Meanwhile, in Texas: Rice University Trades Beers for Cheers
To boost attendance at the Owls’ final home football game, Rice University offered students up to three free beers, Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, a $15 food truck voucher, and T-shirts for the first fi...
The U.S.-Mexico 10K Race That Unites Two Cities on the Border
Among the three thousand runners at the seventh Run Internacional 10K, in El Paso and Ciudad Juárez, a few outfits stood out. Rarámuri runners sported flowing, colorful skirts. A group calling thems...
Chapter 15: The Lair of the Beast
Quin took the ride at a steady lope, not rushing. The three men guarding the way into El Laberinto would have spotted him by now, and he wanted them to believe he was alone. As he rode, he tried to pu...
Understanding the Future of Psychedelic Therapy in Texas
Many Texans who live with depression, anxiety, chronic pain, or PTSD have found some relief from treatment with the psychotropic drug ketamine. But lately, Texas regulators have been raising concerns ...
Texas A&M’s Melting Point
Few places on the main campus of Texas A&M University bear a stronger connection to the school’s civic religion than the altar near Rudder Tower, in the Rudder Theatre Complex, between the entrances...
Why So Many Texas BBQ Joints Are Closing
Brett Jackson and Jacqueline Herrera wanted to close Brett’s BBQ Shop, in Katy, on their own terms. After opening in a tiny space without parking in 2018, the business went on to earn a nod on Texas...
What I Found When I Tried to Walk Across Dallas in a Day
The books I read while growing up in the quiet, leafy Lake Highlands neighborhood of North Dallas tended toward the hardscrabble and violent. Many shared the oddly particular narrative of domesticated...