Under the Mall’s Fist
La Cantera mall, cacophony of pounding musical beats, polished wood of a pirate play boat, Alfresco patio furniture, feather-trimmed tweed jacket, stacks of rhinestone [...]
T. Boone Pickens’ Alternative Energy Hype
Bottom line: Pickens spent 2012 pulling the plug, saying that solar and wind energy are not worth his time and money—while putting his muscle into the kind of mega PAC that makes a mockery of campaign financing.
Life On the List
A single mistake when he was 12 landed Josh Gravens on Texas’ sex offender list. He’s been paying for it ever since.
Heritage of Abuse
A Texas Observer investigation has found allegations of child sex abuse involving at least six members of the Homestead Heritage community. Three members have been convicted of sexually assaulting minors.
Tracking Creation in Glen Rose
“Most everyone in Glen Rose that I know believes man and dinosaurs coexisted,” Alice Lance tells me at the annual tractor pull. “The only conflict we have is when people move from metropolitan areas and have different value systems. I think some don’t have a strong [religious] belief system, and they’re more likely to go with science than faith.”