Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 1

How you can help our neighbors in West

"...plume from the explosion of the fertilizer plant in West, Texas...."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Deep in the Heart of West, Texas, Part 2

If you or loved ones need help in West

"...are in need of assistance after the devastation in West, Texas, check these resources:..."

April 18, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

Explosion at Plant in West, Texas Shakes the State

As many as 30 feared dead in fertilizer plant accident

"...Late Wednesday night, the north Central Texas town of West – perhaps best-known for the Czech..."

April 18, 2013 News Post by Monica Riese

Food-related Benefits for West, Texas

Shop for groceries, dine out, eat barbecue, buy pastries to help

"...after a deadly fertilizer plant blast leveled part of West, Texas, people began looking for ways to help. H-E-B..."

April 21, 2013 Food Post by Virginia B. Wood

Radioactive Material Missing in West Texas

Law enforcement on the hunt for small cylinder

"...If you're heading out onto the flats of West Texas this weekend and along the way you happen..."

Sept. 14, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

'Far Marfa' Captures the Romance of West Texas Outpost

Stateside Independent hosts film's Austin premiere tonight

"...and desolate, inviting and foreign. The inhabitants are regular West Texas residents inter-spliced with people out of the casts..."

Feb. 25, 2013 Screens Post by Louis Black

Faster Than Sound: Infinite Hellscape Brings Austin Eclecticism Into Focus Under West Texas Stars

Camping at the first-year Austin/Marathon/Ft. Davis fest

"...years of packed Big Bend reservations limiting my typical westward excursions, the best find was the willingness of a..."

Sept. 23, 2022 Music Column by Rachel Rascoe

Standing Rock’s Civil Disobedience Reaches West Texas

“It’s the Rio Grande. It’s sacred to many people."

"...up in front of a pipe yard on the west side of Alpine, Texas – until recently, a rare..."

Dec. 9, 2016 News Feature by Greg Harman

Texas a Wind-Power Machine

New American Wind Energy Association numbers show growth in Texas wind-power production.

"...Not only does Texas produce more wind power than any other state in..."

Jan. 25, 2008 News Post by Daniel Mottola

FLDS Sect Thriving in West Texas

Despite leader Warren Jeffs' legal woes, group's gated compound in Eldorado reportedly growing

"...FLDS faithful inside the sect's gated compound in the West Texas town of Eldorado. In fact, says Randy Mankin,..."

Oct. 12, 2007 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Apple Busted for Hash in West Texas

Fiona Apple's show tonight will be rescheduled

Sept. 20, 2012 News Post by Jordan Smith

A.L. West at a Bookstore, and More Crucial Concerts This Week

Stop by Stalefish’s album release or Jonathan Toubin’s Soul Clap

"..."stripped down but still full band-ish set" from A.L. West, whose November album The Store issues like-minded acoustic warmth..."

Jan. 12, 2024 Music Column by Carys Anderson

More Tragedy in West Texas

While the Legislature starts to tackle the systemic problems at TYC, critical failings at the Department of Aging and Disability Services are new being exposed.

"...words “this is nothing like what happened at the Texas Youth Commission,” Lege watchers should strap in for tragedy...."

April 2, 2007 News Post by Richard Whittaker

West Texas Hell

Sept. 21, 2001 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

Deep in the Heart of West Update: April 22

More ways to help our neighbors in West

"...to assist our tiny neighboring town to the north, West, TX, still recovering from the disastrous fertilizer plant explosion..."

April 22, 2013 Emergency Post by Kate X Messer

West, Ammonium Nitrate, And the Myopia of Terrorism

House hearing shows emphasis on public safety, not health and safety

"...Security and Public Safety into late month's disaster in West, Texas. Nevertheless, the question was raised: With its emphasis..."

May 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

West Austin Studio Tour

The second WEST provides a journey of creative wonders

"...Here comes the second year of WEST, the West Austin Studio Tour, in which the general..."

April 26, 2013 Arts Feature by Wayne Alan Brenner

UPDATED: The Latest From West

Texas D.P.S. confirms fourteen deaths

"...The investigation into the deadly explosion in West, Texas continues on Friday morning with officials from the..."

April 19, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

What a Dump

What Does Gov. Bush Have Buried in West Texas?

"...20 miles from the Rio Grande, near the tiny West Texas town of Sierra Blanca. As luck would have..."

March 13, 1998 News Feature by Nate Blakeslee

Day Trips: Junction, Texas

Explore the eastern edge of West Texas at Junction

"...Junction sits at the eastern edge of West Texas. At about 2.5 hours west of Austin, it is..."

April 9, 2021 Column by Gerald E. McLeod

Dancer, Texas Pop. 81

"...childhood pact to get the heck out of Dancer, Texas, thereby decreasing their hometown's population by five percent. Their..."

May 1, 1998 Movie Review by Hollis Chacona

Bank Robbers and Texas Rangers Clash in Hell or High Water

West Texas noir

"...edifices of Glasgow, Scotland, to the dusty plateaus of West Texas, but it's a trip that made sense for..."

Aug. 12, 2016 Screens Feature by Richard Whittaker

Kanye West: Rock Star

“I’m the biggest of all of them”

"...No. 1 rock star on the planet,” claimed Kanye West during a 2013 interview with the BBC’s Zane Lowe...."

July 7, 2015 Music Post by Kahron Spearman

The Flatlanders Create a Defining Album During Their Pandemic Pause

West Texas trio unearths a Treasure of Love

"...had a lot in common from our childhood in West Texas, but we all had different tastes in music..."

July 9, 2021 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

Kolaches Are a Big Hit in Brooklyn

Homesick Texans visit bakery for a taste of home

"...While thousands of Texans were flocking to tiny West, Texas, over Labor Day weekend to celebrate their Tex-Czech..."

Sept. 3, 2013 Food Post by Phillip Pantuso

CEO Chuck Smith Leaves Equality Texas

Samantha Smoot tapped for interim executive director position

"...Equality Texas, a statewide political advocacy organization for LGBTQ rights, announced..."

Dec. 17, 2018 News Post by Beth Sullivan

U.S. Senate Debate Closes Upbeat Texas Dem Convention

M.J. Hegar and Royce West seize the center

"...U.S. Senate candidates M.J. Hegar and Royce West met in a high-speed, hour-long TV debate Saturday evening...."

June 8, 2020 News Post by Michael King

West Investigation Now Criminal Investigation

Law enforcement makes arrest, will not state if connected

"...After weeks of treating the April 17 explosion in West, Texas as an industrial accident, the Texas Department of..."

May 10, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Space and Distance: A Joint Interview With Balmorhea and Explosions in the Sky

How Austin’s landmark instrumental outfits soundtrack the state of Texas

"...EITS is inextricably linked to West Texas. The band wrote 2003 landmark The Earth Is..."

Dec. 10, 2021 Music Feature by Austin Powell

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

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