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Texas

Best Article

The Lost Boys of Galveston, Texas

Young immigrants who have been separated from their parents find a home at the Children’s Center.

Jessica Weisberg New Yorker May 2019 25min Permalink

Crime

Joe Exotic

A dark journey Into the world of a man gone wild.

Leif Reigstad Texas Monthly May 2019 25min Permalink

Best Article Sports

The Power of One

At age 17, Bonnie Richardson won the Texas state track team championship all by herself. Then she did it again.

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Gary Smith on the Longform Podcast

Gary Smith Sports Illustrated Sep 2009 25min Permalink

Sports

The Women Who Nod At Death And Say Let's Go

Riding along with the cowgirls bringing women’s bronc riding back to the rodeo.

Jessica Camille Aguirre Deadspin Apr 2019 30min Permalink

Damned to Fail

Unregulated dams across Texas are increasingly failing—putting people and property in jeopardy.

Naveena Sadasivam Texas Observer Apr 2019 20min Permalink

Business

Buc-ee’s: The Path to World Domination

The making of a convenience store empire.

Eric Benson Texas Monthly Mar 2019 25min Permalink

Fiction

Fiction Pick of the Week: "Chuey and Me"

The life of a troubled childhood friend.

Elliott Turner Barren Magazine Feb 2019 10min Permalink

Best Article Crime

The Innocent Man

The decades-long saga of Michael Morton, who was wrongfully convicted of killing his wife.

  1. Part One

  2. Part Two

Pamela Colloff Texas Monthly Dec 2012 1h50min Permalink

Best Article Reprints Sports

Friday Night Lights

On the start of the high school football season in Odessa, Texas. An adaptation published alongside the release of Bissinger’s 1990 book of the same name, which led to the movie and the show.

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Previously: Buzz Bissinger on the Longform Podcast

Buzz Bissinger Sports Illustrated Sep 1990 25min Permalink

World

Water in the Desert

Inside the effort to prevent migrant deaths at the US-Mexico border.

Eric Reidy IRIN Nov 2018 25min Permalink

A Culture of No

How one immigration court in Texas has shut the door on those seeking refuge in America.

Justine van der Leun Virginia Quarterly Review Oct 2018 50min Permalink

Politics

The Loneliest Democrat in America

On the campaign trail in the most Republican congressional district in America.

Hamilton Nolan Splinter Oct 2018 15min Permalink

Sports

How Chinese Baseball Came to North Texas

Hanging out with the AirHogs of Grand Prairie.

Eric Benson Texas Monthly Aug 2018 10min Permalink

History

The Man Who Walked Backward

When the Great Depression put Plennie Wingo’s bustling Abilene cafe out of business, he tried to find fame, fortune, and a sense of meaning the only way he knew how: by embarking on an audacious trip around the world on foot. In reverse.

Ben Montgomery Texas Monthly Aug 2018 30min Permalink

Politics

The Texas Swing

On the trail in Texas with Senate candidate Beto O’Rourke.

Anne Helen Petersen Buzzfeed Aug 2018 30min Permalink

Best Article Crime

The Killing Trail

In short order, eight gay men in Texas were murdered by teenage boys.

Buzz Bissinger Vanity Fair Jan 1995 35min Permalink

Politics

How Houston Lost Its Mind Over a Trump Shirt

Outside a cookie shop in Houstons, a council member spied Trump’s name on a teenager’s shirt and yelled a few of the president’s worst words at her. Then the internet found out.

Mimi Swartz Texas Monthly Jun 2018 20min Permalink

Best Article Crime

Blood Will Tell: Part One

The murder of Mickey Bryan stunned her small Texas town. Then her husband was charged with killing her. Did he do it, or had there been a terrible mistake?

Pamela Colloff ProPublica May 2018 45min Permalink

Politics

The Most Unlikely D.A. In America

Can Mark Gonzalez change the system?

Timothy Bella Politico Magazine May 2018 20min Permalink

Arts Politics

Does Beto O’Rourke Stand a Chance Against Ted Cruz?

Riding along with the El Paso congressman.

Eric Benson Texas Monthly Dec 2017 35min Permalink

The Convert

The story of Tania Joya, the ex-wife of a jihadist from Texas.

Abigail Pesta Texas Monthly Oct 2017 30min Permalink

The Day the Fire Came

Love and loss on the Texas Panhandle plains.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly Jul 2017 30min Permalink

Best Article Crime

See No Evil

Three Dallas prostitutes were found dead in as many months. Charles Albright might be the last person you’d suspect–unless you knew about his lifelong obsession.

Skip Hollandsworth Texas Monthly May 1993 50min Permalink

Best Article Politics

America’s Future Is Texas

What a state can teach us about a nation.

Lawrence Wright New Yorker Jul 2017 1h15min Permalink

Crime

A Place Where Something Evil Happened

Ira Tobolowsky, a prominent lawyer, was burned alive in his North Dallas garage. A strong suspect quickly emerged. So why can’t the cops solve the case?

Jamie Thompson D Magazine May 2017 30min Permalink

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