From our premium politics newsletter, The Blast: A new ad from Rep. Caroline Harris Davila raises eyebrows in what increasingly appears to be a competitive race. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – New Joints Have Opened in Lexington to Support the Overflow From Iconic Snow’s BBQ
The constellation Orion was still twinkling in the sky when I plunked down a folding chair to claim a spot in line at Snow’s BBQ, in Lexington, about an hour’s drive east…
El Paso Matters – El Paso voting drops 31% from 2020 on 1st day for early ballots
The first day of early voting for El Paso County’s general election drew 31% fewer voters than the record-setting 2020 race. El Paso County had 23,678 mail and in-person voters on Monday,…
Texas Monthly – Texas Supreme Court justice’s oversight of the trust of a Houston millionaire with dementia raises ethics concerns
Despite objections from her family, John Devine oversees the trust of Elvie Kingston, a clear violation of Texas’ judicial ethics rules, experts said. His wife is also her legal guardian. Read: Read…
The Border Chronicle – Border911: The Misinformation Network Profiting Off the False ‘Invasion’ Narrative
Editor’s Note: This report is an investigative collaboration between Lighthouse Reports, where Melissa del Bosque is an investigations editor, the Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting, the Texas Observer, palabra, and Puente News…
KTSM News – El Paso Electric customers to see small credit on bills
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — All Texas El Paso Electric (EPE) customers will receive a credit on their bills this November and December under the fuel charge line item, the company said…
Texas Monthly – Willie’s 153rd Album, Selena Gomez’s Oscar Buzz, and More Reasons It’s a Great Month in Texas Culture
ALBUMLast Leaf on the Tree, Willie NelsonLegacy Recordings, November 1Opening his 153rd album with a cover of Tom Waits’s “Last Leaf,” Willie sings wistfully, “I’m the last leaf on the tree /…
Texas Monthly – What Happens When You Discover a Family Heirloom Is a Valuable Masterwork?
It was only a painting, a medium-sized framed canvas that hung in the living room of my grandparents’ house, in Oklahoma City. But to my child mind it was mysteriously alive, a…
Yard Barker – Top five Week 9 college football games: TV info, predictions, start times
After a pair of SEC showdowns highlighted Week 8, Week 9 is no slouch. Here are the top five games of the week. Read: Read More
Texas Monthly – A Pact Between Texas’s Formula 1 Speedway and a Tree-Hugging Nonprofit Is Turning Austin Green
Sweat dribbles down the necks of Formula 1’s twenty drivers as they skid across inky asphalt. North of 100 degrees, the track surface temperature is scalding enough to melt thin ribbons loose…