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He grew up in a working-class neighborhood of Brownsville, in a home with few books. But Oscar Cásares was surrounded by avid storytellers, including his parents and the aunts, uncles, and neighbors…

Wasting Away Again, Texas Monthly?What a disappointment to see a cover with the title “Beyond the Beach,” only to be subjected to an article about the Margaritaville Beach Resort [“Where It’s Always…

The University of Texas’s appeal as a destination for world-class swimmers was enhanced in the final push to the Paris Olympics. It was early June, 53 days before the start of the Summer…

EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Two 19-year-old men were recently arrested and charged with murder after a 24-year-old man was shot and killed after an argument about opposing gang affiliations this past…

On the twentieth floor of Hôtel Swexan, a few steps from an infinity pool overlooking downtown Dallas, stands a hand-hewn wood door. Behind it is a powder room that’s barely bigger than…

Netanyahu’s address is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. ET and will be livestreamed in the video player above. WASHINGTON (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will try to bolster U.S….

WASHINGTON (AP) — Even though President Joe Biden won’t be on the ballot this November, voters still will be weighing his legacy. As Vice President Kamala Harris moves to take his place as the Democratic standard-bearer, Biden’s…

As a high school student in the mid-1980s, I became fascinated with the Vietnam War. Perhaps this was because at the time I was not much younger than many of the troops…

Late last month, Abrams announced it would be publishing a new cookbook entitled New School Barbecue by Evan LeRoy of Austin’s LeRoy and Lewis Barbecue in early 2026. LeRoy and Lewis was…