Speaking of Texas

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How El Paso Shaped Astronaut Danny Olivas’ Space Dreams

The El Paso native made history as the first person to spacewalk while repairing a space shuttle

By Nicole Beckley

September 30, 2026

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James McMurtry Is Your Favorite Songwriter’s Favorite Songwriter

By Anthony Head

September 10, 2026

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Nolan Ryan Still Brings the Heat—In Baseball and Business

By Bryan C. Parker

July 30, 2026

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Olympic Swimmer Simone Manuel Is in a Lane of Her Own

By Dina Gachman

June 18, 2026

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Photographer Laura Wilson on the Beauty of Texas

By Dina Gachman

May 11, 2026

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NFL Linebacker Derrick Johnson Inspires Kids On and Off the Field

By Bryan C. Parker

April 16, 2026

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Actor and Professor Richard Robichaux’s Texas Renaissance

By Anthony Head

March 19, 2026

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Comedian Sandra Valls’ Broadway Dreams Come True

By Tula Karras

February 6, 2026

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Architect Michael Hsu on Shaping Texas Cities

By Clayton Maxwell

December 10, 2025

Brené Brown On Staying Grounded in Trying Times

By Tula Karras

November 4, 2025

Noah Hawley on Turning ‘Alien’ Into a Hit TV Show

By Sarah Thurmond

September 24, 2025

Radio Host Andy Langer Knows His Texas Tunes

By Rachel Rascoe

September 15, 2025

Ray Benson Is a Titan of Country Music

By Bryan C. Parker

July 31, 2025

‘Somebody Somewhere’ Star Jeff Hiller on His San Antonio Roots

By Dina Gachman

June 10, 2025

Author Katherine Center on the Importance of Love Stories

By Erin Quinn-Kong

May 8, 2025

Lessons in Tex-Mex With Chef Arnie Segovia

By Matthew Odam

April 21, 2025

Bun B Wants You to Stay Trill

By Bryan C. Parker

March 5, 2025

Punk Rock Icon John Doe on His Exit to Austin

By Jesse Sublett

January 17, 2025

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Filmmaker Jeff Nichols on Breaking Southern Stereotypes

By Bryan C. Parker

November 29, 2024

You Don’t Know You Know Actor Stephen Tobolowsky

By Matt Zoller Seitz

October 30, 2024

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Author Attica Locke Completes Her Highway 59 Trilogy

By Dina Gachman

September 11, 2024

Grammy-Winning Producer Edgar Barrera Is a Latin Hitmaker

By Cat Cardenas

August 21, 2024

The Wonderful Story of Wes Anderson

By Matt Zoller Seitz

July 15, 2024

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Austin-Based Zellner Brothers on Capturing Bigfoot

By Matt Zoller Seitz

May 30, 2024

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Filmmaker Iliana Sosa Directs Your Attention to Her Native El Paso

By Dina Gachman

May 10, 2024

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Legendary Wrestler Kevin Von Erich On ‘The Iron Claw’ and His Family’s Legacy

By Natalie Weiner

April 5, 2024

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Author Tim O’Brien On His Great American Road Trip Novel

By S. Kirk Walsh

March 11, 2024

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Nixta Taqueria Chef Edgar Rico on the Joys of Tacos

By S. Kirk Walsh

January 31, 2024

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Heisman Quarterback Robert Griffin III on His Return to Texas

By Natalie Weiner

November 21, 2023

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Author George Saunders on the Whole Texas Thing

By S. Kirk Walsh

October 24, 2023

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The Texas Director Behind Some of Your Favorite TV Shows

By Dina Gachman

September 19, 2023

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Dallas Billionaire Mark Cuban Is on a Winning Streak

By Mike Hoinski

August 22, 2023

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Black Pumas Guitarist Adrian Quesada’s Music Knows No Boundaries

By Joe Gross

July 25, 2023

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The Righteous Gemstones’ Edi Patterson Likes Playing ‘Weirdos’

By Dina Gachman

June 17, 2023

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Fort Worth Author Jeff Guinn Has a Thing for Madmen

By Sarah Hepola

May 30, 2023

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A Look to the Future of Texas State Parks

By Matt Joyce

May 2, 2023

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HGTV’s Grace Mitchell Shows and Tells How Fort Worth Is One of a Kind

By June Naylor

March 28, 2023

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‘Top Gun’ Actor Glen Powell Channels His Adventurous Texas Spirit on Screen

By Dina Gachman

February 28, 2023

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How Dallas Chef Tiffany Derry Went From IHOP Cook to TV Personality

By June Naylor

January 24, 2023

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Journalist and Podcaster Sam Sanders Connects the Dots of Culture and News

By Natalie Weiner

November 23, 2022

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As the World Cup Kicks Off, FC Dallas President Dan Hunt Talks Texas Soccer

By Matt Joyce

October 27, 2022

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In Praise of Tex-Mex with TV Chef Pati Jinich

By Antonio Ruiz-Camacho

September 29, 2022

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Rio Grande Valley Birder Tiffany Kersten Set a ‘Big Year’ Record

By S. Kirk Walsh

August 25, 2022

Comedian William Lee Martin Takes His Texas-Bred Jokes to the World

By Joey Held

July 28, 2022

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Texas Singer-Songwriter Robert Earl Keen is Retiring After a 40-Year Wild Ride

By Wes Ferguson

June 30, 2022

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Texas Humor’s Founder Jay B. Sauceda Considers the Texas Identity

By Clayton Maxwell

May 26, 2022

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Kinky Friedman Introduces Gold Star Kids to the Land That Shaped Him

By Joe Nick Patoski

April 28, 2022

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Cookbook Historian Toni Tipton-Martin Highlights the Contributions of Black Cooks in American Food History

By Ellen Sweets

March 24, 2022

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Texas Gardening Guru Neil Sperry Talks Growing Plants and Growing Old

By Robert Wilonsky

February 24, 2022

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Dallas Figure Skater Amber Glenn Talks Olympics and TikTok

By Kimya Kavehkar

January 27, 2022

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