The State of Texas: The renaissance of Ethan Hawke

Plus: Beto O'Rourke joins Willie Nelson on stage No Images? [Click here]( [Texas Optimism Project: Read the Story]( [Texas Monthly]( July 6, 2018 QUOTE OF THE DAY “We will comply, even if those deadlines prevent us from conducting a standard or even a truncated vetting process.” —Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar on the court-ordered deadlines to [reunite families]( separated at the border. Last week, a federal judge in California said that children under the age of five must rejoin their parents by Tuesday. The federal government has until July 26 to reunite children older than five with their parents. THE LATEST [Are We Witnessing the Renaissance of Ethan Hawke? ]( DAN SOLOMON At age 47, Ethan Hawke is finding himself with the career everyone anticipated that he might have fifteen years ago. [Read Story]( [Texas Optimism Project: Read the Story]( OUR TOP STORIES [Kori Green Rocks On With Her Jewelry Line]( The designer’s Fort Worth studio is not far from the new art gallery owned by her husband, singer Pat Green. [Read Story]( [Down by the Water]( No summer retreat is complete without a place to swim and cool off (and nice amenities don’t hurt). [Read Story]( [Brenham Has Another Winner with LJ’s BBQ]( One of the best ’new’ places in the state serves excellent smoked meat and a mean mac and cheese. [Read Story]( MEANWHILE, IN TEXAS... Price Gouging Texans who paid more than $3.99 per gallon of gasoline in the wake of Hurricane Harvey may be eligible for restitution. Forty-eight Texas gas stations [agreed to a]($166,592 settlement with the state's Consumer Protection Division, Attorney General Ken Paxton announced Thursday. "At the outset of Harvey, I made it clear that my office would not tolerate price gouging of Texans by anyone looking to profit from the hurricane," Paxton said in a written statement. “The response to Hurricane Harvey showed the incredible generosity of Texans. These settlements should teach the few who take advantage of their fellow residents to follow the law in the future.” People who believe they experienced price gouging may apply for a refund, with or without proof of purchase, through [an online form](. The deadline to apply for restitution is September 10. Gasoline price gouging [was rampant]( in Texas after Harvey Beto and Willie Harkening back to his [punk rock roots](, U.S. Senate candidate [Beto O'Rourke joined Willie Nelson]( on stage at the Red Headed Stranger's annual Fourth of July Picnic in Austin. O'Rourke played guitar and occasionally stepped up to the microphone during pot anthems "Roll Me Up and Smoke Me When I Die" and "It's All Going to Pot," as well as the hymn "Will The Circle Be Unbroken." While serving on the El Paso City Council, O'Rourke called for the decriminalization of marijuana, an effort that Willie would have undoubtedly endorsed. [On the bus]( with Willie and his boys Flood of Animals A South Texas animal shelter is asking the public's help in caring for a [slew of animals]( affected by flooding in the region last week. One day after the area received more than twenty inches of rain, the Palm Valley Animal Center in Edinburg—already at capacity—received nearly 100 new dogs and cats. Shelter manager Faith Wright said her facility is now at a point where it no longer has space or supplies to care for the animals. “We are not going to turn anyone away,” Wright said. “We’ll find something for you to do.” How [Houston reunited]( pets and their owners after Harvey LONGFORM [How Houston Lost Its Mind Over a Trump Shirt]( MIMI SWARTZ Outside a cookie shop in one of Houston’s most idyllic neighborhoods, a West University Place council member spied Trump’s name on a teenager’s shirt and yelled a few of the president’s worst words at her. Then the internet found out. It’s springtime in the age of hysteria. [Read Story]( [How Carla Piñeyro Sublett climbed the corporate ladder—then let go on her own terms]( [How Carla Piñeyro Sublett Climbed the Corporate Ladder—Then Let Go On Her Own Terms]( Carla Piñeyro Sublett has built a career out of connecting. She started her first business at 16, then climbed the corporate ranks to become Chief Marketing Officer at Rackspace—all while also helping others as board president of The Thinkery and chair of the Texas Conference for Women. Now, she’s learning to disconnect. [Read More]( [Texas Optimism Project: Read the Story]( MORE FROM TEXAS MONTHLY [Admiral William H. McRaven: A Conversation on Patriotism and the Fourth of July]( ANDY LANGER [Man Accused of Releasing a Rattlesnake Into a Neighbor’s RV After a Fight]( DAN SOLOMON [The Texanist: How Can I Drink on the Comal With the Can Ban in Place?]( DAVID COURTNEY [The Jackie Robinson of Rodeo]( CHRISTIAN WALLACE [Subscribe to Texas Monthly and Save!]( Subscribe to Texas Monthly and get a free tote. 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