Earlier this year, Texas Governor Greg Abbott appeared on the radio show of former National Rifle Association spokesperson Dana Loesch to discuss Operation Lone Star, his $11 billion border crackdown. “We are…
Yard Barker – Urban Meyer voices concerns about one ‘mess’ of an SEC team
Urban Meyer threw up major red flags about an SEC outfit which seems to be shrinking on offense. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Israel’s foreign minister says Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar was killed in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has confirmed that Israeli troops in Gaza have killed Hamas’ top leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of last year’s attack on Israel…
Texas Monthly – ‘I Hide in My House’: Inside John Whitmire’s Stalled Effort to Limit Protests Near His Home
By the time the pro-Palestinian demonstrators showed up in front of Houston Mayor John Whitmire’s house one night in mid-September, the cops had been awaiting them for at least an hour. A…
Texas Monthly – Texas Lawmakers’ Last-Minute Move to Buy Robert Roberson More Time
Brian Wharton’s voice cracked as he reached two decades into his memory to describe his role in putting a man he now believed to be innocent on death row.“To those who hold…
Texas Monthly – Albert the Alligator Is Living the Good Life in Beaumont
In the heart of southeast Texas, where alligators roam freely through swamps and waterways, Albert, an eleven-foot-long, 750-pound alligator, has found a new home at Gator Country Adventure Park in Beaumont. His…
Texas Monthly – At Thirty, Bowling for Soup’s “Punk Rock Nursery Rhymes” Endure
On a late summer evening, 1,100 fans crammed into New York City’s Irving Plaza for a sold-out stop on pop-punk icon band Bowling for Soup’s A Hangover You Don’t Deserve tour. Under…
Texas Monthly – Texas Monthly’s BBQ Fest to Celebrate Fifteen Years on November 2 and 3
The highly anticipated Texas Monthly BBQ Fest returns to Lockhart, the Barbecue Capital of Texas, on November 2 and 3 for its fifteenth annual celebration.BBQ Fest kicks off on Saturday, November 2,…
Texas Monthly – One Man’s Junk Is Another’s University Mascot
Artist Juan Stockmeyer finds inspiration in a place many of us avoid: the junkyard. The 66-year-old El Paso native has been haunting the resting places for cars, broken appliances, and other objects…
Texas Monthly – Forever Oak Park High
This story is published in collaboration with the Austin-based literary journal American Short Fiction. Part IFreshmenThey were the only vegetarians, a fact that was highlighted every game day when the other girls loaded…