How to Throw an Eclipse Party, According to the Pros
The last time Dallas was in the path of totality for a solar eclipse it was 1878. It’s been even longer for Austin: 1397. So when the sun and moon align over much of the Lone Star State on April 8, ...
The Texanist: The Eclipse Forecast Is Not Looking Good, Y’all
Q: What happens if it’s cloudy during the eclipse?A: Solar eclipse path of totality maps: check. Viewing location: settled upon and secured. Eclipse safety glasses: got ’em. Disaster plans: wait, ...
Photographer Rahim Fortune’s Lens on Texas’s Black Communities
During the Civil War, when food was scarce and meals needed to keep for days, Union soldiers subsisted on an inexpensive, dense, cracker-like ration known as hardtack. A mixture of water, flour, and s...
Ahead of the Solar Eclipse, Hill Country Towns Are Bracing for Chaos
In the hours before the sky turns dark on the afternoon of April 8, highways crisscrossing the Texas Hill Country, the scenic landscape west of Austin, are expected to turn into parking lots. A trip t...