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…
Texas Monthly – Why Running Over an Armadillo Should Feel Even Worse This Year
Each month, we get to know one of the state’s many wonderful and quirky critters. Latin name: Dasypus mexicanusSize: Two to three feet long (including tail); ten to twelve poundsTexas habitat: Statewide, except…
KTSM News – Thursday 9-hour forecast: Cooler temperatures call for showers and thunderstorms
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Finally fall-like temperatures are starting to show while partly cloudy to mostly cloudy skies surface across El Paso. While the morning we’ll be mild with temperatures in…
Texas Monthly – With little say over Robert Roberson’s fate, Texas lawmakers take extraordinary steps to buy him more time
With Roberson’s options dwindling, a House panel used its bully pulpit to prove his case and excoriate the failures of the state’s junk science law. Read: Read More