Dan Solomon
Texas Monthly
Austin, TX, United States
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A UTSA Professor Has Cured Hiccups, Folks
No, it doesn't involve a spoonful of sugar. → Read More
Universal Studios Is Coming to Frisco. Here’s What We Want at the Park.
Is it too much to ask for the concession stands to sell Minion tacos? → Read More
Guns N’ Roses Welcomes Texas Firearms and Flower Shop to the Jungle With a Lawsuit
The band aims to bring Texas Guns and Roses to its kn-kn-kn-kn-knees—or at least compel it to change its name. → Read More
‘Devotion’ Makes a Case for Dozens More Movies Costarring Glen Powell and Jonathan Majors
There’s potential for the two to be an iconic duo, a new generation’s Robert Redford and Paul Newman. → Read More
Why a Houston-Area Emergency Room Has a “Snake Bucket”
From the man responsible for emptying it. → Read More
Four Questions We Have About the Grammy Nominations
Will Beyoncé finally get her Album of the Year award, and more we want to know. → Read More
Dan Patrick Demanded That Texas Retirement Funds Divest From BlackRock. But He Kept His Shares in the Firm.
The lieutenant governor said BlackRock was “discriminating against the oil and gas industry." He didn’t mention his own holdings in the firm. → Read More
Solar Power Is Bailing Texas Out This Summer
Enjoying that AC? Thank the mighty power of the sun and the renewable energy source keeping the grid afloat. → Read More
Roe v. Wade Has Been Overturned. Here’s What Texans Who Need Abortions Face Next.
Now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned by the Supreme Court, Texas will soon outlaw abortion. These are the obstacles Texans who need abortions will face. → Read More
A 19-Year-Old Arlingtonian Might Be the Best Chef in the World
At the World Food Championships’ Final Table last weekend, Dallas College student Preston Nguyen took the top prize. → Read More
All of H-E-B’s Current Novelty Potato Chips, Ranked
Is “vanilla milkshake” as confounding a flavor as it appears? Does a chicken sandwich-themed chip taste like chicken? All your questions answered. → Read More
Is It Illegal to Have a Transgender Child in Texas?
Answers to your questions about the state's new rules targeting transgender kids. Answers to your questions about Texas’s new rules targeting transgender kids. → Read More
Can Justice Democrats Swing Two Texas Congressional Districts to the Left?
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to Texas to back two candidates who share her platform. → Read More
How ‘Neon Moon’ Became a Texas Standard
With covers from Leon Bridges, Fat Tony, and more, the 1992 country single continues to find new life across genres. → Read More
Jesse Plemons Is the First ‘Friday Night Lights’ Alum to Earn an Oscar Nomination
The Texas native’s slow but steady rise to stardom just hit a new benchmark. → Read More
What Do Texans Want? Progressive Policies and Conservative Politicians.
That’s among our four takeaways from recent polling, as the primary election approaches. → Read More
We Are Running Out of Superlatives for Tony Romo the Broadcaster
Don’t listen to the fuddy-duddy types who complain that the former Dallas Cowboys quarterback is too enthusiastic on the mic. → Read More
For These Texas Gymnasts, Reporting a Coach for Sexual Abuse Only Prolonged Their Ordeal
Eighteen months after notifying USA Gymnastics and its investigative arm of the coach’s alleged abuse, the women are still waiting for a resolution. → Read More
Is Dan Crenshaw in Trouble?
The rising GOP star's district was redrawn to protect him—but it might instead have created a problem for the representative. → Read More
Very Well, I Shall Coach the Houston Texans
The most dysfunctional franchise in pro sports has a vacancy, and I have some time to kill. → Read More