The Great Invisible

Doc looks at the impact of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill on the lives of residents in the Gulf area.

"...the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion off the Louisiana coast in the spring of 2010. On April 20 of..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Movie Review by Steve Davis

Mustang Island

A deft millennial comedy of manners

"...with winning back Molly takes the threesome to Texas’ Gulf Coast town of Mustang Island, where Molly’s parents own..."

Nov. 17, 2017 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Milagro en Tamiahua

Searching Mexico's Gulf Coast for seafood tamales

"...drove our truck on a 10-day trip to Mexico's Gulf Coast to do some research for my book about..."

Aug. 8, 2003 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Grand Jury Clears Planned Parenthood, Indicts Anti-Abortion Activists

Center for Medical Progress members face second-degree felony charge

"...County grand jury chose not to indict Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast over allegations of unlawful misconduct on Monday –..."

Jan. 25, 2016 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Left Holding Short HUD Hurricane Aid Stick

State gets a sliver of total it requested from Congress

"...of an $11.5 billion pot of hurricane aid for Gulf Coast states. The $74.5 million, all in the form..."

Feb. 3, 2006 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

Day Trips & Beyond: Holiday Lights 2023

Add some sparkle to your holiday season

"...a handy guide to displays around Texas and neighboring states...."

Nov. 17, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Revealing The Great Invisible

Filmmaker Margaret Brown dives into the wreckage of the area residents' lives following the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico

"...an exploration of the lives and life in the coastal region most immediately affected by the Gulf of Mexico..."

Dec. 12, 2014 Screens Feature by Kate X Messer

No End in Sight for Hurricane-Housing Limbo

FEMA once again extends cutoff deadline for hurricane evacuees still receiving housing assistance in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas

"...Monday, acknowledging that "it's going to take time" for Gulf Coast states' affordable-housing markets to get back into the..."

Jan. 26, 2007 News Feature by Cheryl Smith

What Could Happen

"...Dear Editor, While New Orleans and the Gulf Coast were being destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, our fearless..."

Sept. 2, 2005 Postmarks

The Hightower Report

Who's Doing the Surging in Afghanistan?; and BPreening

"...Unless you've been under a big rock since BP's Gulf oil blowout in April, it's been practically impossible to..."

Oct. 1, 2010 News Column by Jim Hightower

Day Trips

Bacterial assault on Hill Country wineries.

"...The bacteria is believed to be indigenous to the Gulf Coast states and mid-Atlantic states where the humidity is..."

Feb. 23, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Was the Foodways Texas Symposium Worth the Price?

A barbecue enthusiast shares his experience

"...the afternoon off, I returned for a dinner of Gulf Coast barbecue, consisting of shrimp, oysters, and crabs, all..."

April 14, 2013 Food Post by Rod Machen

Armendariz: Don't Make Me Federalize

EPA regional chief warns TCEQ

"...to take over the job. Armendariz called from the Gulf Coast, where he's working the BP oil spill, about..."

June 1, 2010 News Post by Katherine Gregor

What Are the Birds Telling Us About Climate Change?

Reading the signs from our friends up in the sky

"...short-distance migrants, they'll move from Canada to the United States or Mexico; and birds that are long-distance migrants, they'll..."

Feb. 23, 2018 News Feature by Melany Jean

Q&A: Austin’s Coastal Neighbors

How Galveston looks to its past to prepare for its future – and what that means for Austin

"...Mental Retardation] – which here is known as the Gulf Coast Center. We have the Coast Guard, the Corps..."

Sept. 11, 2009 News Feature by Kate X Messer

Day Trips

The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory's an ornithologist's paradise.

"...The Gulf Coast Bird Observatory (GCBO) outside of Lake Jackson looks..."

Nov. 10, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Tim Finton of the State Department said the United States' position always has been to keep a neutral stance..."

May 12, 2006 News Feature

Austin Restaurants and Seafood Suppliers Work Toward Sustainability

Staying afloat with Minamoto Foods' SeaChange program

"...bass from Virginia, beautiful Barnegat scallops, plump head-on white Gulf shrimp...."

April 30, 2021 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Girl Who Met Robert Johnson

Shirley Ratisseau wrote a song with Robert Johnson

"...racial mores of the day on the South Texas coast. Her sage experience in the early Seventies led her..."

Aug. 3, 2012 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Summer Fun

Oh, Galveston

"...seats to swivel around on while facing a stiff Gulf gale, bellowing, "I'm king of the world!!!" and then..."

May 14, 2004 Features Feature by Kate X Messer

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...Europe, in the northeastern U.S., and in some western states.) Then, in an emergency, people could flee on foot,..."

Oct. 14, 2005 Column

Naked City

Headlines and Happenings from Austin and Beyond

"...Hart has printer options that it makes available to states that require one. This leaves voters at the mercy..."

June 23, 2006 News Feature

Reality Pipes: Keystone Project Kicks Up Sand

Will Obama give oil pipeline the green light?

"...White House that ardently endorses green energy and a coast still recovering from the worst offshore oil spill in..."

Oct. 7, 2011 News Feature by Laurel Chesky

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

No more pencils, no more books, just tons of fun for everyone

"...that is not imported and is native to the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Texas Parks and Wildlife..."

May 31, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Postmarks

Our readers talk back.

"...and planners but also by reporters in the United States generally...."

May 28, 2004 Column

State Cuts Medicaid for Planned Parenthood

State claims "misconduct" in undercover, dubious sting videos

"...Office of Inspector General – addressed to Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast – references three “violations” based on undercover video,..."

Oct. 19, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Longhorn Network Adds More Providers

Still no Grande, Time Warner, Dish or AT&T (updated)

"...tonight's opening night programming: Consolidated Communications, Bay City Cablevision, Mid-Coast Cablevision and Texas Mid-Gulf Cablevision. On Sept. 1, they..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Wide Open Heart

Local accordionist Bradley Jaye Williams brings together fish and fowl in his assimulation of Texas polka and conjunto music.

"...essential here as his sublime accordionship in both the Gulf Coast Playboys and Los Pinkys, unless this were some..."

Feb. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

What Now? What Next?

With clinics already closing, Texas' extreme abortion restrictions head to the courts

"...Just hours after HB 2 was signed, Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast announced that it would be closing its facility..."

July 26, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Naked City

"...last funding request for WTP4 either: Item 19's backup states, "Staff will return to Council for approval of additional..."

March 28, 2008 News Feature

1   2   3   4   5     NEXT ›    5 »