He’s one of the most brazenly partisan judges in the country—which just might earn him a spot on the high court.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/james-ho-supreme-court/
Seek sweet relief from the heat at this rectangular oasis near Big Bend National Park.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/travel/terlingua-ranch-lodge-pool-big-bend/
Journalist Barbara Bradley Hagerty’s new book chronicles the series of failures that led to a Dallas man’s wrongful conviction—and the long, ongoing fight to reverse it.
Those who know Ramiro Gonzales say he’s utterly transformed since committing a heinous crime at the age of 18. That may not be enough to save his life.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/ramiro-gonzales-death-row-mercy/
Kerry Max Cook, wrongfully convicted of murder, fought for decades to prove his innocence. He was exonerated Wednesday as he lay in a hospital bed awaiting major surgery.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/kerry-max-cook-declared-innocent/
Texas writer and artist Roxy Gordon loved Native culture so much that—at least in his own mind—he “became” an Indian.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/roxy-gordon-texas-history-music-writer-pretendian/
The quarterback led the Houston Texans to the NFL playoffs in his rookie season—and his work off the field is even more impressive.
At eighty, the musician-artist-playwright is still doing things his way. (He is worried about the year 4024, though.)
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/terry-allen-interview/
She was pressured into convicting a man she believed was innocent—and was haunted by remorse. Three decades later, she did something about it.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/the-juror-who-found-herself-guilty/
Thanks to hundreds of DNA exonerations, experts now know false confessions are common. That wasn’t the case in the nineties in Texas.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/hector-polanco-andre-causey-false-confessions/
The famously powerful dreadnought was hailed by Hemingway and played a key role in several famous battles.
On Wednesday, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals declared the 67-year-old Native American innocent of a 1981 murder.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/james-reyos-actual-innocence/
We keep putting convicts away. And lawmakers want those numbers to rise.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-leads-in-incarcerations-and-executions/
The new grandmother, in need of a new kidney, says all she wants is a normal life.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/rosa-jimenez-exonerated/
The second teen has pleaded to criminal mischief charges. Both face two years of probation.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/texas-teen-pleads-to-hate-crime-enhancement/
Hypnosis played a critical role in the real-life case depicted in Max’s ‘Love & Death.’ But was it good science? Here’s what the experts say.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/candy-montgomery-hypnosis-junk-science-love-and-death/
The Max docuseries debuting today sheds new light on my reporting for Texas Monthly.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/how-to-create-a-sex-scandal-story-behind-docuseries/
For decades, the Houston folklorist labored over his biography of the legendary bluesman. Seven years after McCormick’s death, the book is finally out—and so are the secrets long kept by its ...
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/mack-mccormick-quest-to-find-real-robert-johnson/
Those in the office that prosecuted him agree the soft-spoken Native American did not murder a priest back in 1981. His case is back before a district court judge.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/james-reyos-actual-innocence-hearing/
Brands once staged elaborate productions for their employees. No one was better at making them than Mexia-born Michael Brown.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texan-master-industrial-musicals-michael-brown-mexia/
Katherine Propper’s student films have won awards at major film festivals. How does she do it? By knowing the rules of filmmaking—and breaking them.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/katherine-propper-film-lost-soulz/
In 1983 James Reyos was convicted of murder in Odessa, despite having an airtight alibi. Four decades later, he’s still fighting to clear his name.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/james-reyos-exoneration-texas/
Families of those who died in the Korean War are asking Congress to investigate why their relatives’ names aren’t on the recently raised memorial wall in Washington, D.C.
The Spurs electrified a once sleepy city, paved the way for the Mavs’ and Rockets’ success, and won a few games along the way.
https://www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/san-antonio-spurs-nba-texas-basketball/
How does the Texas Rangers’ legacy as frontier lawmen affect the men and women who wear the badge today?
https://www.texasmonthly.com/podcast/white-hats-episode-5-bias-toward-action/