Ground Control to Charlie Duke, Apollo Mission Astronaut of New Braunfels
Only 12 people have walked on the moon, and New Braunfels resident Charlie Duke is one of them. Duke became the ... Read More »
Eva Ybarra, the Accordion Queen, Was Born to Play
Not much has come easily for Eva Ybarra, except playing music. Since getting her start as a young girl in San Antonio icehouses in the 1950s, the accordionist has carved out a lasting career with her progressive style and forceful singing. Today, Ybarra is recognized as one of conjunto’s most accomplished players—despite the vagaries of the music business and the headwinds of macho chauvinism—and is known by the esteemed nickname, La Reina del Acordeón (the queen of the accordion). Read More »
Football Star Dat Nguyen Shares His Life Journey
Dat Nguyen holds the distinction of being the first and only Vietnamese-American to play in the National Football ... Read More »
ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons talks touring, Texas and more
You’d be hard-pressed to name a band that defines Texas rock ’n’ roll any better than ZZ Top. Over nearly 50 ... Read More »
Country Singer Aaron Watson’s Texas independence streak
Illustration by Christopher Nielsen Ever since the 1999 debut of his first album, Singer/Songwriter, country ... Read More »
Texas Book Fest Reveal
Always trying to one-up itself, the annual Texas Book Festival follows its record-breaking 2016 event with today’s ... Read More »
Lyrical Herencia
Nearly every year since 1932, the Texas Legislature has named a State Poet Laureate to honor significant ... Read More »
All Roads Lead to Tuna
The actor and playwright Jaston Williams grew up in the small towns of Olton and Crosbyton in the Texas ... Read More »
Light of the Moon at SXSW
The 2017 SXSW Film Festival screened 258 films, including 130 features, that were selected out of 7,651 ... Read More »
Bilingual Dreams
Austin musician Carrie Rodriguez bridges two worlds with her most recent album, Lola, which made both Rolling ... Read More »
Rodeo Royalty
Bull riding has been good to Ty Murray. But that doesn’t mean he wants to hop on the back of a 1,500-pound bucking ... Read More »
Punchin’, Preachin’, and the Piney Woods
Maybe you know George Foreman the boxer. “Big George” notched a 76-5 record in his legendary career, including an ... Read More »
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