Saul Elbein
-
Keeping Time In Lockhart
Gene Galbraith is a professional horologist, an archaic word that essentially means “maker of clocks and watches.” Full Story
1 of 1
-
No Shows: Why So Few Texans Bother to Vote
I WAS SITTING IN A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER in the Houston suburb of Alief trying to get a glimpse of the state’s future. Alief [...] Full Story -
Pipeline Companies Seize Land in Texas at Will
In Texas, property rights are sacred. It’s encoded into our ethos—in this state, your ranch is your kingdom. If you catch strangers inside your [...] Full Story -
Saving the Mint
The first time Priscilla Swafford heard about the community center, she didn’t believe it. She was standing in her apartment. There was a knock [...] Full Story -
The Long Road Home
On December 19, 1980, the last day she was seen alive, Alaide Foppa left her mother’s house in Guatemala City on her way to [...] Full Story -
Keeping Time In Lockhart
Gene Galbraith is a professional horologist, an archaic word that essentially means “maker of clocks and watches.” Full Story
2 of 6
-
The Seeds That Time Forgot
Once, amaranth was a staple of Mesoamerican civilization. Now a Oaxacan nonprofit is trying to bring it back. Full Story -
Iron Hands Behind the Pine Curtain
I watched him being loaded into the van. The pepper spray had not been washed off; his face was swollen and contorted, with long ropes of mucus hanging from his nostrils. Full Story -
Keeping Time In Lockhart
The story of how Galbraith ended up devoting his life to the care and restoration of antique clocks reads like a fairy tale. It dates back 30 years to a now-vanished neighborhood in Austin, to the day when a simple act of kindness changed Galbraith’s life forever. Full Story -
Fehrenbach’s Texas
When I met T.R. Fehrenbach, the fam-ous Texas historian, I found an old man given to gloomy pronouncements about mortality wearing a camel hair [...] Full Story -
No Shows: Why So Few Texans Bother to Vote
I WAS SITTING IN A COMMUNITY RESOURCE CENTER in the Houston suburb of Alief trying to get a glimpse of the state’s future. Alief [...] Full Story
1 of 6