Tag Archives: East Texas
Friends and Poets Remember Sandra Bland on the Anniversary of Her Arrest
One year after a state trooper stopped Sandra Bland on Prairie View’s University Drive, a group gathered for songs, prayers and poetry to honor her and the fi...Read More
Strangest State: Pet Bison, the Yeti Bandit, and a Selfie Statue
This month's weirdest news from far-flung Texas includes a housebroken bison, a cooler culprit and a town-square statuary celebrating social media....Read More
The Interview: Frank Jackson
Prairie View’s longtime mayor on Sandra Bland and Texas’ legacy of racial trauma.
Prairie View’s longtime mayor talks about Sandra Bland and Texas’ legacy of racial trauma, including 'post-traumatic slave syndrome.'...Read More
Mary Lou Bruner’s Say-Anything Strategy May Finally Have Turned Off Texas Voters
A tea party group has pulled its endorsement of the SBOE candidate over her inaccurate claims about Texas schools.
She called Obama a gay prostitute, but her factually challenged statements about Texas schools may be what keeps her off the State Board of Education....Read More
Photo Essay: Floods Drown ‘High Ground’ in Uncertain, Texas
The towering old cypress trees, dripping with Spanish moss and umber water, create an almost primordial backdrop for Uncertain, Texas, a place where time seems ...Read More
Texas’ Most Notable Creationist Says Mary Lou Bruner Will Be a ‘Great Asset’ to Ed Board
Bruner, who believes President Obama was once a gay prostitute, also says teaching evolution causes mass school shootings.
Former State Board of Education chair and creationist Don McLeroy says the woman who believes Obama was a gay prostitute will be great for the board....Read More
Texas’ Strangest Son: The Exile and Creativity of William Goyen
A new book explores the unconventional life of a writers' writer.
Clark Davis is a strong, clear-eyed biographer and an engaging writer, and It Starts with Trouble will do its job of drawing critical attention back to...Read More
How the Law Finally Caught Up with East Texas ‘Survivalist’ Jeff Holliman
Last year, an East Texas town learned that the culprit terrorizing them was actually one of their own, who was now living in the woods as a survivalist. Constab...Read More
Strangest State: On the Lookout for Black Helicopters and Falling Prices
In this month’s Strangest State: Wal-Mart closures prompt conspiracy theories, a lawman turns to Facebook to catch drug dealers, and a murder defendant questi...Read More