With Shinola, Dallas Entrepreneur Brings Manufacturing Back to Detroit
Think of Detroit, and you likely think of a city past its prime.But while Detroit faces an uphill climb since filing for bankruptcy in July, Heath Carr, CEO of Dallas-based Bedrock Manufacturing, has...
View ArticleWhere's Wendy? Texas Monthly's Paul Burka Weighs In on Davis Campaign
Wendy Davis made headlines earlier this year with her abortion rights filibuster heard around the nation. In September and October, she teased the Texas body politic with her gubernatorial guessing...
View Article'Dallas Noir' Explores the City's Alluring Shimmer and Seedy Underbelly
While Pulitzer Prize winner Larry McMurty described Dallas in Texas Monthly as “a second-rate city that wishes it were first-rate,” literary agent and editor David Hale Smith prefers a different...
View ArticleTexas, Video Games and the Military-Entertainment Complex
Dwight Eisenhower famously warned about the military-industrial complex and it’s influence. Here, some 52 years later, the nation has a new, powerful influencer: what author Corey Mead calls the...
View ArticleOpposites in UT's Anti-Apartheid Movement Reflect, Remember Mandela
Thursday's passing of Nelson Mandela brought back many memories for Austinites: Mandela was an icon of a student-led anti-apartheid struggle at the University of Texas.In the mid 80's, students held...
View ArticleUT Regents Put President Powers' Job On the Agenda: How We Got Here
The UT Board of Regents is expected to discuss the employment of University of Texas at Austin President Bill Powers during its executive session today. It’s the first time his employment has been...
View ArticleDo Women CEOs Have a Tougher Time Pitching Start-Ups?
In baseball, the crowd holds its breath, waiting for the pitch.In the business world, pitching is similar: suspense can be a killer, and ideas often get knocked down. Scrappy start-ups and venture...
View ArticleWhat You Don't Know About Mavis Staples and Her Music
For a slightly younger generation, the Staples Singers evoke memories of avocado colored refrigerators and polyester pants. Not a bad thing, necessarily, but certainly not the reason you should know...
View ArticleInterview: Dr. Clay Johnston on Innovations at Dell Medical School
The Dell Medical School at UT Austin is scheduled to open for classes in 2016. The man leading the school to that opening is newly appointed dean, Dr. Clay Johnston.Johnston spoke with Texas Standard...
View ArticleYou Can Buy Your Way Into Texas' Oil Boom. But Is It Worth It?
In the history of Texas, few figures are as colorful as the wildcatters: oil prospectors who gambled big on the lure of black gold and striking it rich, or went broke trying. But what if you could be a...
View ArticleBill Powers on Regents Drama, Civil Rights Summit & Those Mysterious Maroon...
Reports over the past week suggest that the screws are tightening on one of the biggest critics of William Powers, Jr., President of the University of Texas at Austin.University Regent Wallace Hall...
View ArticleBefore the West Explosion, There Was Texas City
April 17 marks exactly a year since one of the biggest industrial disasters in American history: the explosion at the fertilizer plant in West, Texas that left 15 people dead, more than 150 injured,...
View ArticleOn the Bard's Birthday, Who Wrote It: Shakespeare or a Rapper?
It's happened to all of us: just when you're ready to deliver the perfect rebuttal, last word or final point, your tongue trips up and you slaughter your English.Don't fret about it, says author Ammon...
View ArticleCould Europe Put a Stop to the Death Penalty in Texas?
This week, Oklahoma's Supreme Court stopped the executions of two convicted murderers. At issue: where the state gets its execution drugs. The state does not want to reveal its source. Texas also has...
View ArticleThe Texas Scientist Reconciling Climate Change & Evangelical Christianity
Time Magazine just released its annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. This year the list includes Texas Tech climate scientist and evangelical Christian Katharine Hayhoe.For...
View ArticleWhen it Comes To Traffic, Everything's Bigger in Texas
Everything's bigger in Texas – or so the saying goes. But after years of population growth, many are worried the Lone Star State is experiencing the hidden costs of its prosperity.The Texas Standard's...
View ArticleWillie Nelson Donates Portion of Personal Collection To Briscoe Center
Even as he celebrated his 81st birthday – how else, but by getting his fifth-degree black belt in a martial art called GongKwon Yusul - legendary musician, Willie Nelson does not show signs of slowing...
View ArticleAuthor T.V. Paul Talks About 'The Warrior State: Pakistan in the Contemporary...
In the 1960s, President Lyndon Baines Johnson signed into law a major change in immigration rules, eliminating per country quotas. This move made it easier for immigrants with professional experience...
View ArticleAustin Doctor Says Veteran Died Waiting for VA Treatment
Wednesday morning the San Antonio Express-News reported that a cancer patient died after waiting two months to start cancer treatment at a Veteran Affairs hospital in Temple, Texas. The news comes...
View ArticleHow to Manage Your Team Like the San Antonio Spurs
The San Antonio Spurs may not have rock star players like LeBron James – they don't have the resources. They might not have the youngest lineup, either (to say the least). And no, they're not...
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