MenuThis article was originally published by , a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their , or follow The Marshall Project on or .For more than fifty years, Palestine has been known as a prison town. Most of the time, that hasn’t been a problem.True, it was a bit controversial in the sixties when the Texas corrections department bought up 21,000 acres in this part of East Texas and built the biggest men’s prison in the state. According to Ben Campbell, a local historian and self-described “old geezer,” locals fretted at the time about the...…MenuThis article was originally published by , a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their , or follow The Marshall Project on or .For more than fifty years, Palestine has been known as a prison town. Most of the time, that hasn’t been a problem.True, it was a bit controversial in the sixties when the Texas corrections department bought up 21,000 acres in this part of East Texas and built the biggest men’s prison in the state. According to Ben Campbell, a local historian and self-described “old geezer,” locals fretted at the time about the...WW…

Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersAt Odelay, a new Tex-Mex restaurant on the edge of Park Cities in Dallas, a mural on an interior wall features a bird’s-eye view of Juárez, Mexico, at night. A propeller plane flies above the city. On the bottom left of the painting is a pile of cash; on the bottom right, a handgun. Between the money and the gun are the words: “El Señor de los Cielos,” or “Lord of the Skies.”Chef-owner Julian Barsotti denies the painting is an homage to Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the onetime leader of the Juárez cartel who died in 1997. But the references are...…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersAt Odelay, a new Tex-Mex restaurant on the edge of Park Cities in Dallas, a mural on an interior wall features a bird’s-eye view of Juárez, Mexico, at night. A propeller plane flies above the city. On the bottom left of the painting is a pile of cash; on the bottom right, a handgun. Between the money and the gun are the words: “El Señor de los Cielos,” or “Lord of the Skies.”Chef-owner Julian Barsotti denies the painting is an homage to Amado Carrillo Fuentes, the onetime leader of the Juárez cartel who died in 1997. But the references are...WW…

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Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersFilmmakers have long been drawn to “the Texan” as a character type. Our series  revisits some of the most notable of these portrayals, from the legendary to the ludicrous, to determine what they say about how the world sees Texas—and how we see ourselves.   When it comes to films about Texas, it’s hard not to get hung up on the clothes. All too often, movie Texans look as though they got dressed inside a Spirit Halloween store: ten-gallon hats and cow-skull bolo ties, belt buckles the size of dinner plates, and shiny snakeskin...…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersFilmmakers have long been drawn to “the Texan” as a character type. Our series  revisits some of the most notable of these portrayals, from the legendary to the ludicrous, to determine what they say about how the world sees Texas—and how we see ourselves.   When it comes to films about Texas, it’s hard not to get hung up on the clothes. All too often, movie Texans look as though they got dressed inside a Spirit Halloween store: ten-gallon hats and cow-skull bolo ties, belt buckles the size of dinner plates, and shiny snakeskin...WW…

Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFilters turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share  from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. We hear it all the time from people who are suggesting we check out a certain story they have discovered.“This person is a little bit crazy. It will make a good story.”It’s true that we are often attracted to “a little bit crazy,” but the truth is that we have come to believe we are all that to some degree. It’s human nature, especially when a person is...…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFilters turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share  from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. We hear it all the time from people who are suggesting we check out a certain story they have discovered.“This person is a little bit crazy. It will make a good story.”It’s true that we are often attracted to “a little bit crazy,” but the truth is that we have come to believe we are all that to some degree. It’s human nature, especially when a person is...WW…

Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFilters turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share  from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. After fifty years as a public figure, I think it’s pretty common knowledge that I don’t drink alcohol, have never done drugs, and have never even smoked. Yes, I’m a boring guy and not a lot of fun. But I do have an addiction that can take me down in an Indianapolis instant.It’s muscle cars. Those dadgum darlings of Detroit, heavy metal with V-8 engines, Hurst...…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFilters turns fifty in October 2022. Each week until then, we’ll share  from the show’s history and behind-the-scenes reflections from TCR’s creator and host, Bob Phillips. After fifty years as a public figure, I think it’s pretty common knowledge that I don’t drink alcohol, have never done drugs, and have never even smoked. Yes, I’m a boring guy and not a lot of fun. But I do have an addiction that can take me down in an Indianapolis instant.It’s muscle cars. Those dadgum darlings of Detroit, heavy metal with V-8 engines, Hurst...WW…

Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersEvery week, we share dispatches from , the long-running TV show that invites you to hop in and travel along to explore the back roads of Texas. When Kingsville survived off the massive, legendary , Harrel’s Kingsville Pharmacy was where every cowboy and cattle buyer from miles around came to soothe what ailed ’em.Today, pharmacist Nick Harrel—with his signature handlebar mustache—dispenses medications and advice to five generations of customers at the same counter once helmed by his grandfather, who opened the business in 1916. Even...…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersEvery week, we share dispatches from , the long-running TV show that invites you to hop in and travel along to explore the back roads of Texas. When Kingsville survived off the massive, legendary , Harrel’s Kingsville Pharmacy was where every cowboy and cattle buyer from miles around came to soothe what ailed ’em.Today, pharmacist Nick Harrel—with his signature handlebar mustache—dispenses medications and advice to five generations of customers at the same counter once helmed by his grandfather, who opened the business in 1916. Even...WW…

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Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersFeatured in the Houston City GuideDiscover the best things to eat, drink, and do in Houston with our expertly curated city guides.One of the side effects of living in a city that runs on oil and gas is that time feels cyclical. Instead of progressing from the past to the future, life in Houston has historically alternated between boom and bust. It’s as if the city runs on some Mayan calendar that repeats itself over and over as—according to —it counts down to the apocalypse.Stephen Klineberg’s new book (Avid Reader Press) breaks that wheel....…Sort ByFilter ByLocationsTypeView ResultsFiltersFeatured in the Houston City GuideDiscover the best things to eat, drink, and do in Houston with our expertly curated city guides.One of the side effects of living in a city that runs on oil and gas is that time feels cyclical. Instead of progressing from the past to the future, life in Houston has historically alternated between boom and bust. It’s as if the city runs on some Mayan calendar that repeats itself over and over as—according to —it counts down to the apocalypse.Stephen Klineberg’s new book (Avid Reader Press) breaks that wheel....WW…

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