Katy Vine
Texas Monthly
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A Culture Writer and Lifelong Selena Fan’s Ultimate Love Letter to the Icon
Cat Cardenas’s 2021 essay made a poignant case about the mistakes Selena never got to make—and how they would have deepened our love for her. → Read More
The Great Corny Dog Feud
For almost eighty years, the name “Fletcher’s” has drawn state fair visitors in Texas. After a feud—and a pandemic—the family’s banner will fly again. → Read More
The Relief Gang Never Stops
When the power went out and the water stopped running, Trae tha Truth and DJ Mr. Rogers were there to pick up the slack. → Read More
The Wildest Insurance Fraud Scheme Texas Has Ever Seen
Over a decade, Theodore Robert Wright III destroyed cars, yachts, and planes. That was only the half of it. → Read More
The Wildest Insurance Fraud Scheme Texas Has Ever Seen
Over a decade, Theodore Robert Wright III destroyed cars, yachts, and planes. That was only the half of it. → Read More
Do You Have What It Takes to Be a Master Auctioneer?
Eight days inside America’s Auction Academy, learning the secrets of “the dynamo from Dallas.” → Read More
14 Resources for Teaching Your Kids About Racial Injustice
Recommendations from the creators of Texas’s new African American Studies elective. → Read More
3-D Printing Human Organs? A Rice Professor’s Breakthrough Inspired by Bird Lungs and Fish Gills
Jordan Miller's work may help patients as they wait for full transplants. → Read More
How to Buy Cowboy Boots
A guide to finding the perfect pair of cowboy boots, whether you’re working cattle, two-stepping, or presenting a TED talk. → Read More
Can Bee Stings Treat Lyme Disease?
Treatments for chronic Lyme disease are controversial and expensive. As a last resort, some patients are pursuing this unproven and painful alternative. Treatments for Chronic Lyme disease are controversial and expensive. As a last resort, some patients are pursuing an unproven and painful alternative: bees. → Read More
Putting Asylum-Seeking Immigrants in Impossible Positions
Rio Grande Valley attorney Jennifer Harbury explains the nightmares facing immigrants today, whether they gain entry or are turned away. → Read More
A Pediatrician’s View Into a Border Patrol Processing Center
Dr. Marsha Griffin, co-chair of the American Academy of Pediatrics special interest group on immigrant health, tells us what she's seen and what separation traumas could mean in the long term for immigrant children. → Read More
What’s Really Happening When Asylum-Seeking Families Are Separated?
An expert on helping parents navigate the asylum process describes what she's seeing on the ground. → Read More
The Astronaut Who Might Actually Get Us to Mars
As an eighteen-year-old immigrant to the U.S., Franklin Chang Díaz dreamed of becoming an astronaut. Now, decades after tying the record for most spaceflights, he might be the best bet to get us to Mars. → Read More
Listen to the Ultimate Texas Music Playlist
We set out to hear what our state sounds like. We brought back the latest and best of Texas music—so listen up. → Read More
Exploded Drawing Keeps Electronic Music Pure in Austin
The Live Music Capital of the World isn't all guitars. → Read More
Astronaut Scott Kelly Talks About His New Book and What He Missed in Space
Scott Kelly on what freaked him out—and what drove him crazy—during his record-setting year on the International Space Station. → Read More
Get the Picture?
A filmmaker’s effort to share stories from her home turf, one female-directed movie at a time. → Read More
Steve Carbone, the Bachelor (and Bachelorette) Blogger
To whom will the Bachelorette’s final rose go this season? Blogger Steve Carbone makes it his business to know—and tell his 1.5 million readers. → Read More
Just Desserts
Sandy Jenkins was an accountant at the Collin Street Bakery. He was tired of feeling invisible, So he started stealing—and got a little carried away. → Read More