A Texas Agency is Defending the Confederacy
As cities and counties across the state try to take down their Confederate memorials, the Texas Historical Commission keeps making their job harder.
Michael Hardy
Articles by Michael Hardy
Book Review: Scapegoating the Media Ignores Other Major Problems in American Politics
Yes, the news industry helped get Trump elected — but not to the extent that Nolan Higdon and Mickey Huff argue in their new book, United States of Distraction.
East Texas Photographer Captures 50 Years of Haunting, Ordinary Magic
Over and over, Keith Carter finds transcendence in scenes of everyday East Texas life.
Listen to Survivors, Urges a New Book of Essays on Injustice
Lacy Johnson’s lyrical new book of essays grapples with sexual assault, environmental disasters and Donald Trump.
A Houston Art Exhibit Gazes Unflinchingly at the Cruelty of Mass Incarceration
Featuring art from many current and former prisoners, Walls Turned Sideways gives visitors a visceral sense of confinement.
Heads in the Mud
A year after Hurricane Harvey, what has the Bayou City learned?
SMU Just Lost Its Independent Student Newspaper. Is Your College Next?
Between declining revenue and interfering administrators, student-run media is facing an existential crisis.
Big Trouble in Little Cambodia
After Harvey, a small refugee community in Brazoria County needed help. Neo-Confederates and radical anti-government groups showed up.
Requiem for an Alt-Weekly
The strange and sudden demise of the Houston Press.
The Impossible City
Houston was built on a stubborn defiance of nature. As the city recovers from Hurricane Harvey, that same attitude will be on display — for better or worse.