Remembering Flaco Jiménez, Tejano Music’s Heart and Soul
Could tejano music have picked a more jovial, warmhearted ambassador? Leonard “Flaco” Jiménez, who died Thursday at the age of 86, was something more than simply a master accordion player and an ...
A Texas Ghost Town Church Gets a Second Life
In the early twentieth century, around one hundred people lived in Ruidosa. Back then, the Rio Grande still flowed through this small, unincorporated Presidio County village, and local farmers were ab...
If You’re Mad About Texas’ Redistricting, Blame Biden’s DOJ
While it first appeared that the Biden DOJ's gamble paid off after a district court struck down the redistricting plan, the county appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit....
Trying to Get Into a Sorority? There’s a Consultant for That.
Working Life is a monthly column in which Texans talk about their jobs. Stacia Damron is the founder of Austin-based Hiking in Heels, a sorority-rush coaching program. One of my earliest memories is...
The Houston Pianist Shaping 21st-Century Jazz
As a touring member of the rock band Haim, Paul Cornish spent six nights playing in front of 70,000 people at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, opening for Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. “I don’t think I�...
Why the Best Chance to Save Jacob’s Well Drained Away
The veto came as a shock. It was late June, and the long-embattled water warriors of Hays County were still celebrating a surprise victory at least a decade in the making. Their allies at the state ca...