Social issues, messaging, Operation Lone Star: How Texas Dems lost the Rio Grande Valley

It’s fair to assume the ass kicking Texas Democrats got on Election Night will leave them smarting for years to come. In total, 239 of the state’s 254 counties shifted red, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of Associated Press data published last week.

Talking with Dark Funeral’s Lord Ahriman before the black metal act’s show with GWAR

When you’re a black metal dude, you’re probably used to charting your own dark path. But when you’re a black metal dude from Sweden, where death metal — at least circa 1991 — was the preferred extreme metal genre, you’re definitely going to encounter resistance.

Why Democrats’ abortion messaging failed to resonate in Texas, despite unpopular bans

Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. On a Friday night in late October, a vision in a black pantsuit walked onstage in downtown Houston and bestowed her support upon Vice President Kamala Harris.

San Antonio's St. Paul Square to hold its inaugural farmers market this weekend

The Alamo City is getting a new farmers market downtown. This Sunday, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., historic St. Paul Square will bring together vendors of fresh produce, locally produced foods, art and vintage clothing for the inaugural Farmers Market at the Square. The market, which will take place every Sunday going forward, will also feature live music and free yoga classes at The Espee. The classes will run 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., and, while free, donations are encouraged, according to details shared on Instagram.