Son of the Circus

Twistin' in the Wind

"...when he's finally seated, going through a mental check-list of everything he's done since the April release of his..."

Oct. 2, 1998 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Windmill State of Mind

A Q&A with the authors of a new book on the story behind Texas wind power

"...Wind power may seem to be the redheaded stepchild of Texas' energy portfolio, but it turns..."

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

Facing the South

The Democratic primary for the new CD 25 pits Austin's Lloyd Doggett against McAllen's Leticia Hinojosa

"...If you want to get from one end of the 25th Congressional District to the other without actually..."

Feb. 13, 2004 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Donald Judd

Two new books on the man and artist who remade Marfa

"...Chinati: The Vision of Donald Juddby Marianne Stockebrand Yale University Press,..."

Dec. 3, 2010 Books Feature by Cindy Widner

Pimp That Kindle, and Other Gift Ideas for Book Lovers

Gifting books and their accessories

"...Honestly, the rise of e-readers makes our soul hurt, but that..."

Nov. 24, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Appetite for Reading

A Summer Spread of Captivating Cookbooks

"...illustration by Lisa Kirkpatrick Cookbook sales are soaring and the consuming public still seems hungry for more. What's a..."

June 13, 1997 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Head Cook and Bottle Washer

Father's Day cookbooks for the man who gets things done

"...Sure, you can buy your dad another tie, but he just uses those to clean his..."

June 19, 2015 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Barbecue Summer Camp!

What is it about Texas and barbecue? Chronicle Food Editor Virginia B. Wood knows, and she knows we know, but the Southern Foodways Alliance is about to find out on their Taste of Texas Field Trip. Plus, "The Barbecue Song"!?

"...serious business in Texas, and it's an integral part of our state identity. Along with cattle ranches, wildflowers, the..."

June 14, 2002 Food Feature by Virginia B. Wood

Naked City

The Border Patrol settles a suit by several environmental groups, who claimed that the agency's beefed-up efforts at the border have harmed several endangered species.

"...The Texas-Mexico border has long been a setting for political..."

Dec. 8, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Hissing Fits

Bryan Mealer sinks his teeth into the 1999 Sweetwater Rattlesnake Roundup.

"...Mike Hunter has been annoying his neighbors. Like most of the campers with their pop-up trailers, huge cast-iron smokers,..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Features Feature by Bryan Mealer

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...Start the new year with a new list of places to..."

Jan. 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: November Events Roundup

Learn something new and explore what's out there this fall

"...November means it’s time to celebrate chili, sausage, and the holidays...."

Nov. 2, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: May Events Roundup

News and events from Corpus Christi to Fort Davis

"...There's plenty to do to celebrate Asian American Pacific Islander..."

May 4, 2023 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Missoula, Montana and Boulder, Colorado

Tale of Two Cities

"...of the best vague political terms being tossed about these..."

Dec. 15, 1995 News Feature

Letters @ 3AM

Americans no longer look or sound like, and will never again look or sound like, this country's rigid image of an "American"

"...a resident, a drifter, taking my time passing through. The Lubbockians I got to know all were Texans, mostly..."

Dec. 7, 2007 Column by Michael Ventura

Day Trips

Livestock brands tell many stories of an industry and of families in the language of the plains

"...Livestock brands tell many stories of an industry and of families in the language of..."

April 22, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...The Sanderson Depot was built in 1882, a few months..."

March 21, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

The American Wind Power Center has one of the largest collections of windmills in the world

"...The American Wind Power Center captures the elusive winds of..."

Feb. 25, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Post, Texas, hangs on the edge of the Caprock where the American plains drop..."

Oct. 10, 2003 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook (Chronicle Books, $18.95) by Robb Walsh..."

June 7, 2002 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...Georgetown doesn't ordinarily have longhorns roaming past the county courthouse anymore, but at one time in the..."

Feb. 20, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

day trips

"...photograph by Gerald E. McLeod Krause Springs, 34 miles west of Austin in Spicewood, is possibly the most beautiful..."

June 6, 1997 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Poco Bueno's Grave, Vernon

Champion horse remembered in Vernon park

"...Poco Bueno's grave fills a small park south of Vernon. The championship horse was buried in 1969 standing..."

Sept. 27, 2019 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

Texas Monthly has called the Old Jail Art Center "the best small town art museum in Texas -- and maybe the nation."

"...The Old Jail Art Center houses a remarkable art collection..."

Dec. 21, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips

"...A statue of Billy the Kid by Hico artist James Rice points..."

April 3, 1998 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Grim History

Author traces Texas prison system from its roots in plantation slavery

"...Earlier this year, historian Robert Perkinson published Texas Tough: The Rise of America's Prison Empire (Henry Holt and Company,..."

Aug. 20, 2010 News Feature by Michael King

Day Trips

The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge encompasses a rare island of native grassland and its natural occupants

"...The Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge in Southwestern Oklahoma was..."

June 10, 2005 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Hill Country Militia

Grassroots homesteaders tighten ranks to fight urban encroachment

"...In the hills outside San Antonio, we may be about to..."

June 27, 2008 News Feature by Greg Harman

Food-o-File

Austin's culinary community rocks the Pies & Pigs fundraiser

"...than $20K for Colleen Sommers' medical fund. Congratulations to the organizing committee and everyone who made the party such..."

June 22, 2012 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

Food-o-File

A capacity crowd of family, friends, and fans packed Book Woman last Friday night to celebrate the paperback release of Austin author Karen Stolz's delightful first novel, World of Pies.

"...World of Pies..."

July 13, 2001 Food Column by Virginia B. Wood

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