(NEXSTAR) – As inflation continues to drive grocery prices higher, food assistance benefits are going up, as well – but not by much. On Oct. 1, 2024, several changes with the Supplemental Nutrition…
The Border Chronicle – The Highest Law in the Land: Journalist Jessica Pishko on Right-wing Sheriffs and Democracy
Photo credit: Parker J. Pfister 2024. Share For several years, author and journalist Jessica Pishko has investigated the power of right-wing sheriffs and their impact on democracy, elections, and border and immigration…
Texas Monthly – First Look: Enchanted Rock’s 630-Acre Expansion
Driving through the Hill Country’s back roads, you want to keep your eyes peeled. Maybe you’ll spot a flash of bright wildflowers, or a coyote slinking into the brush. But one day…
Yard Barker – SMU hosts Florida State as Mustangs return to power conference play
Saturday’s game against Florida State represents a significant milestone for the SMU program. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Want to Hike 1,500 Miles Across Texas? A New Trail Might Make It Possible
The Pacific Crest Trail winds for 2,650 miles through deserts, mountain passes, and canyons on the West Coast. The Appalachian Trail, its counterpart to the east, traverses dappled forests and river gorges…
Yard Barker – Does loss to West Virginia end Kansas’ Big 12 hopes?
Kansas (1-3) is on a three-game losing streak and has an imposing schedule looming. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Surprising BYU cracks the AP Top 25
After a 5-7 record in 2023, expectations were not particularly high for the BYU Cougars entering the 2024 season. It appears the Cougars didn’t get the memo. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Inside Professional Bull Riders’ Plan to Upgrade the “Original Extreme Sport”
Back in the day, grizzled cowboys showed off their prowess by wrestling steers, roping calves, and clinging, for as long as possible, to the backs of snot-slinging bulls while their peers watched…
Texas Monthly – Jess Pryles Isn’t Afraid to Tell the Boys How to Eat Meat
In our series Stuff Texans Love, our state’s most stylish celebrities share their shopping lists. “No matter what I do, meat is involved,” says five-foot-three meatheart Jess Pryles, in a drawl from latitudes…
Texas Monthly – This San Antonio Taqueria Has Had a Tough Year, but Its Quirky Tacos Have Sustained It for Four Decades
Rashid Assad, owner of Roy’s Taco Hut, on San Antonio’s West Side, likes to talk about the variety of flour tortillas. A former tortilleria owner and Monterrey, Mexico, native, he waxes poetic…