With Mental Health Diversion Center Forthcoming, Sheriff Still Wants More Humane Jail Facilities

Can healing happen in jail?

"...– among them, a mural in pastels, posters of beaches, and curtains so women can shower in relative privacy...."

Dec. 29, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

Headlines / Quote of the Week

"...$18 Billion HandshakeTexas House and Senate leaders reached an agreement Monday for..."

July 14, 2023 News Feature

Day Trips: Padre Island National Seashore

Texas treasure is home to abundant wildlife and open for visitors

"...many types of litter can wash up on the beaches...."

May 12, 2023 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Public Notice: Move Fast and Break Things

Elon Musk and the Texas Legislature seem to be on the same path

"...the coast at the very southern tip of South Texas, there were lots of pictures of people picnicking in..."

May 5, 2023 News Column by Nick Barbaro

Your Field Guide to 80 Essential Acts at SXSW Music

Highlighting the best and buzziest at this year's Festival

"...to play on more than 75 stages throughout the Texas capital. Among the international, national, and hometown musicians on..."

March 10, 2023 Music Feature by The Music Staff

Day Trips & Beyond: February Events Roundup

Lots to look forward to as winter eases into spring

"...Flower bucket list. When the hills at Helen Lee..."

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

Day Trips & Beyond: January Events Roundup

Nature, history, and more to explore in 2023

"...beginnings of our state parks system. With 95% of Texas land privately owned, and often jealously guarded, our state..."

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

Day Trips: Port Lavaca

A fisherman’s paradise worth exploring

"...Port Lavaca doesn't have access to sandy beaches like other Texas coastal towns that face the Gulf..."

Dec. 9, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: October Events Roundup

The weather’s ideal to learn about Bob Dylan or see hot air balloons

"...of Tejano. Through Oct. 15, the Wittliff Collections at Texas State University in San Marcos will display a sort..."

Sept. 30, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Basement Show Vibes in a Ballroom with Why Bonnie, Font, and On Being an Angel

Good ol' Texas indie rocks campus-area stage

"...Friday night marked the self-dubbed “shoegazeicana” band's first Texas concert since their summer shoe-store performance at the Domain...."

Sept. 18, 2022 Music Post by Kriss Conklin

Jimmy Buffett Revisits Life Before the Beach in Return to Austin

Willis Alan Ramsey and Django Walker bubble up at Moody Center show

"...first hipping Buffett to both Key West and the Texas Hill Country, and performed his own “Somethin’ ‘Bout a..."

June 12, 2022 Music Post by Doug Freeman

Deep in the Heart

Texas' diverse and precious wildlife gets the documentary it deserves

"...One of the most obnoxious elements of Texas culture is the arrogance of exceptionalism, based around the..."

June 3, 2022 Movie Review by Richard Whittaker

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Summer travel opportunities and news from all over Texas

"...How the Roman bust got to a Texas Goodwill store is anybody’s guess. After the war the..."

June 2, 2022 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Inbetween Girl

Funny, nuanced look at life as a Texas teen

"...Oh, to come of age surrounded by the beautiful beaches of Galveston...."

May 6, 2022 Movie Review by Selome Hailu

Day Trips: Bay Education Center, Rockport

Science center offers education on vacation

"...view of the coast that landlubbers rarely see. The Texas coast is much more than sandy beaches, and the..."

April 29, 2022 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

The Luv Doc: Bachelorette Beach Party

Using a special occasion to even mildly guilt your friends into helping you fund your travel fantasies is a bit gauche

"...you on the Amalfi Coast. Sure, Destin's white sand beaches rival some of the finest in the world, but..."

July 9, 2021 Column by The Luv Doc

Five Fantastic Options for Filipino Cuisine in Austin

Finding family via bold and delicious feasts

"...archipelago, is an adventurer's paradise full of secret white-sand beaches, active volcanoes (including the perplexingly symmetrical Mount Mayon, which..."

June 25, 2021 Food Feature by Adam Wood

Day Trips & Beyond: June Events Roundup

Pho on the coast, statuesque women in Dallas; June is time to hit the road

"...Day Trips column about the lack of monuments in Texas to women. In one fell swoop, “#IfThenSheCan – The..."

June 3, 2021 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: South Padre Island Parks

The sunny side of SPI beaches

"...Padre Island provide access to some of the best beaches along the Texas coast...."

May 7, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

As Abbott Blows Off COVID, Austin Just Wants to Stay Alive

The unmasking commences and the governor goes after his own constituents yet again

"...Disease Control and Prevention, along with a number of Texas business leaders, local officials, and essential workers who fear..."

March 19, 2021 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Day Trips & Beyond: September Travel Updates

Go the social distance

"...Mary Ann Goodnight Ranch State Historic Site joined the Texas Historical Commission’s list of 32 state historic sites this..."

Aug. 28, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Mid-August Travel Updates

Foeder for thought and a beer for a good cause

"...new line of wines. Using Italian varietals grown in Texas, the first releases of the premium wines feature a..."

Aug. 14, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips: Matagorda Beach

A seashore with social distancing

"...Of all the Texas beaches, Matagorda is probably the least overused public shoreline..."

July 10, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Get ready for summer with Texas beaches and Texas peaches

"...pretty safe activity during the COVID-19 pandemic. Check the Texas Beach Watch map to see if the water quality..."

May 29, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Daytripping in the Age of a Pandemic

Statewide updates since Gov. Abbott's "Open Texas" order

"...Gov. Greg Abbott’s plan to reopen Texas allows the state stay-at-home order issued on March 31..."

May 5, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: Out of Town Closures Due to COVID-19

Here are the latest updates

"...In an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19,..."

March 24, 2020 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Pink Floyd's Roger Waters Gets Political With the Chronicle

He should be a prime-time news analyst. Televisions would melt.

"...and is supposed to be from one of the beaches in Normandy, and he says, "I'm not sure what..."

March 20, 2020 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Day Trips: South Padre Island

Texas tropics really shine in the wintertime

"...an ideal time to visit the southern tip of Texas. The hotels have seasonally adjusted rates, the restaurants aren't..."

Feb. 7, 2020 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Day Trips & Beyond: December Events Roundup

Plenty of fun still to be had in 2019

"...of lesser sandhill cranes in North America call the Texas Panhandle its winter home. The magnificent birds with long..."

Nov. 29, 2019 Travel Post by Gerald E. McLeod

Qmmunity: Support Trans Youth

Plus Halloween wins and Poo Poo Platter (birthday) parties

"...father, Jeff Younger, fought Georgulas by rallying what The Texas Tribune calls "right-wing outrage" over Younger's insistence that his..."

Nov. 1, 2019 Column by Sarah Marloff

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