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Entertainment

Actor and Professor Richard Robichaux’s Texas Renaissance 

The longtime Linklater collaborator reflects on his life on screen and stage

By Anthony Head
March 19, 2026
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Art

Texas Artist Tom Lea Captured the Heartbreak of War

By Julia Jones
March 16, 2026

Photography

All Eyes Are on Dallas This Summer 

By Andrea Luttrell
March 10, 2026
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Film & TV

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

By Brian D. Sweany
February 26, 2026

More

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

Film & TV

Reel Texas: Revisiting the Classic Films That Shaped the State

By Brian D. Sweany
February 26, 2026
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Open Road

Finding a Sense of Place in the Discomfort of Cedar Fever 

By Ana Marie Cox
February 26, 2026
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Art

A ‘Doctor Who’ TARDIS Appears Outside Big Bend National Park

By Sarah M. Vasquez
February 25, 2026
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Vintage

Vintage Texas: The Rich History of Indian Lodge

By Asher Elbein
February 23, 2026
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History

How the Dust Bowl Transformed the Great Plains

By Julia Jones
February 20, 2026
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History

Washington-on-the-Brazos Gets a Glow Up

By Asher Elbein
February 17, 2026
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History

The Program Preserving Texas History One Courthouse at a Time

By Kristen Tribe
February 13, 2026
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How to Texas

Grab the (Mechanical) Bull by the Horns

By Cat Cardenas
February 11, 2026
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Art

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

By Clayton Maxwell
February 9, 2026
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Entertainment

Comedian Sandra Valls’ Broadway Dreams Come True

By Tula Karras
February 6, 2026
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