The Detours series celebrates lesser-known locales worth visiting across the state. The crusted peaks of the Christmas Mountains have stood for about 42 million years, the Terlingua Ranch Lodge for about 50. You’ll find…
Texas Monthly – Steve Sarkisian Says the Longhorns Are Ready for the SEC—And the Aggies
For all the recent “The Longhorns Are Back!” talk, the revitalization of the University of Texas’s football program might be the second most intriguing comeback story of Steve Sarkisian’s time in Austin….
Texas Monthly – Brisket Prices Getting You Down? Jerked-and-Fried Chicken Comes To the Rescue.
The smoked chicken at Mimsy’s Craft Barbecue, in Crockett, about two hours north of Houston, needed an overhaul. For two years after the 2020 opening of their restaurant, owners Kathy and Wade…
KTSM News – Wednesday 9-hour forecast: Very warm afternoon with scattered showers by the evening
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) – Happy hump day! Another hot day in the books but scattered storms continue to surface in the Sun City area. Starting the morning fairly warm, west winds…
Texas Monthly – Texas likely undercounting heat-related deaths
Deaths from heat are notoriously difficult to quantify because of how complex and subjective the process is. It leaves officials with an incomplete picture of who heat kills. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – Here’s how to vote by mail in Texas for the November 2024 election
The deadline to apply for a mail-in ballot is Oct. 25. The deadline for mail-in ballots to be returned or postmarked is Nov. 5, unless it is from an overseas voter. Read:…
Texas Monthly – When Texas jail standards push inmates to lockups in other states, oversight doesn’t follow
Jaleen Anderson’s mom is on a quest for details about her son’s death in a Louisiana prison that houses hundreds of Harris County inmates awaiting trial. Read: Read More
The Athletic MiLB News – Mets minor-league pitching coaches weigh in on Brandon Sproat’s meteoric rise
The New York Mets’ right-handed pitching prospect’s coaches discussed his meteoric rise through the farm system. Read: Read More
Yard Barker – Texas QB Quinn Ewers excited for trip to Texas A&M: ‘That place is gonna be rowdy’
Texas A&M versus Texas is a rivalry that was played every year from 1915 to 2011, which was when the Aggies joined the SEC. Read: Read More
KTSM News – Photos: Isolated rain, showers in El Paso region
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — The El Paso region saw isolated showers and thunder storms with some pockets of brief, heavy rain on Tuesday night, Aug. 13. Here are some photos sent…