Davy Crockett

AG Sues to Preserve Galveston's Fort Crockett

​Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed a suit on behalf of Texas's state historical officer, asking a judge to order the owners of Fort Crockett to fix the buildings and not demolish them. The state is asking for a temporary restraining order against Max Bowen Enterprises and Juan Hijo ... More >>

Five Presidents Who Could Kick Chuck Norris's Ass

Abe Lincoln: Let's get rrrrready to rrrrumble​In our continuing series of scholarly meditations on the United States Presidency, we now bring you a list of five presidents who could kick the crap out of Chuck Norris. Of note: only one of the top five served after 1908, although two honorable m ... More >>

Pearl & Johnny B's BBQ: A Little Bit of Crockett in Houston

Photos by Katharine Shilcutt​"We've been open since February 5," said Pearlie Thompson with a smile as she rang me up last Saturday afternoon. "But it's been kind of quiet." Thompson runs Pearl & Johnny B's BBQ, a little gem out of my fondest slow-smoked dreams, that's just off the main food ... More >>

“Texas! The Exhibition”

The Cutters Slice Off Mink Show Before Japanese Tour

​The Cutters have a lot on their plates this month. Rocks Off had the pleasure of spending last Thursday night with four-fifths of the group while they practiced for their tonight's show at the Mink, an upcoming weeklong tour in Japan, and CD release, all to be completed by the end of the mont ... More >>

Upcoming: Avett Brothers, David Allan Coe, Moody Blues, Etc.

​Adema: Wed., Jan. 12. Scout Bar Clear Lake. Against Me!, Cheap Girls, Fences: Tue., Jan. 25. Warehouse Live. Andy Bell (DJ Set): Sat., Jan. 15. Numbers. Avett Brothers: Thu., April 14. Verizon Wireless Theater. Big Freedia: Fri., Feb. 11. Fitzgerald's. Brent Nettles & The Texas Tea Part ... More >>

Old Man Interrupts Lovers In His Garage; Ends Up In Jail

​ UPDATE: San Antonio's Channel 5 reports that the mystery female tenant is Moore's approximately 40-year-old daughter. It's like a modern-day Texas version of one of the Canterbury Tales...Old men cling to younger women at their own peril.Septuagenarian William Moore awoke in the wee hours of ... More >>

Maniac Cop

New Orleans as breeding ground for one Bad Lieutenant.

To NOLA, with Love

Musicians from far and wide are "Bringing Back the Big Easy"

Letters

We Know What You Should Do This Summer

Your guide to beaches, water parks, day trips, festivals and more

Danburg: Montrose's Davy

Debra Danburg

Messin' with Texas

The Alamo gets what it always needed: a happy ending

Crash Course

A stuntman is mightily impressed by Houston's rail crashes

A Kinky Kind of Campaign?

Friedman may be just the one to muss up Guv Goodhair's re-election plan

Best Weekend Getaway

Neal's Lodges, Concan

Best Place to Hike

Big Thicket National Preserve

Kitschy-Cool

Wallace Saage shares his knickknacks and bric-a-brac with the art crowd

Letters

Davy and Mike, ExCEPtion to the Rule, Heat's On

Knowing Right from Wrong

Did Johnny Penry's abusive childhood prevent him from developing a moral compass that might have stopped him from murdering Pam Carpenter? Or is he just another cold, calculating killer?

Mornings with Woody

Slaid Cleaves "collaborates" with the father of folk music, while blazing his own trail

Fade to Black

The wasted life of Texas filmmaker Eagle Pennell

Rotation

His and Hers

School Ties

Peace and Lite

In Box of Moonlight, John Turturro finds himself ... in a too-precious movie

Texas Chainsaw Documentary

A Rice professor uncovers Leatherface's dark secret

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Mickey and Minnie, the Robber Barons