For Women’s Health in Texas, a Week of Mixed Emotions

Just two days before the Texas Legislature’s new laws take effect, pro-choicers across the state got some good news—the infamous sonogram law can’t be [...]

Places Not to Drive with a Confederate License Plate

The Texas Sons of Confederate Veterans recently petitioned the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles to issue a license plate featuring the Confederate flag. An [...]

Ernest Cline: Geeking Out and Getting Paid

In the 1984 film The Last Starfighter, a boy immerses himself in a video game world to escape his mundane trailer park existence. His [...]

Confederate Plates: Free Speech or Hate Speech?

Texans love their symbols. From the Lone Star to Longhorns, from Texas A&M University’s beloved Reveille to armadillos, there’s an image for every Texan [...]

Perry’s Week in Review

Rick Perry returned to Austin last Saturday after a whirlwind presidential rock star tour kicked off by his official announcement in South Carolina—“I’ll work [...]