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The Texanist: Why Don’t Breakfast Burritos Get Any Love?
Q: I am a senior at Texas Tech University. I grew up in Big Spring, where we have breakfast burritos instead of breakfast tacos. My friends from Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Dallas claim that...
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The Texanist: Contemplating the ‘Texas Exit’
Q: During a recent visit to Texas I noticed a pattern of behavior that I believe is unique to Texans and maybe those experiencing temporary Texanity (a condition in which non-Texans adopt the local...
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Inside Wes Anderson’s ‘Isle of Dogs’
In 2009, Houston-born writer and director Wes Anderson ventured into the recherché realm of stop-motion animation with Fantastic Mr. Fox. As knowingly droll and artfully composed as his live-action...
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Tye Sheridan and Ernest Cline Talk ‘Ready Player One’
Tye Sheridan and Ernest Cline have struck up an unlikely friendship. Sheridan is 21, and Cline will turn 46 on March 29—the day that Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, the movie that forged their...
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Lawrence Wright Falls Out of Love With Texas
Lawrence Wright had his road-to-Damascus moment in 1979 in Gruene, the quaint Hill Country town halfway between San Antonio and Austin. At the time, he was living in Georgia, writing for a regional...
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The FBI Agent Who Can’t Stop Thinking About Waco
At 12:32 p.m. on Monday, April 19, 1993, FBI agent Byron Sage placed his right hand on his PA system’s power switch and flicked it from on to off. Sage knew the small gesture was momentous. For the...
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Erika Wennerstrom ‘Sweet Unknown’ Review
Sonically and stylistically, there’s nothing on Erika Wennerstrom’s solo debut that Heartless Bastards, the Austin-based rock group she’s led through fifteen years and five albums, hasn’t covered. On...
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War of Words: Meet the Texan Trolling for Putin
At first, Russell Bonner Bentley III wasn’t sure he would survive the winter. It was January 2015 in Donetsk, a war-torn city in eastern Ukraine, and the 54-year-old Texan was sequestered inside an...
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Meanwhile, in Texas
An inmate sneaked out of federal prison in Beaumont, then was apprehended when he attempted to return with snacks, tobacco, alcohol, and home-cooked food.A Texas State University student admitted that...
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Alba Huerta Celebrates the South in New Cocktail Book
At Houston’s Julep, craft-cocktail maven Alba Huerta and her team feature a well-established repertoire of classic and original beverages inspired by the South. Each quaff has a connection to the...
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The Texas Debut of Chef José Andrés Is a Winner
It’s nearly ten o’clock on a Sunday night, and my friends and I are sitting, glassy-eyed, as we survey an untidy still life of small plates and empty glasses at Zaytinya, the new restaurant from...
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Hip to Be Square in Georgetown
It was a festive Saturday afternoon at Georgetown’s Mesquite Creek Outfitters, a bar and outdoor-apparel store set on the historic town square, across from the Greek Revival–style Williamson County...
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The Battle of the Blue Cat Café
On a recent Friday afternoon, the Blue Cat Café, in East Austin, hummed pleasantly with activity. Patrons lounged on couches or sat pecking away at their MacBooks as half a dozen cats roamed freely...
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Barbecue Takes Off at Bush Airport
A fire is burning in the middle of George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston. It never goes out and cannot be left unattended. Thousands of passengers walk past it every day. An elaborate,...
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The Top 30 Texas Wines for Spring
It’s a great time for Texas wine. The state’s vintners have never been so flush with acclaim from international competitions, national publications, and wine professionals. And this spring’s selection...
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West Texas Hikes That Will Take You to Another World
The Urban Wilderness HikeFranklin Mountains State ParkRoute: Ron Coleman TrailDistance: 3.5 milesDifficulty: Hard. Be prepared for some steep and semi-technical sections; chains are affixed to the...
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East Texas Hikes That Will Take You to Another World
The Miniature Thru-HikeSam Houston National ForestRoute: Eastern section of the Lone Star Hiking TrailDistance: 23 milesDifficulty: Moderate. This is a fairly long-distance hike, and you’ll need to...
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South & Central Texas Hikes That Will Take You to Another World
The Coastal HikeLaguna Atascosa National Wildlife RefugeRoute: West Lake Trail to Luttes Camp Trail to Gator Pond Trail Distance: 12 miles Difficulty: Moderate. The terrain makes for a fairly mild...
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North Texas Hikes That Will Take You to Another World
The Canyon HikeCaprock Canyons State ParkRoute: Upper Canyon Trail to Canyon Loop TrailDistance: 7 milesDifficulty: Hard. This hike pays off with some great views, but the rugged Panhandle terrain...
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The Old World Charms of Houston’s Isabella Court
Since it opened in 1929, Isabella Court, a three-story Spanish Colonial Revival apartment and retail complex in Midtown, has been a haven for artists, musicians, and other creative types. The...
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Ten Hikes That Will Take You to Another World
“Is there any spot on earth that men have not proved accessible by the simplest means—feet and legs and heart?”That particularly poignant question was raised by the late Edward Abbey, the cantankerous...
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