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Texas has known its share of colorful politicians. Among the most memorable are James E. “Pa” Ferguson and Miriam A. “Ma” Ferguson, who both served as governor of Texas in the early part of the twentieth century. Each made history along the way. (She was the first woman elected to the office; he was the …
A lungful of hydrogen sulfide nearly killed John Burba a few months into his first job in the West Texas oil patch. He’d grown up in the region, where his dad worked for Gulf Oil as a drilling superintendent. The encounter with the toxic gas left him with headaches for the better part of a …
Perhaps through a combination of sheer size and pioneer spirit, Texas, of all the states, seems to feature the highest concentration of truly absurd town names. About a year ago, I made a categorized list of some of the best, with food (Oatmeal), states of mind (Uncertain), concepts (Utopia), things (Telephone), names of other cities …
Two things happen when the guy sitting next to me floors the gas pedal of his $2.7 million car. First, the raspy growl of the 1,817-horsepower engine mutates from that of a cornered wolf to something even more feral and dangerous. It’s a roar fueled by so much gasoline that, at top speed, the vehicle …
On Thursday, Paramount+ released the official trailer for Landman, a highly anticipated series based on Texas Monthly and Imperative Entertainment’s 2019 podcast, Boomtown. Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. The ten-episode drama was cocreated by Taylor Sheridan and Texas Monthly alum Christian Wallace, who wrote and hosted the …
An unusually high share of teachers left Houston ISD over the summer, but new data from the district show educators who received low evaluations drove a large share of the exodus. About 83 percent of HISD teachers rated “proficient” or higher on the district’s formal evaluation tool stayed with HISD, while 51 percent of those …
Sentado en una pequeña celda sin ventanas del Centro de Procesamiento de Montgomery, Salvador Bautista estaba dispuesto a rendirse. Bautista fue puesto en confinamiento solitario por razones disciplinarias durante seis semanas, una duración en aislamiento considerada tortura por las Naciones Unidas. “Me están volviendo loco aquí”, escribió en español en una carta enviada desde su …
During the pandemic, Jamie Wright’s hair stylist noticed red welts on her neck and arms. Wright had been abused just before her appointment. If you need help Remember, there are resources to help. If you’re in immediate danger, call 911. Wright couldn’t hide it any longer. She finally confided to her stylist that her then-partner …
Nearly a month after Houston ISD eighth-grader Landon Payton’s death, district leaders remain tight-lipped about how Marshall Middle School staff responded to the teen’s “medical emergency” on campus, though they have announced new safety protocols following the incident. HISD leaders have refused to comment on whether district staff took correct life-saving steps — including using …
La atención nacional en torno al asesinato de Jocelyn Nungaray, de 12 años, ha llevado al juez a considerar la posibilidad de limitar la difusión de información para proteger la integridad del caso. El 11 de septiembre, el juez Josh Hill pidió a las partes implicadas que cumplieran las normas relativas a la ética profesional …
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