In Texas, the past few years for women have been terrifying. Abortion bans became real. Exceptions turned out to be rare. Some have nearly died during miscarriages. If you don’t feel like you’ve been abandoned by our lawmakers, you might feel like the government is trying to kill
It’s difficult to remember the last time both major party presidential candidates appeared in Texas so close to an election. There’s an old adage in politics, that campaigns have only three resources: time, money, and people. You can always find one more volunteer. You can always raise one
(Editor’s note: After this story was published, Guillén’s family appeared with former President Trump on Friday at an event in Austin.) Leave Vanessa Guillén’s sister alone. Guillén, a 20-year-old Houston native and daughter of Mexican immigrants, was last seen in April of 2020 on a
Forty years ago, outlaw country musician and visual artist Terry Allen released “Lubbock (On Everything),” a masterful album about fine art, finding love, the echoes of Vietnam, and, of course, the Texas Panhandle. Its most famous song is the opener, “Amarillo Highway.” It was Allen’s declaration that — even though
Convicted felon and presidential candidate Donald Trump continues to try and appeal to your estranged uncle, this time announcing he’ll fly to Austin to record Joe Rogan’s podcast. Trump, who was found liable for sexual abuse last year, will sit down for the interview on Friday, the Associated
Texas has always been full of ghosts, from spirits that supposedly haunt The Alamo to the mysterious Saratoga Lights on “ghost road” in the woods of East Texas. This time of year, it’s only natural that we gather round a (metaphorical) campfire to share the spookiest stories in the
Texas hasn’t gotten its due as a major piece in the complex puzzle of American art. We’re here to rectify that. Every two weeks, H. Drew Blackburn will conduct a thoroughly scientific analysis of the 254 integral (one for every county) books, movies, tv shows, albums, podcasts, songs,
It was not a great weekend for the Longhorns. Texas lost to Georgia on Saturday, getting knocked off the top perch in college football, and some Longhorns fans acted like idiots during the process. After an admittedly terrible pass interference call against Texas, angry Longhorns fans began throwing bottles and
What goes around comes around, and management for the Dallas Black Dance Theatre is learning the hard way. This past May, its dancers voted to unionize with the American Guild of Musical Artists for the usual reasons — because they wanted better working conditions. Terrell Rogers, one of the fired dancers,
It’s old hat to say everything is bigger in Texas. True connoisseurs know that things in the Lone Star State are also often wilder and weirder than what you see on the evening news. Every two weeks, Steven Monacelli will explore the dystopic, desperate, and despicable realities of contemporary
The Texas Longhorns lost their number one spot as the best college football team in the country this weekend. But fans aren’t blaming the Georgia Bulldogs — they’re blaming Sen. Ted Cruz (who never attended UT) and podcaster Joe Rogan. The Longhorns had a huge matchup Saturday against the
As Texas officials reached an impasse, Robert Roberson did not appear before the Texas House on Monday. But he will testify, lawmakers said. Even if they have to drive to death row to make it happen. Roberson, whose execution was delayed last week, was scheduled to testify before the Texas