Day Trips: Texas State Bison Herd, Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque

Where the bison roam

"...The Texas state bison herd roams around Caprock Canyons State Park..."

Feb. 18, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: I.D. Fairchild State Forest, Maydelle

Take a walk in the woods behind the pine curtain of East Texas

"...I.D. Fairchild State Forest outside of Maydelle, between Palestine and Rusk, offers..."

March 30, 2018 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

State Races Make for Critical Choices in the Middle of the Ballot

Taking a look at the state slate

"...told you about key races for Congress and the Texas Legislature. And at the end of the ballot, you'll..."

Oct. 16, 2020 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Chronicle Endorsements: State of Texas

Senate, House, State Board of Education, and more races

"...Rampant gerrymandering makes most Texas Senate seats so secure that endorsements are almost irrelevant...."

Oct. 21, 2016 News Feature

Quick Election Round-Up: State

Statewide and local primary results

"...here are some highlights of what's going on around Texas in the Republican and Democratic primaries:..."

March 2, 2010 News Post by Lee Nichols

Texas Book Festival 2021: First Authors Announced

Colson Whitehead, Elizabeth McCracken, Amor Towles lead the list

"...October may feel like a lifetime away. But the Texas Book Festival has just helped shorten that time span..."

July 21, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Day Trips: Langtry, Texas

Judge Roy Bean and the Jersey Lilly live on in West Texas ghost town

"...Langtry has an outsized place in Texas history, and it is due to the personality of..."

March 13, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Former Rep, Railroad Commissioner Lena Guerrero Dies

Represented Austin in her twenties and thirties; only 50 years old at time of death.

"...Lena Guerrero, a former Austin state representative and later a member of the Texas Railroad..."

April 24, 2008 News Post by Lee Nichols

Current Texas Political Thought

Republicans support same-sex unions? Really?

"...and political candidates in the latest edition of the Texas Lyceum Poll, that gay unions thing certainly jumped out..."

June 24, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Windmill State of Mind

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

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

Aug. 23, 2013 News Feature by Nora Ankrum

"People's Summit" Aims to Refocus State's Attention on Last Year's Freeze Disaster

Winter Storm Uri death toll may be more than 800

"...This week’s People’s Summit, led by state Rep. Vikki Goodwin, D-Austin, and joined by many Travis..."

Feb. 17, 2022 News Post by Kimberly Reeves

Working on the Railroad

The regional Transit Working Group is poised to make progress on passenger rail

"...standing-room-only crowds, a historical brokering of a regional Central Texas transit system – focused on rail, not roads –..."

Feb. 22, 2008 News Feature by Katherine Gregor

Day Trips: Caprock Canyons State Park, Quitaque

Where the High Plains drop into the rolling hills and the buffalo play all day

"...Caprock Canyons State Park and Trailway outside of Quitaque in the Texas..."

Aug. 19, 2016 Column by Gerald McLeod

Day Trips: Glenrio, Texas

West Texas ghost town was once a popular stop on Route 66

"...The State Line Motel in Glenrio, on the Texas side of..."

July 3, 2015 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Climate Plan Hopes to Reduce Texas’ Carbon Emissions

Plan would also regulate the state's fossil fuel industry

"...Gina Hinojosa, D-Austin, and 16 Democratic colleagues unveiled their Texas Climate Plan, a package of 41 bills filed this..."

April 16, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Meet the Texas Lawmaker Working to Ban Conversion Therapy

Rep. Celia Israel on politics, queerness, and transportation

"...In 1992, Celia Israel had one thing holding her..."

April 2, 2019 Qmmunity Post by Lilli Hime

The Eyes of Texas

The night my alma mater finally made sense

"...struggled with it (basically “I’ve Been Working on the Railroad”), but as indoctrination, bright-eyed freshmen sectioned off to study..."

June 27, 2013 Music Post by Abby Johnston

Reclaiming Texas History, One Home Movie at a Time

The missionary zeal of the Texas Archive of the Moving Image

"...two men square off on a ranch in West Texas. One of the men is tall and strong with..."

Feb. 27, 2009 Screens Feature by Josh Rosenblatt

Election Coverage: The Texas Lege: A Tight Squeeze

Texas Dems put incumbents through the wringer

"...No Democrat has won a statewide office in more than two decades – that oft-floated..."

Nov. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Three Dems Aim at Railroad Commission's Williams

Energy industry has too much sway on regulatory body, critics charge

"...next year is change the name of the identity-challenged Texas Railroad Commission, which is actually the regulatory authority of..."

Feb. 15, 2008 News Feature by Amy Smith

Nukes Not So Nice for Texas Groundwater

South Texans are banding together to demand tougher regulation of uranium mining

"...the word, nuclear power is on the rise in Texas and nationwide. Eight new reactors have been proposed around..."

Oct. 17, 2008 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Can Texas Clean Up Its Climate Footprint?

State Rep. Erin Zwiener outlines a House environmental agenda

"...the body will openly take up climate change," says state Rep. Erin Zwiener, D-Driftwood, a member of both the..."

Jan. 15, 2021 News Feature by Lina Fisher

Top 10 State Stories

"...would take another couple of electoral cycles, but somehow state Democrats made three straight elections of gains, taking 74..."

Jan. 2, 2009 News Feature by Lee Nichols

Congress Spotlights Texas' Coal Waste

Feds hear testimony on Central Texas polluters

"...hear testimony regarding the disposal of coal combustion waste. Texas burns more coal and creates more CCW than any..."

Jan. 14, 2005 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...clear that the Republicans had yet again swept the statewide offices, and held the House and Senate with bigger..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Results

"...(Travis Co. • Texas Total) Governor..."

Nov. 10, 2006 News Feature

Texas in the Title

"...25 "Texas Flyer," Freddie King Songwriters: Freddie King, Roy Davies, Bob..."

Nov. 28, 2003 Music Feature by Greg Beets

Carving Up Texas

A Preview of Redistricting at the Lege

"...look at the nearly 21 million citizens in this state," says state Sen. Jeff Wentworth, R-San Antonio, "the 181..."

Feb. 9, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Same Old Song for Texas GOP

Texas Republicans kick off 2008 campaign

"...handful of presidential-hopeful fundraisers and a few exploratory committees, Texas Republicans have formally kicked off their 2008 election campaign...."

July 20, 2007 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

State Energy Plan: Dependent and Dirty

The Texas Energy Policy Council goes backward into the energy future

"...The Texas Energy Planning Council, a 22-member body appointed by Gov...."

Dec. 3, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

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