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Rio Grande

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2012

    Rafa & Cuco: Smuggling 17 Illegals in a Toyota Tundra

    Two men received stiff sentences for running an illegal-immigrant smuggling business that was exposed when a Toyota Tundra carrying 17 of their clients crashed, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Houston announced today. Rafael Valles, "a.k.a. El Viejo or Rafa," and Refugio Reyna-Huerta, "a.k.a. Cuco," ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2011

    Last Night: Steve Earle At House Of Blues

    Photos by Jason Wolter​Steve Earle & the Dukes and Duchesses House of Blues July 6, 2011 During her sublime set at Verizon a couple of weeks ago, Emmylou Harris mentioned how she thought Barack Obama was pretty okay, and how she hoped his election meant our society had evolved beyond the even ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    First Look at Jimmy Changas

    My regular camera is in the shop. You'll have to bear with me until then.​At 6:30 p.m. on a Tuesday night, the wait time at Jimmy Changas was already 45 minutes for a two-top. We tried waiting in the bar, but it, too, was jammed full of people. The smart ones had hovered near the stools, waiti ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2011

    James Peters: Fed Helicopter Pilot Indicted for Lying About Illegal Immigrant's Death

    Feds say his rotor wash caused a drowning​A helicopter pilot with the Department of Homeland Security has been indicted for making false statements to investigators about an incident where a man drowned trying to cross the Rio Grande River. James Peters, 41, had been flying interdiction patro ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2010

    Willie Nelson's Pot Bust: A Milestone In Marijuana Policy?

    ​You gotta love a sumbitch like Willie Nelson who, unlike Bill "I-Never-Inhaled" Clinton, has always 'fessed up to using copious quantities of herb. Two days ago, in response to his pot bust last Friday at a Border Patrol checkpoint near Sierra Blanca (that's a Spanish geographical term for th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2010

    Michael Berry's "God Bless Arizona" Tour Mocks Texas Heroes

    God Bless Arizona, even though they mock us​Michael Berry's "God Bless Arizona" tour, a/k/a The Pale Riders, is back from the Arizona-supporting Fourth of July tour.About 200 KTRH listeners went to the state to "buycott" (i.e., spend money) in support of its new immigration law.Who knew that they ... More >>

  • News

    April 29, 2010

    The Crucifixion of Juarez

    On the front line of the U.S. war on drugs, a Mexican city bleeds to death.

  • Blogs

    January 25, 2010

    Texas Traveler: Terlingua to the Park

    Photos by Brittanie SheyFire at La Kiva​Ed. Note: This is the fourth part in a series of posts on traveling to Big Bend and back. Let me start off by saying that if you are a Big Bend virgin and you have the opportunity to visit the park for the first time with a seasoned veteran, jump on that ch ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2009

    A Musical Guide to Post-Secession Texas: "Palo Duro"

    View Five States of Texas in a larger map As any proud Texan can tell you, the Lone Star State is entitled constitutionally to split into five states if it so wishes. The scenario has rarely been more in the news than it has relatively recently, when Gov. Rick Perry played to the wingnut gallery in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2009

    Spring Is Here at MAX's Wine Dive

    Photos by Katharine Shilcutt Chef Michael dei Maggi of MAX's Wine Dive Colorful tattoos, handlebar mustache and calm but vivacious energy, Chef Michael dei Maggi holds court at MAX's Wine Dive like the king and the court jester all at once. As he excitedly delivers plates o ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 5, 2009

    Texans Throw Parties for Michael Chertoff and He's Not Invited

    Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>

  • Dining

    November 6, 2008

    Busy Beaver's

    Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>

  • Music

    September 25, 2008

    Welcome to Never Ever Land

    Local South Texas officials didn't like Homeland Secretary Michael Chertoff too much to begin with and then when he pushed forward with the border wall despite every political and ecological plea they could make, the dislike morphed into something very akin to hatred. That hasn't passed, apparen ... More >>

  • Calendar

    August 21, 2008

    “The Grand Tour, Texas”

    Omar Vera illustrates his trek to the Texas-style Paris, Florence and Rome

  • News

    April 10, 2008

    Chess Masters at UT-Brownsville

    An open-admissions university has become a national powerhouse in the collegiate game.

  • Music

    December 27, 2007

    Music Deaths

    The Greil Marcus Rock Death Meter returns

  • Music

    February 8, 2007

    Fadin' Renegade

    Doug Supernaw's long, sad spiral

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Getting Schooled: Bombs Away

    Rep. Culberson is ready to take the gloves off in Iraq

  • News

    April 20, 2006

    Letters to the Editor

    Rep. Culberson is ready to take the gloves off in Iraq

  • Culture

    April 13, 2006

    Trees and Rocks

    FotoFest takes on "The Earth"

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Bayou City Music Mindbender, Part II

    Another chance to test your knowledge of local lore

  • Dining

    August 25, 2005

    Texas Burger Binge

    Our food critic reports on the state of the Texas burger -- and recommends 18 you need to try immediately

  • Dining

    July 7, 2005

    Cyclone Season

    Two offspring of Cyclone Anaya's soon will be competing within blocks of where the original once stood

  • Calendar

    May 5, 2005

    Gimme Cinco

    May 5 fun for drunkards and sober folks alike

  • Music

    November 13, 2003

    Return of Los Vatos Rudos

    Los Skarnales are set to release a new full-length with a new lineup

  • News

    September 18, 2003

    Letters

    Los Skarnales are set to release a new full-length with a new lineup

  • Music

    September 4, 2003

    Money and Masa

    A few words with underground rapper/tamale kingpin Chingo Bling

  • Dining

    September 4, 2003

    Mexico City Tex-Mex

    What is Las Llardas's little secret?

  • Music

    August 14, 2003

    Hothouse Flowers

    Groceries spoil in the heat, while the rest of Houston's music community blossoms

  • Music

    March 13, 2003

    The Fringes of Twang

    Calexico and Clem Snide stretch alt-country to the breaking point

  • Music

    April 4, 2002

    Border Town Blues

    St. Jubilee's Bryan Contreras overcomes a harrowing background to explore the duality of the Tex-Mex thing

  • News

    August 23, 2001

    War Dance

    Alabama-Coushatta Indians are shedding their passive ways in big bets on land claims and casinos. But some fear they could be gambling away their great tribal heritage.

  • Music

    August 16, 2001

    Racket

    Pinpointing when Texas music jumped the shark

  • Music

    June 28, 2001

    Crystal Frontier

    Calexico crosses borders in mind and body with its Sonoran sounds

  • Music

    May 3, 2001

    Tom Russell

    Borderland (Hightone)

  • Music

    May 3, 2001

    Treasure Hunter

    Chris Strachwitz's 40-year journey through ethnic music deserves an arhoolie of its own

  • Film

    December 21, 2000

    Mexican Combo Plate

    Billy Bob's adaptation of Pretty Horses mixes together too many ingredients, all of them undercooked

  • Dining

    October 26, 2000

    The Authenticity Myth

    The Mex-Mex issue

  • News

    June 8, 2000

    Remembering a Victim

    Railcar killing news overlooked Leafie. Her neighbors didn't.

  • Calendar

    April 22, 1999

    Night & Day

    April 22-28, 1999

  • Music

    November 26, 1998

    Once More With Feeling

    April 22-28, 1999

  • Dining

    September 17, 1998

    Dish

    April 22-28, 1999

  • Calendar

    April 23, 1998

    Night & Day

    April 23 - 29, 1998

  • News

    May 2, 1996

    Goin' South

    I learned many things when I accompanied a trio of bounty hunters to Mexico to fetch a fugitive drug suspect. Foremost among them: never leave your map at home...

  • News

    July 13, 1995

    John Whitmire was on a roll coming into the 1995 Legislature. But how the mighty have fallen. Tim Fleck examines the mounting troubles of the state senator known as "Boogie."

    I learned many things when I accompanied a trio of bounty hunters to Mexico to fetch a fugitive drug suspect. Foremost among them: never leave your map at home...

  • News

    May 25, 1995

    From the Allens to today, Buffalo Bayou has helped define the city of Houston. Now, after decades of abuse, it may finally be making a comeback as an urban resource. If, that is, we don't blow our chance.

    I learned many things when I accompanied a trio of bounty hunters to Mexico to fetch a fugitive drug suspect. Foremost among them: never leave your map at home...

  • Culture

    September 15, 1994

    Thoughts in Motion

    Two Lubbock boys examine living on the line in Texas

  • Music

    September 8, 1994

    The Basics Aim to Cross the Border

    But listen: These guys ain't a Tejano band!

  • Calendar

    March 17, 1994

    Press Picks

    But listen: These guys ain't a Tejano band!

  • News

    January 6, 1994

    The Poison Connection

    A "gas leak" in a Matamoros chemical plant wafts a poison and paper cloud toward a corporate office in Houston

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