Arts & Entertainment

A wide-angle photograph of James Magee's The Hill, a large-scale art installation featuring four stone buildings in a cross shape on desert land against a bright blue sky.

The Doors Open on The Hill of James Magee

By Chi Pham

August 5, 2026

Two duotone silkscreen paintings held by the Menil Collection that portray the same image of Jermayne Macagy holding a cigarette, in green/purple and red/blue color schemes.

The Warhol Woman Who Taught Houston ‘How to Make an Exhibition’

By Chi Pham

July 28, 2026

A man in a blue button down shirt and a cowboy hat holds a thumbs up inside a dance hall with a sign in the background that reads "Church of Western Swing"

Bob Wills Day Keeps the Famous Texas Bandleader’s Legacy Alive

By Lauren Hough

July 22, 2026

People sitting in chairs in front of a large stage with six musicians playing under and in front of multiple signs that say Red River Station at night

This Former Lumberyard Now Hosts Top Texas Musicians

By Kristen Tribe

July 13, 2026

A moss-covered building in a green field with empty tables and chairs on the patio

A Historic Landmark in Del Rio Is Reborn as Gin House Jazz Club

By Sarah Thurmond

June 11, 2026

A group of San Antonio Spurs fans in a field and under a large yellow awning, one of whom is waving a large San Antonio Spurs flag

Jackals, Nuns, a Psychic Corgi: An Insider’s Guide to Spurs Fandom

By Cat Cardenas

June 8, 2026

Three men dressed in 1970s attire sit and laugh in the sunlight

Reel Texas: ‘Dazed and Confused’ Jumped from Cult Film to Texas Classic

By Brian D. Sweany

May 27, 2026

Six men, some holding a trumpet, guitar, and bass, pose inside a beige cavern

The Underground Sounds of Cave Without a Name

By Cat Cardenas

May 13, 2026

A painting of a nighttime scene with four men in a rowboat being saved by a firefighter during a storm

The Painter Who Documented the Tragedy of the Galveston Hurricane

By Chris O’Connell

May 6, 2026

A man in a Western shirt tucked into pants with a big belt buckle holding a bottle of beer and wearing a black cowboy hat

Reel Texas: ‘Urban Cowboy’ Finds a New Home on the Range in Big City Texas

By Brian D. Sweany

April 30, 2026

A white building with a red door and a mural with a man and woman dancing

Gary McKee Is Keeping Texas Polka’s Spirit Alive

By Joe Nick Patoski

April 27, 2026

A World-Class Art Museum Arrives in the Texas Hill Country

By Courtney Thomas

April 24, 2026

Indigenous Legends Tell Stories of the Texas Night Sky

By ire'ne lara silva

April 1, 2026

Three young women exit a museum entrance with a sign that reads "The Wittliff Collections"

At 40, The Wittliff Collections Remains a True Texas Treasure

By Sallie Lewis

March 19, 2026

A black-and-white illustration of a man in a tie and suspenders standing near a typewriter and a window

Actor and Professor Richard Robichaux’s Texas Renaissance

By Anthony Head

March 19, 2026

An artist painting while sitting on a wooden platform

Texas Artist Tom Lea Captured the Heartbreak of War

By Julia Jones

March 16, 2026

A black and white photo of a man and woman sitting in an old car in a field while wearing cowboy hats

Reel Texas: 70 Years Ago, ‘Giant’ Brought the World to West Texas

By Brian D. Sweany

February 26, 2026

A collage of Texas movie scenes including Leatherface, John Travolta, Matthew McConaughey, James Dean, and more, plus the iconic Top Notch hamburgers sign

Reel Texas: Revisiting the Classic Films That Shaped the State

By Brian D. Sweany

February 26, 2026

A woman in a red cap riding a mechanical bull in a red pit.

Grab the (Mechanical) Bull by the Horns

By Cat Cardenas

February 11, 2026

A blonde woman with glasses looking at a framed painting on a wall.

Fort Worth Is Home to Michelangelo’s First-Known Painting

By Clayton Maxwell

February 9, 2026

An illustration of a woman with dark, shoulder-length hair, wearing a checkered button-down shirt and a red tie.

Comedian Sandra Valls’ Broadway Dreams Come True

By Tula Karras

February 6, 2026

A smiling man with his arm around a woman

Modern Art Star Robert Rauschenberg’s Texas Roots

By Layne Van Vranken

January 27, 2026

A wrinkled illustration of a hotel with a car parked out front

The Evolution of Texas’ Recording Industry

By Chris O’Connell

December 19, 2025

The head of a man with dark hair, short facial hair and glasses.

Architect Michael Hsu on Shaping Texas Cities

By Clayton Maxwell

December 10, 2025

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