Texas is a land of varmints. It’s a specific title, one not bestowed on every creature in the Lone Star State. The bison is not a varmint, because the bison is largely gone; the same can be said of the pronghorn, the wolf, the jaguar. To be a varmint is to be placed in opposition: […]
Author Archives: Asher Elbein
Asher Elbein is a freelance journalist and author based in Austin. His previous work has appeared in a bevy of Texas magazines such as the The Texas Observer, Texas Monthly and Texas Highways, as well as national publications like The New York Times, Scientific American, Undark, Audubon, Quanta, and New York Magazine.