lives of military dogs.
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.
Music
December 23, 2014
RIP, Little Joe Washington
When Little Joe died last month, Houston lost a link to its rich blues history.
The Culture
December 11, 2014
Who’s That Guy?
Will Marco Perella’s portrayal of a loathsome jerk in Richard Linklater’s Boyhood turn out to be the biggest break of his long, low-profile career—or just another paying gig?
The Culture
December 11, 2014
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the December 2014 issue.
The Texanist
December 11, 2014
The Texanist: More on the Texanist’s Miniature Sidekick
Our estimable advice columnist on deer blind etiquette, the undeniable friendliness of his fellow Texans, the ineffable charm of sounding like a rube, and his peculiar sidekick, Li’l Bubba.
The Culture
December 9, 2014
The Greatest Lawyer Who Ever Lived
He’s the brashest, most generous, most foul-mouthed trial attorney in the country. And at 89, Joe Jamail can still command a courtroom, mother%*!$#@.
Meanwhile, in Texas
December 5, 2014
Meanwhile, in Texas . . .
Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are a handful of headlines you may have missed.
The Culture
December 5, 2014
The Checklist
What to read, see, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
December 5, 2014
Getting Creative in Small-Town Texas
Artists across the nation—including Michael Stipe, Matt Groening, and Tony Hawk—band together to build a skatepark in Taylor.