By Rep. Mary González Right now, Texans and Americans are headed to the polls in what will be one of the most defining elections for our families, communities and country. Mary González…
Yard Barker – College football’s most important people for Week 10
College football is entering the most critical phase of the season for those with conference and national title aspirations. Read: Read More
El Paso Matters – Donors pour nearly $500K into El Paso sheriff, district attorney races
With early voting underway and the Nov. 5 election days away, Republican incumbent District Attorney Bill Hicks has narrowed the fundraising gap with Democratic challenger James Montoya this month, according to campaign…
Texas Monthly – An East Texas Woodpecker Is No Longer Listed as Endangered, but It May Still Be in Trouble
The red-cockaded woodpecker is an unusual bird. An eight- or nine-inch ball of black and white feathers, it’s found in East Texas forests with an open understory, carving its nest cavities in…
Border Report – DEA: Pink cocaine reported in Travis, Harris counties
AUSTIN (KXAN) — According to the Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division, there’s been an increased presence of “pink cocaine” in Texas. The DEA said the drug, also referred to as ‘Tusi,’ was…
Texas Monthly – State Senator Phil King Aided a Utility He Was Doing Business With
Earlier this year, state senator Phil King took the unusual step of wading into a fight between Oncor, the company that owns and operates the electrical wires throughout much of North and…
Texas Monthly – Cracked Pools and Drained Savings: How “Concrete Cancer” Ruined Summers Across Central Texas
Janell Gregerson’s toenails are painted hot pink, a tropical color that evokes the joys of lounging by the water, margarita in hand. But as the single mother of four walks out her…
Texas Monthly – Inside the Longest Active Regular-Season Win Streak in Texas High School Football
Ray Gates wasn’t expecting much out of his first interview for a high school football head-coaching job five years ago. The former Tarleton State defensive lineman, then in his mid-thirties, simply wanted…
Texas Monthly – Meow Wolf Houston Is Unmistakably Texan but Still Otherworldly
In the sixteen years since its Santa Fe, New Mexico, founding, Meow Wolf, the immersive arts and entertainment company, has taken for its mission the all-encompassing task of creating whole worlds out…
Texas Monthly – Seguin Turned Out to Be the Perfect New Home for This BBQ Family
Alvin and Wanda Schulze opened Schulze’s Bar-B-Que in Rosenberg, southwest of Houston, in 1990. Their son, Clifford, and daughter, Teresa Schulze-Mielsch, helped run it for decades before Alvin died in 2021. Around…