“In the days after last July’s historic disaster, I wrote about the tragedy that befell my family. But crawling out of the river was only the beginning.”
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“The River House Broke. We Rushed in the River.”
“On July 4, the Guadalupe ripped our home from its pillars, pulling my family into its waters and into the night. Then morning came.”
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The Rise and Rise of Balloon Racing’s First Family
“Joe Heartsill and his sons, Rhett and Lucas, are international eminences in a very obscure corner of professional sports.”
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A Texan Risked Everything to Defend Ukraine. So Did His Father.
“Erik Giggleman was an elite Army soldier who went in search of a righteous struggle and found it in Ukraine. As his commitment deepened, his father confronted an excruciating truth: Either the conflict would end, or Erik would die fighting.”
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All Hail the Mighty Snail
“Meet the Texans who love (like, really love) their pet gastropods.”
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“Something Went Wrong”: The Double Murder That Austin Nearly Forgot
“In 1969, two University of Texas students who seemed destined for great things were inexplicably killed. Today their loved ones are still grieving.”
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At 40, She Discovered She Was One of America’s Best Free Divers
“Sara Burnett went from an introductory course to a world championship in just over a year.”
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The (Mostly) True Story of Galveston’s Legendary Deaf Lifeguard
“LeRoy Colombo was a champion swimmer and even landed in the Guinness Book of World Records. But his legacy is complicated.”
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The Most Polarizing Thing on Wheels
“A year after its debut, the polarizing vehicle has come to embody Tesla’s infamous CEO, with critics suggesting it’s as defective and unreliable as Elon Musk himself.”
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The King of X
“As Texas led a global revolution in designer party drugs, one restless club kid built an empire of ecstasy. His life is an all-American story of entrepreneurship, moral flexibility, and the heedless pursuit of happiness.”
