Crime

August 15, 2016

Why Do We Prosecute Some People Whose Children Die In Hot Cars, But Not Others?

A Helotes man left his baby in a hot car while he went to work, but so far, he’s not facing charges.

July 31, 2016

Memorial Day

Fifty years after the Tower shooting, the University of Texas is finally honoring the victims. What took so long?

By Pamela Colloff

July 18, 2016

A Man Was Arrested For Threatening To “Purge” Pokemon Go Players Online

Police made the arrest because of ”the credibility of the threat.”

July 13, 2016

The Murders at the Lake

In 1982 three teenagers were killed near the shores of Lake Waco in a seemingly inexplicable crime. More than three decades later, the tragic and disturbing case still casts a long, dark shadow.

June 8, 2016

The State of Texas: June 8, 2016

Ted Cruz actually does something in the Senate, the Travis County Republicans prepare for their controversial new chairman, and Austin gets serious about rock throwers.

By Leif Reigstad

June 1, 2016

Johnny Depp’s Famous Friends Are Going All Out On Disparaging Amber Heard

After Heard filed for divorce—and a restraining order—Depp’s friends have declared that she’s 'blackmailing' him.

May 27, 2016

Bernie in Hell

Two decades after killing Marjorie Nugent, Bernie Tiede was sentenced this spring for her murder—again. So what do we make of him now?

By Skip Hollandsworth

Meanwhile, in Texas|

April 20, 2016

Meanwhile, in Texas . . .

Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.

By Texas Monthly

April 14, 2016

Ethan Couch, Affluenza Sufferer, Has Been Sentenced To Two Years In Jail

There’s been a lot of news around the subject of the notorious ”affluenza” defense this week.

April 14, 2016

Sid Miller’s Legal Battles, Explained

The embattled agricultural commissioner is being investigated by the Texas Rangers, which may have given casual observers déjà vu.

April 12, 2016

Ken Paxton’s Securities Fraud Charges, Explained

A month before his impeachment trial in the Senate, the embattled AG will go to court concerning felony charges levied against him in 2015.

Sports|

April 7, 2016

Baylor Football Star Shawn Oakman Is Under Investigation For Sexual Assault

Waco’s police department executed a warrant to search the player's home on April 3.

By Jessica Luther and Dan Solomon

Sports|

April 6, 2016

ESPN’s Adam Schefter Says Greg Hardy Is A Changed Man

During a sit-down interview, the ESPN reporter jumped to some big conclusions.

Arts & Entertainment|

April 4, 2016

An exclusive excerpt from The Midnight Assassin: Panic, Scandal, and the Hunt for America's First Serial Killer reveals a forgotten time in Austin history, when a series of brutal, unsolved slayings terrified officials and left them wondering if a madman was on the loose.

By Skip Hollandsworth

Juanita Spears, center, raises her hand during a rally at Austin City Hall in response to the recent fatal police shooting of David Joseph, 17, in Austin, on February 11, 2016. The shooting of Joseph, who was naked and unarmed, has provoked outcry among social justice activist groups.

March 29, 2016

Investigation Shows APD Trainer Doesn’t Emphasize The Importance Of De-Escalation

Citizen Review Panel of APD’s investigation into the shooting of an unarmed, naked teen advises that an APD cadet trainer be removed.

March 22, 2016

How We Talk About Paul Qui’s Arrest Reflects How Seriously We Take Domestic Violence

Keeping the real, human stakes around the issue in mind is important.

March 10, 2016

Will the Real Smithville Bank Robber Please Stand Up?

An Austin artist's youthful experience as a bank robber was—kind of, sort of—the inspiration for a recent movie. But the real story of her life is even stranger than what made it onto the screen.

By Christopher Hooks

February 24, 2016

Lights! Camera! Ambiguity!

A Texas documentarian tries to see how far he can bend the truth.

By Christopher Hooks

Bum Steers|

February 24, 2016

Next Time They’ll Likely Try a Different Smuggling Root

A case of carrots and the customs checkpoint in Pharr.

By Rich Malley

February 10, 2016

Austin Police Shot An Unarmed Black Teenager While He Was Naked

The details continue to come out, the story looks bad on the surface.

Sports|

February 9, 2016

Johnny Manziel Isn’t A Joke To The Woman He’s Accused Of Beating Up

Football fans have had their fun with the struggling quarterback, but it’s time for the conversation to shift.

Texas History|

February 1, 2016

Remembering The Slocum Massacre

Acknowledging the past is just the first step for this small town.

By Doyin Oyeniyi

Meanwhile, in Texas|

January 27, 2016

Meanwhile, in Texas . . .

Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.

By Jeff Winkler

Health|

January 26, 2016

Everything You Need To Know About The Planned Parenthood Videographer Indictments

That’s definitely not how anyone saw that investigation going.

January 19, 2016

Watch An Exclusive Clip From PBS’ Bonnie And Clyde Special

The special, which airs Tuesday night, tells the story of the Barrow Gang.

January 4, 2016

The First Potentially Lethal I-35 Rock Throwing Case Of 2016 Has Already Happened

The strange unsolved case of somebody dropping large rocks onto passing cars from I-35 overpasses in Austin continues.

December 23, 2015

Just Desserts

Sandy Jenkins was a quiet accountant at the Collin Street Bakery who felt overlooked and dreamed of living the good life. He found it (for a while) by embezzling nearly $17 million from the famed fruitcake maker.

By Katy Vine

December 23, 2015

False Impressions

How the once troubled Texas Forensic Science Commission put the state at the forefront of the criminal justice reform movement.

December 21, 2015

Ethan Couch, The Affluenza Teen, Has Disappeared With His Mother And Has Possibly Fled The Country

It looks like there might not be a cure for this disease.

December 15, 2015

Stories Of Police Sexually Assaulting Women Are Depressingly Common In Texas

Last week, former Oklahoma City police officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted on 18 charges, ranging from rape in the first degree to forced oral sodomy, after being accused of sexually assaulting 13 women. The case ended up making national headlines, and the details of how Holtzclaw raped so many women–and

November 20, 2015

Robberies on Dallas’ Katy Trail Prompt Gun Rights Group to Organize Rally

Come and Take It Texas marched along the trail wearing longarms to prove a point about safety.

November 19, 2015

‘True Conviction’ Follows Group of Texas Exonerees Investigating Wrongful Conviction Cases

Who better to investigate wrongful conviction cases than exonerees?

By Doyin Oyeniyi

Meanwhile, in Texas|

November 18, 2015

Meanwhile, in Texas . . .

Some crazy stuff went down in Texas in the past thirty days. Here are some of the headlines you may have missed.

November 12, 2015

A Fifteen-Year-Old Boy Was Arrested For Shoplifting Thanksgiving Dinner

Shoplifting is wrong, but this kid still breaks our heart.

November 11, 2015

A Texas Advocacy Group Is Targeting 46 Texas Cities Over Sex Offender Residency Laws

Texas Voices for Reason and Justice Says the ordinances in small towns that restrict where sex offenders live are unconstitutional.

November 6, 2015

A San Antonio Woman Allegedly Avenged Her Brother’s Death With Kidnapping and a Blood Ritual

Here is a tale of murder, kidnapping, and a ”blood ritual” out of San Antonio.

Music|

November 5, 2015

Ozzy Osbourne Is Formally Apologizing Today for Peeing on the Alamo

Maybe it’s not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate the guy for his famous incident of public urination.

November 2, 2015

Travis County DA Rosemary Lehmberg Is Appealing The Ruling On Charles Kleinert’s Federal Immunity

One of the more tragic cases in Texas in recent memory continues its journey through the legal system.

The Stand Up Desk|

October 30, 2015

The Mineola Child Sex Case Gets the Movie Treatment

”Booger Red,” a film by Berndt Mader and based on a Texas Monthly story, premieres at the Austin Film Festival.

October 27, 2015

SXSW Cancels Gaming and Harassment Panels to Preserve “Sanctity” of Its “Big Tent”

Amid threats of violence, organizers opted to nix the controversial panels. But the decision has some disappointed.

October 21, 2015

The Outcast

A dark incident almost twenty years ago put Greg Torti on the sex offender registry for life. But the real story, he insists, is much more complicated.