Bobby Sessions knows how to evoke a reaction. The man who wrote the chorus to Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé’s platinum hit, “Savage Remix,” introduced himself to the world under a tree with a noose around his neck. In the music video for his 2018 single, “Like Me,” his first with legendary hip-hop label Def […]
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Look at These F*ckin’ Texas Houses
Texas architecture, like the people living in the state, has many different flavors. There are the big-ass ranch-style homes with multi-zone air conditioners so big they could cool an entire mall. Then you have tiny, boxy container abodes where you can stretch your legs out in under 200 square feet. And there are plenty cookie-cutter […]
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Texas Football is Back. We Swear This Time.
University of Texas alum Gerald Goodridge was living in Oklahoma City in 2010 when disaster struck. During the undefeated Longhorns’ national title game against the University of Alabama, Texas quarterback Colt McCoy went down with an injury in the first quarter and never returned. It was a bad omen for the future. Texas lost the […]
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September Horoscopes for Quinn Ewers, C.J. Stroud, and Dak Prescott
The stars at night are big and bright in our Lone Star State, so we are dedicating a special section of our little internet corner to reading them, deciphering them, and finding some patterns deep in the heart of Texas. Every month, Jasmin Alejandrez-Prasad, also known as Esoteric Esa, will serve as our in-house astrologer […]
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Is There a Pokémon Crime Ring Terrorizing Texas Gaming Stores?
First it was Austin, then North Texas and now San Antonio; this summer all three cities were hit by burglars on an apparent mission to steal Pokémon cards and other valuable trading cards. In July, Austin police responded to at least two gaming store break-ins. Two different store owners told local KVUE reporters they were […]
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Country Musicians of Color Are Seizing the Moment Beyoncé Gave ‘Em
When you grow up in Texas, you know your country music. There are the George Strait classics like “All My Ex’s Live in Texas,” which is part of any high school dance, two-step event, or wedding in the Lone Star State. Try going to H-E-B without hearing Asleep at the Wheel’s “Miles and Miles of […]
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After My Abortion, My Next OB-GYN Called Pregnant Women ‘Host Organisms’
On a slow afternoon in the summer of 2019, I took my laptop outside to work in a sunroom, the only place in my small house where I can be separated from my husband and children by a sliding glass door. I was perusing my inbox when an email from the Texas Freedom Network caught […]
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A $700 Million Video Game Keeps Raking in Cash — But Will it Ever Actually Be Released?
Gustavo Sorola has been waiting more than ten years to explore the stars. Along with millions of other hopefuls, 46-year-old Sorola gave money to help get the video game “Star Citizen” off the ground. By some accounts, it’s the most expensive video game in history. The multiplayer space exploration game has raised more than $716 […]