Why Uvalde—A Rallying Cry for Texas Democrats—Went for Trump
You cannot drive through Uvalde without encountering monuments to the tragedy that has become synonymous with its name. In the town square, 21 crosses wreathed in flowers, photos, and remembrances enc...
The Texas–Texas A&M Games That Got Away
Everyone knows that the annual meeting of the Aggies and the Longhorns went on hiatus after 2011. But we’d like to presuppose this: What if it didn’t? Peering through the multiverse like Marvel’...
The Postpartum Chili That Made Me Feel Mothered
The recipe exchanges between my mother and me began months before my son’s due date in April of this year. We sent texts and emails back and forth from her home in Houston to mine in Seville, Spain,...
Who Wants to Eat Fettuccine Alfredo on the Sidewalk?
Illustration: Igor Bastidas
On Instagram and TikTok, anything worth eating comes with a line. Whether social-media fame is sparked by an influencer or is the result of a concerted m...
