A small Texas town suddenly finds it’s the home of a possible cult.

Allegations of child sexual and Satanic ritual abuse overtake an Austin suburb.

“When I was fourteen, I had a relationship with my eighth grade history teacher. People called me a victim. They called him a villain. But it’s more complicated than that.”

A decorated college track coach, forced to resign because of an affair she had with a athlete 10 years before, fights back.

A profile of Cormac McCarthy–on the verge of fame.

How volunteer firefighters responded to a lethal West, Texas explosion.

The author, who died last week, tells the story of his guns.

The plot to turn Texas blue.

After two tours in Iraq, the writer returns to a volatile region of Afghanistan as an embedded journalist.

Twenty-six years after he was wrongfully imprisoned for the murder of his wife, Michael Morton sees the real killer brought to justice in a Texas courthouse.

Adventures in the cosmetics department of a Neiman Marcus in Dallas.

A profile of the country music legend.

A look at the Mexican drug wars from the point of view of a narco’s mistress in Juárez.

An oral history of the University of Texas Tower massacre.

An investigation into the death of a sacred white buffalo and the man who raised it.

A season with the best 12-year-old football team in Texas.

The life and times of Willie Nelson’s guitar.

A profile of the late actor.

A profile of Kermit Oliver, a reclusive, critically acclaimed artist who designs scarves for Hermès and works nights at the Waco post office.

The story behind “the best brisket you’ll ever eat.”

The story behind the story that ended Dan Rather’s career.

How group of misfits in Texas including Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings snubbed Nashville and brought the hippies and rednecks together. An oral history of outlaw country.

Lance Butterfield was the captain of the football team, had a 4.0 GPA and a girl he loved. It wasn’t enough for his dad. And then his dad became too much for him.
Part of our guide to Skip Hollandsworth’s true crime writing at Slate.

The story of Southwest Airlines.

Two Houston performance artists faux-marry an oak. Controversy ensues about the live installation’s relationship to the gay marriage debate.