Texas Medal of Arts Awards: The stars at night are big and bright ...

Stars fall on Austin April 3 as the Texas Cultural Trust Council hands out its annual Texas Medal of Arts Awards to some of the Lone Star State's greatest cultural heroes

"...stars to make Stephen Hawking giddy. That's when the Texas Cultural Trust Council will hand out its 2007 set..."

March 30, 2007 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Sucking, Spewing, and Burning LNG and the Texas Gulf

Plans for LNG terminals in the Gulf of Mexico raise major environmental questions

"...Following the latest recommendations of the governor's Texas Energy Planning Council, Texas is poised to become..."

Dec. 31, 2004 News Feature by Daniel Mottola

Congress: The Texas Five, Plus One

Down to the last inning of Tom DeLay's little game

"...its decision to leave DeLay enough alone in the Texas re-redistricting case. Such second thoughts, if any, will have..."

Oct. 29, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Clean Air in Texas? Not!

The state's clean bill of health means less than meets the eye (and nose)

"...wasted no time firing off a press release applauding Texas' pending approval under the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's new..."

July 9, 2004 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Texas Book Festival Wrap-Up

The harmonies and seeming dissonances of last weekend's Texas Book Festival

"...When Horton Foote accepted the Texas Book Festival's Bookend Award for lifetime achievement last Thursday,..."

Nov. 12, 1999 Books Feature by Clay Smith

How Texas A.G. Paxton’s Trumpian Antics Led to Impeachment

Sealing his fate

"...Ken Paxton never should have asked the citizens of Texas to fork over $3.3 million to settle that whistle­blower..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Brant Bingamon

Silver Linings at the Lege: Texas Moms to Get 12 Months of Free Health Care

And other good news from this legislative session

"...As is always the case in the Texas Legislature, some of the best news out of this..."

June 2, 2023 News Feature by Maggie Quinlan

Opinion: Teachers Can No Longer Afford to Live in Texas

Senate Bill 9 is an insult to teachers

"...An Open Letter Governor Abbott and the Texas Legislature,..."

May 19, 2023 Column by Cary Beshel

The Basics of Texas' Statewide Elections

Tell me about this Beto MFer guy ...

"...about the same chance of defeating the incumbent GOP governor as Donald Trump did of beating Hillary Clinton. He's..."

Aug. 19, 2022 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

"Stay Home, Work Safe" Orders Issued for Central Texas

Urgent measures deemed essential to combat spread of COVID-19

"...Other cities and counties in the region and across Texas have imposed similar restrictions, but Gov. Greg Abbott has..."

March 24, 2020 News Post by Mike Clark-Madison

The Texas Hammer

Gov. Greg Abbott and cronies feasted on cities in 2017

"...Abbott didn't mince words in February when he declared, "Texas will hammer Travis County" as retribution for Sheriff Sally..."

Dec. 29, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

The Texas Hammer

Life under attack by our state government

"...Greg Abbott's convictions were clear as day. "Texas will hammer Travis County," the governor tweeted on Feb...."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

The Texas Hammer: Women’s Health and Reproductive Rights

It's a war on women's health

"...comes to defunding Planned Parenthood and attacking abortion rights, Texas pretty much wrote the playbook. In the name of..."

March 17, 2017 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Texas Poised to Hit 500th Execution

Texas is on the eve of its 500th execution since death penalty reinstatement

"...the execution of Kimberly McCarthy slated for June 26, Texas is on the eve of a historic first: The..."

June 21, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Planned Parenthood Supporters Decry New Rules for Women's Health Program

But state plans to move forward without PP

"...But unless the political will in the Governor's Mansion changes – and tips a consequent shift in..."

Sept. 5, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

Texas Wins but Texans Lose

"...Dear Editor, Texas officials, from the governor on down, are feeling strong..."

Aug. 29, 2012 Postmarks

Texas Times Five

Fivethirtyeight.com asks what might happen if Texas split itself up

"...as the whole world knows by now, our not-quite-history-buff governor incorrectly stated that Texas had a "unique" right to..."

April 24, 2009 News Post by Lee Nichols

Assessing Texas’ True Energy Needs

Chet Edwards gets the GAO involved in clean air.

"...scaled-back rush to build new coal-fired power plants in Texas, the state’s historically industry-chummy environmental commission has been roundly..."

Jan. 10, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola

Can Fewer Texas Lobbyists in DC Mean More Clout for the State?

"...been forced to sever ties with them. Our beloved governor had been paying Cassidy & Associates and the Federalist..."

Jan. 19, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Walk Across Texas

Remembering Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, the first white Texan.

"...call Galveston. These first Europeans to set foot in Texas were by now "so emaciated we would easily count..."

March 30, 2001 Column by Michael Ventura

Texas Book Festival

Photos by John Anderson

"...What I Saw at the Texas Book Festival When I drove into town Saturday for..."

Nov. 17, 2000 Books Feature by Robin Bradford

Lt. Governor

Anything but Dan Patrick

"...name it. Patrick has without a doubt further polarized Texas politics by steadily pandering to his fringe base, more..."

Feb. 9, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

What the Governor Didn't Talk About

"...(www.tpj.org). Using public information sources, the report analyzes how Texas stacks up among the 50 states in 150 "quality-of-life"..."

Feb. 2, 2001 News Column by Michael King

The 13 Hours That Changed Texas in Shouting Down Midnight

Shouting Down Midnight stands by Wendy Davis during her filibuster

"...Stoeltje holding up a sign in front of the Governor's Mansion: "WE LOVE CANCER." And Krithika Shamanna, who was..."

March 18, 2022 Screens Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Rep. Eddie Rodriguez on the 86th Texas Legislature

“I’ll be working against issues that will unfairly treat Latinos in the state”

"...filed a bill last session – vetoed by the governor, and I’m not sure why, maybe out of spite..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Will Texas Do Better?

First things first: Who's taking over the jurisprudence committee?

"...texting while driving – passed but vetoed by the governor last session – embodied in HBs 27, 63, 69,..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Texas Giveth Cancer Funding With One Hand ...

As Governor Rick Perry prepares for a huge investment in one anti-cancer program, another face financial ruin.

"...more about softening up Texans for Perry's announcement). The governor locked in with Merck's product, even though GlaxoSmithKline is..."

Feb. 8, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Karl-Thomas Musselman Leaving Texas

The owner of the Burnt Orange Report blog is leaving Texas.

"...Orange Report blog, announced today that he is leaving Texas. You can read the full story if you follow..."

Jan. 12, 2007 News Post by Lee Nichols

If It's Thursday, This Must Be Texas

On the morning of January 24, NY Loves America: The Broadway Tour delivered a Big Apple thank you in the form of a dozen beautifully belted show tunes to a small but appreciative audience in the Texas State Capitol Rotunda.

"...Loves America Day" in Austin, and Mayor Gus Garcia, Governor Rick Perry, and Golden Throat Larry Gatlin treating the..."

Feb. 1, 2002 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

A Primer on the Texas Guidelines for Film Production in a Pandemic

The ABCs of lockdown filmmaking

"...Governor's Office: When the state extended the list of businesses..."

July 3, 2020 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

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