The Texas Accent

Texas Writers Month in Its Fifth Year

"...Above is this year's Texas Writer's Month poster: all previous posters appear throughout this..."

April 24, 1998 Books Feature by Clay Smith

October is Texas Wine Month

Festivities begin all over the state this weekend

"...outside of Austin, Fiesta Winery lead the way into Texas Wine Month with a kickoff party for an all-month..."

Oct. 5, 2013 Food Post by Margaret Shugart

Cookbook Bar & Cafe Celebrates Texas Cookbook Month

Kick-off event honors legacy of Chronicle Food Editor Virginia B. Wood

"...is staying true to form by announcing the first Texas Cookbook Month. October will feature free and open-to-the-public programming..."

Sept. 25, 2018 Food Post by Emily Beyda

Day Trips: Texas Archaeology Month

Archaeology Month brings out the Indiana Jones in all of us

"...Texas Archaeology Month comes around every October, and Texans have..."

Oct. 25, 2024 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: All Year, Each Month, Every Day

Pride Month musing at the end of Pride Month from Qmmunity Editor James

"...MK Ultra and Maxine LaQueene. Also on-site is Equality Texas, helping y’all sign up to vote and learn about..."

June 28, 2024 Column by James Scott

Austin Restaurants Celebrate World Vegan Month With Plant-Based Options

28 Austin eateries have already signed on

"...curry. Smokin Beauty (11806 N. Lamar Blvd.) serves Vietnamese-inspired Texas BBQ including a vegan bahn mi and sliders. Komé..."

Nov. 4, 2022 Food Post by Claire Stevens

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 3

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 15-21

"...tale of a bank robber on the lam across Texas, with a henchman who double-crossed him on the last..."

July 15, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 2

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 8-14

"...Ghosts, Murder, and Mayhem Walking Tour Take a stroll..."

July 7, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 1

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 1-7

"...has to hoof it across miles and miles of Texas to stop a savage vigilante. Mon., July 1, 7pm...."

July 1, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Abortions in Texas Fell By Half After Ban, Study Finds

Displaced patients strain capacity in neighboring states

"...The number of abortions performed in Texas fell by half – the largest documented decrease of..."

Oct. 29, 2021 News Post by Mary Tuma

July Is Crime Month: The Crime Blotter, Week 4

A curated guide to unlawful activities around town July 22-28

"...Ghosts, Murder, and Mayhem Walking Tour Take a stroll..."

July 21, 2019 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Remembrance of Texas Past

The Year in Texas Lit

"...Cherry picks up where The Liar's Club, the bestselling Texas book of the Nineties, left off, in that awful..."

Jan. 5, 2001 Books Feature by Clay Smith

With Texas Sulfur Emissions Out of Control, Enviro Orgs Urge EPA To Do Something

Texas still dragging heels on standards for power plants

"...Texas has a big haze problem. Saharan dust plagues us..."

Sept. 27, 2024 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Amid Increasing Earthquakes, Texas Forces Reduction in Fracking Disposal

Oil and gas operators pressured to recycle wastewater

"...From November 8 to December 17, 2023, there were..."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Post by Lina Fisher

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

April Is National Poetry Month

And there are plenty of ways to celebrate

"...• Dean Young teaches at the University of Texas. We last checked in with him in 2011 when..."

April 1, 2013 Books Post by Monica Riese

Texas Rollergirls: The 2012 Outlook

Before this weekend's bout, what did we learn from the season opener?

"...chance to knock off some rink rust: This weekend's Texas Rollergirls bout is the real season opener, a chance..."

April 20, 2012 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

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

Rides from hell, thanks to Texas’ immigration law

"...are facing in Austin, San Antonio, Houston, and other Texas cities. In fact, that message is exactly what popped..."

Feb. 2, 2024 News Feature by Benton Graham

Celebrate National Foster Care Month With These Austin Organizations

How you can help a kid – or two – in the system

"...It’s no secret: Texas’ foster care system could really use some more helping..."

May 1, 2018 Events Post by Sarah Marloff

Behold the Texas Miracle!

The Texas Miracle has a very mixed record on state prosperity

"...– are familiar with the political rhetoric of the "Texas Miracle." Coined by state business boosters to describe the..."

March 20, 2015 News Feature by Michael King

Texas Rollergirls Hit Home Season Half Point

Hotrods aim to wave checkered flag on 2014, Hustlers say no

"...If there's one story in the Texas Rollergirls this year, it's that the Hotrod Honeys look..."

April 19, 2014 Sports Post by Richard Whittaker

Texas Faith and Freedom

Samantha Smoot recounts her work with the Texas Freedom Network

"...Samantha Smoot, executive director of the Texas Freedom Network since 1998, recently announced her resignation, effective..."

Oct. 15, 2004 News Feature by Rachel Proctor May

Advocates Sue Texas Over Prisoners Being “Cooked To Death”

Filmmaker Rick Linklater joins the call for action

"...Spring is almost over. Soon, tens of thousands of Texas inmates in prisons without air conditioning will begin suffering..."

April 23, 2024 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Feds Approve Texas’ Plan to Expand Medicaid to Postpartum Moms

Texas is one of the last states to offer new moms coverage

"...been a little more than four months since the Texas legislature passed a law aiming to expand Medicaid access..."

Jan. 17, 2024 News Post by Maggie Quinlan

Amid Record Heat, Texas Locks Prisoners Down, Reducing Shower Access

Advocates feel decision is retaliation

"...their bodies in cells that are not air-conditioned, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice announced Sept. 6 its decision..."

Sept. 7, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Why 60,000+ Central Texans Could Lose Access to Ascension Hospitals Next Month

Ascension Texas faces accusations of putting profits over people

"...news broke last week that a deal between Ascension Texas, the state's largest private hospital network, and Blue Cross..."

Jan. 13, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Looking at the Hard-to-Handicap Race for a Texas Senate Seat

Who will take Kirk Watson's Texas Senate District 14 seat?

"...Texas Senate District 14, up for grabs in this month’s..."

July 10, 2020 News Feature by Michael King

Iron Age's Seminal Album Reverberates Through Texas' Metal Scene

The Sleeping Eye turns 10 with a reissue, its creators and other Texas metal icons consider its influence

"...farms. Contrast that to the urban sprawl of the Texas capital, and it's no wonder locals flee to the..."

Oct. 18, 2019 Music Feature by Michael Toland

State Can Ban Planned Parenthood from New Texas Women's Health Program – For Now

Injunction hearing scheduled for January

"...a temporary restraining order, thus clearing the way for Texas to ban Planned Parenthood from its new Texas Women's..."

Dec. 31, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Hillary Clinton, Anthony Fauci Headline This Year's 100% Virtual Texas Tribune Festival

Programming includes Ted Cruz and Lincoln Project mischiefmakers

"...The Texas Tribune Festival has never had trouble drawing top policymakers..."

Aug. 11, 2020 News Post by Kimberley Jones

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