Saul Elbein

Keeping Time In LockhartFeb 02, 2012
Gene Galbraith is a professional horologist, an archaic word that essentially means “maker of clocks and watches.” Full Story

The Seeds That Time ForgotApr 17, 2013
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 CurtainJan 10, 2013
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 LockhartDec 20, 2012
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 TexasOct 12, 2012
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
Report on Latest Budget Cuts Says Schools Can’t Go on Like This ForeverOct 02, 2012
Last year, as you may recall, the Legislature cut $5.4 billion from the state’s public education budget. By now the effects are starting to [...] Full Story