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Texas Book Festival Scales Back In-Person Programming
COVID puts the kibosh on State Capitol as a venue
"...The Texas Book Festival had already planned for a hybrid festival..."

Sept. 13, 2021 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Goes Hybrid in 2021
October fest blends the virtual and a return of live events
"...The Texas Book Festival survived the pandemic in 2020 with a..."

May 17, 2021 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Texas Book Festival Announces First 15 Authors
Fall lineup includes Susan Choi, Attica Locke, Hafsah Faizal
"...and one of the city’s premier fall fests, the Texas Book Festival...."

June 26, 2019 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

Texas Book Festival Announces First Confirmed Authors for October Fest
Acclaimed An American Marriage novelist leads pack of 15
"...We’re six months away from October’s Texas Book Festival, and two months shy of the traditional..."

June 19, 2018 Arts Post by Kimberley Jones

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

Texas Book Festival 2019: Who Belongs?
Authors explore what it means to be an American outsider
"...When glancing over the list of this year’s Texas Book Festival authors, a jarring and piercingly relevant theme..."

Oct. 25, 2019 Arts Post by Saskia Henn

Texas Book Festival
Texas Book Festival announces its full lineup of authors for 2017
"...The Texas Book Festival has released its full author lineup for..."

Sept. 15, 2017 Arts Feature

Texas Book Festival Announces Lineup
Atwood. Russo. Whitehead. Lethem. Nelson. Safran Foer. Do we have your attention yet?
"...Fans of literary fiction rejoice!: The Texas Book Festival announced its lineup today, and there's some..."

Sept. 3, 2009 Books Post by Kimberley Jones

Sounding the Alarm on Texas' Nursing Home System
25% of the state's 1,200 long-term care centers have been cited for serious standard deficiencies
"...was hardly an isolated incident. Just months before, the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services told KXAN that..."

Oct. 20, 2017 News Feature by Nina Hernandez

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 wine lovers at Featherstone Ranch in..."

April 28, 2017 Food Feature by Veronica Meewes

The Destruction of Texas Health Care
The GOP crusade against Planned Parenthood is devastating basic care for Texas women
"...Belver, executive director of Community Action Inc. of Central Texas, spent Tues­day, Jan. 24, closing up the CAI women's..."

Feb. 3, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Task Force That Reviews Pregnancy-Related Deaths Losing Advocate Role
When state withheld death data, advocate pushed back
"...would pit Gov. Greg Abbott against Beto O’Rourke, the state of Texas decided to delay publication of a report..."

March 15, 2024 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

State Employee Unions Look Askance at Texas Lege’s Pension Changes
Unions give a hard pass on cash balance plan proposed in Senate Bill 321
"...The 87th Texas Legislature's proposal to shore up the state's pension fund..."

May 14, 2021 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Once Again, Redistricting Looms in Texas
Republicans hold all the power to draw new lines, but there's more attention on the process than ever before
"...Dancing With the Stars? – ventured rogue to re-redistrict Texas in 2003, after the GOP flipped the state House..."

Feb. 12, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Seeing the Future of Politics in SXSW Documentary Boys State
Jesse Moss and Amanda McBaine look at the state of boys
"...Do you remember when Texas voted to secede from the United States of America?..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Sine Die at the 86th Texas Legislature
"...Sine die at the 86th Texas Legislature on May 27, 2019..."

May 28, 2019 Photo Gallery

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

The Hottest Race in Texas
The David Fisher-Todd Staples Senate Contest in East Texas Will Decide the Fate of the State Senate -- and the U.S. House
"...personal political event was in progress up in East Texas. In the auditorium of Frankston High School in Anderson..."

Oct. 27, 2000 News Feature by Michael King

Natural State
San Antonio-based Presidian wants to enter into public private partnerships with Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
"...Bridges. But instead of going into acting, the 42-year-old Texas native attended the University of Texas, became a natural..."

Aug. 4, 2000 News Feature by Dan Oko

Day Trips: Fairfield Lake State Park, Fairfield
Want to buy a state park?
"...Fairfield Lake State Park is for sale. Actually, the entire 2,400-acre former..."

Jan. 28, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Texas Sees Its First Hemp Harvest in 80 Years
Entrepreneurial farmers navigate state regulations and unsteady market, but still sees a bright future
"...a marijuana farm, but this is harvest time in Texas. It is the first season of legal hemp in..."

Nov. 6, 2020 Food Feature by Kevin Curtin

Opinion: Why Texas Is Ground Zero for Change
With untapped voting power of Latinos, Texas has enormous potential, but the Lone Star State must modernize to pave the way to a stronger, more inclusive America
"...171 some-odd million acres in between, the Lone Star State possesses unmatched potential for progress and leadership. The vast..."

Oct. 9, 2020 Column by Antonio Arellano

Big Wonderful Thing: A History of Texas Lives Up to Its Title
Stephen Harrigan chronicles the Lone Star State’s last 500 years
"...A history of Texas is not something that should be entered into inadvisedly..."

Feb. 28, 2020 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Trump Administration Validates Texas' Anti-Choice Policies
State rewarded for booting Planned Parenthood from Medicaid program
"...When anti-choice Texas officials decided they’d rather see 50,000 low-income women scramble..."

Jan. 22, 2020 News Post by Mary Tuma

Texas Dems Set Their Eyes on the 2020 Prize
Their goal: Flip the state House of Representatives
"...Democrat," Celia Israel says, as she commonly does; the state representative from northeast Travis County's House District 50 got..."

Oct. 25, 2019 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Explore the Natural Beauty of Texas at These Four State Parks
The best outdoor destinations near Austin are just a road trip away
"...make it easy to forget the 630,000-plus acres of Texas state parks and natural areas that lie only a..."

May 17, 2019 Features Feature by Beth Sullivan

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
"...to be scorched by the liquid fire of the state's Sunset Act, it's the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Com­mis­sion. For..."

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

Sen. Kirk Watson on the 86th Texas Legislature
“In Texas, we don’t focus on what our needs are; we focus on what we want to pay”
"...fifth term representing most of the city in the Texas Senate. His committee posts have included Finance, Health &..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Michael King

Transgender Students and Parents Say the State Is Putting Children in Danger
Is Texas' refusal to implement a national mandate state-sponsored bullying?
"...However, if Texas officials have their way, transgender students won't have the..."

Sept. 9, 2016 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Dip, Sip, & ’Que: A Texas Trilogy
Day Trips on the best barbecue and swimming holes in Central Texas
"...Summertime in Texas goes better with the cooling effects of dipping your..."

June 30, 2016 Columns Post by Gerald E. McLeod

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