Federal Court Rejects Texas Voter ID Law

New Texas Voter ID law undermines minority votes

"...District of Columbia ruled that the new state of Texas Voter ID law – which would require all potential..."

Aug. 30, 2012 News Post by Michael King

Life in Prison for Hemp

José Peña brought some roadside weeds home from Kansas. Cops decided it was reefer, and a Texas court sentenced him to life in prison – without the evidence. It took a decade for Peña to get back some of the pieces of his life.

"...tired as he drove south toward Houston on the morning of Sept. 27, 1998. Following a quick trip north..."

March 16, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

The Texas Roots of the Hate Crimes Bill

Today, President Barack Obama signed into law the Hate Crimes Prevention Act.

"...History was made, folks. Our country's first pro-gay-rights legislation was signed into..."

Oct. 29, 2009 Qmmunity Post by Kate X Messer

Texas Gets Spirited Away

Taste-testing Texas liquors against the world

"...There's a new trend in the Texas adult-beverage business: liquor. Locally produced vodka, rum,..."

Dec. 28, 2007 Food Feature by Wes Marshall

Dr Pepper, Texas

What makes the Dr Pepper in Dublin, Texas, so much better than that made anywhere else?

"...Most folks don't know that the name the Beatles originally wanted for what would become their most famous album..."

Aug. 24, 2001 Features Feature by David Lynch

The Austin Chronic: Legit THC Seltzers Are on Shelves in Austin. How Many Should I Drink?

Sampling three Texas-made cannabis bubbly waters in one day

"...On Sunday afternoon, outside the Cherry Capital Airport in Northern Michigan, I squeezed a big ol’ dollop of..."

May 3, 2024 Column by Kevin Curtin

How Driving Somebody From One Texas City to Another Can Turn Into a Prison Sentence

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...degree. The future is a mix of hopefulness and uncertainty. Money is tight for you and your family. As..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Five Texas Tales at Austin Film Festival

Stories inspired by and made in the Lone Star State

"...UT associate professor Cindy McCreery let the bizarre synchronicity of having her brother..."

Oct. 27, 2023 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Still Austin Whiskey Co-Founder Explores a Spirited History in New Book

Colonialism, distilleries, potations, and probity

"...hell, Fires, Floods, Explosions, and Bloodshed: A History of Texas Whiskey goes down with a smooth complexity. As the..."

June 30, 2023 Food Feature by A. Richmond

The Stars Come Out for Texas Film and Video Game Incentives

Big names in new ad to get big boost over the finish line

"...night are big and bright (clap clap clap clap) in the new celebrity-heavy commercial celebrating the successes of the..."

May 16, 2023 News Post by Richard Whittaker

“No Willie, Waylon, or the Armadillo in 1977!!!” The Punk Beast Begins to Stir in Austin

A nascent scene takes shape in chapter three of the "Austin Punk Chronicles"

"...Editor’s note: This is the third chapter in a serialized history of Austin’s punk culture, written by..."

Dec. 24, 2021 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Texas Monthly's Taco Editor on the Past, Present, & Future of the American Taco

Q&A with José R. Ralat, the man with one of the most envied titles in town

"...Ralat has maybe one of the most enviable jobs in Texas – Taco Editor of Texas Monthly. Further bolstering..."

April 22, 2020 Food Post by Lina Fisher

Death Watch: No Chaplain Needed Now in Murphy Case

Texas Seven member faces execution on Nov. 13 for a second time

"...Officials in charge of executions at the Walls Unit in Hunts­ville..."

Nov. 8, 2019 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Fifth Circuit Hears Objections to Texas' Fetal Burial Law

Anti-abortion measure currently on hold pending appeals

"...the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Phillips, the case brought by..."

Sept. 18, 2019 News Post by Saskia Henn

Julian Castro and Beto O'Rourke Highlight Rivalry at Events in Austin

For now, there's room enough in Texas for both its 2020 favorite sons

"...“I am not ‘the other Texan’ in this race. I am the Texan in this race.”..."

June 29, 2019 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

Celebrate the Apollo 11 Moon Landing With These Texas Road Trips

Houston and other Texas sites celebrate the golden anniversary of the first lunar landing

"...if we could get back. After all, we'd been sending people into space for only eight years and sending..."

May 17, 2019 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Five Quintessentially Texan Things To Do In Austin

Drink spicy beer, eat brisket, dance your heart out

"...Liberal, laid-back Austin might be known as an outlier when it comes..."

March 7, 2019 Events Post by Alyssa Hiarker

Will Texas Patch Up TABC Before It Bursts?

If ever an agency needed to be scorched by the state’s Sunset Act, it’s the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion

"...liquid fire of the state's Sunset Act, it's the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion. For not just years but generations,..."

Feb. 1, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

2017 Texas Biennial: Putting It Together

Leslie Moody Castro on reviving the show after four years

"...When Leslie Moody Castro accepted the job of curating the 2017 Texas Biennial, she wasn't simply agreeing to..."

Sept. 27, 2017 Arts Post by Robert Faires

How Texas Is Texas Wine?

What “Truth in Labeling” means for Texas winemakers and vineyards

"...At the beginning of this month, over 30 Texas winemakers congregated with..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

UPDATED: Travis County Allows First Texas Gay Marriage

Travis County clerk issues marriage license to gay couple this morning

"...and was granted a temporary emergency stay by the Texas Supreme Court to halt gay marriages in Travis County..."

Feb. 19, 2015 News Post by Mary Tuma

Fewer Women Served Under Texas Women's Health Program

Program designed to exclude PP, helps far fewer women

"...expected, the number of women served by the state-funded Texas Women's Health Program – designed to preclude women from..."

July 31, 2013 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Senators Skip Stimulus Votes

Cornyn misses cloture vote to attend fundraiser Monday after Hutchison absent for Friday votes

"...that Federal economic stimulus bill that's the most important thing happening on Capitol Hill? Well, not if you're a..."

Feb. 10, 2009 News Post by Richard Whittaker

The Top Texas 40

Ranking the Lone Star State in song

"...Ding Dong Daddy (From Dumas) The best songs about Texas..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Tales

For those of you who are still pondering the eternal question that seems to arise wherever beer and English majors appear together in the Lone Star State, the answer is: Texas does indeed have a separate and distinctive literature, Tom Doyal writes. If you have been arguing the other side of this proposition, the writers and publishers of Texas have issued you a sharp rebuke in their new spring releases.

"...Spindletop Boom Daysby Paul N. Spellman..."

May 25, 2001 Books Feature by Tom Doyal

The Luckiest Girl in the World

An interview with Sissy Spacek, inducted into the first annual Texas Film Hall of Fame on March 9.

"...The voice on the phone is girlish and instantly recognizable, so affable and full of good cheer it..."

March 9, 2001 Screens Feature by Margaret Moser

Janis Joplin, Texas, and the Big Beat

How East Texas Shaped Rock's First Female Superstar

"..."I'll tell you 'bout Texas Radio and the Big Beat...I'll tell you 'bout the..."

Jan. 12, 1996 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Texas Senate Warms Up to Film Incentives After Taylor Sheridan's Testimony

Yellowstone franchise mastermind makes argument for funding

"...months away from the next legislative session, but the Texas Senate Finance Committee was busy yesterday with a long..."

Oct. 10, 2024 News Post by Richard Whittaker

How to Protest Like a Pro in Austin

Amid rightward turn in higher ed we still have free speech

"...The pro-Palestine campus protests this spring were one of the largest..."

Aug. 23, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Texas’ Maternal Mortality Committee Loses Advocate, Adds Anti-Abortion Doctor

As committee expands, former advocate role is eliminated

"...doula from the county with the lowest life expectancy in the state, she’s seen other pregnancy complications unfold firsthand...."

May 22, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

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