Arts & Entertainment

Illustration of Houston comedian Mo Amer.

Mo Amer Extracts Humor from the Hardships of Growing up a Refugee in Texas

With Houston as his launching pad, the Arab American comedian rides a rising career

By Kimya Kavehkar

December 27, 2019

Illustration: John Jay Cabuay

Prospecting for Musical Ghosts Along Lost Highways and Byways

By Michael Corcoran

December 27, 2019

String Theories Prevail at the Festival of Texas Fiddling

December 5, 2019

Artist “Cimi” Alvarado Teaches History Through the Murals of El Segundo Barrio

By Roberto José Andrade Franco

November 27, 2019

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Experience “Amarillo Ramp”, a Seminal Work of Art, Before It Disappears

October 28, 2019

Exterior of Ruby City. Photo by Dror Baldinger.

Ruby City, a Contemporary Art Museum 12 Years in the Making, is Now Open in San Antonio

October 17, 2019

Keeping the Groove With Texas Bass Players, From Conjunto to Country and Polka to Punk

September 30, 2019

Red Steagall, Country Hit-Maker and Cowboy Poet, Talks Texas Spirit and Overcoming Polio

September 30, 2019

Eh-Ha-Ha! Downtown Galveston Concert to Remember Influential Gulf Coast Cajun Fiddler

September 30, 2019

A Masterpiece in the Heartland: New Book Tells the Story of Fort Worth’s Kimbell Art Museum

September 27, 2019

All About that Bass Playlist

September 10, 2019

El Paso Has a Fascinating Connection With a Small Himalayan Country

August 29, 2019

Six Years After Moving to Mexico, Lauded Chicana Writer Sandra Cisneros Looks Back on Her 29 Years in San Antonio

August 29, 2019

Milton Brown, Bob Wills, and the Fort Worth Origins of One of Texas’ Most Beloved Musical Styles

August 29, 2019

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