The State of Texas: The Red Raiders may have lost, but they proved they have what it takes

What Texas is talking about today No Images? [Click here]( [Texas Monthly Live: Buy Tickets!]( [Texas Monthly]( April 9, 2019 QUOTE OF THE DAY "Thank you for those four seniors believing in us when they were picked to not even be relevant in our conference and here we are playing on the last Monday night and sending a Virginia team to overtime. Thank you for everything you’ve done for our program. And for the young guys, the returners, let’s do everything we can in the next 365 days to try to get back." —Texas Tech men's basketball coach Chris Beard. Following an incredible run at the NCAA tournament, the [Red Raiders ultimately came up shy of a national title,]( losing to Virginia 85-77 in an intense overtime game. THE LATEST [Let’s Not Mourn for Texas Tech ]( DAN SOLOMON The NCAA men’s championship went to Virginia on Monday night in an overtime thriller, but the Red Raiders proved they have what it takes. [Read more.]( TEXAS MONTHLY ARCHIVES [The Convert]( FEBRUARY 2010 – NATE BLAKESLEE The new movie Unplanned is inspired by the memoir of East Texan Abby Johnson. Her abrupt change from pro-choice activist to anti-abortion spokesperson turned her into a talk show sensation—but is her story true? [Read more.]( Every Tuesday, we'll share a piece from our archives. Check back tomorrow for Meanwhile, in Texas: weird news from around the state. OUR TOP STORIES [Beyoncé’s Netflix Documentary Looks Amazing]( Queen Bey’s unforgettable 2018 Coachella set gets a feature-length documentary. [Read more.]( [Brandon Maxwell: “Success or Failure, Sweatpants or Suit, Being Loved Is What Matters” ]( On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, fashion designer and ’Project Runway’ judge Maxwell and filmmaker Jessy Price discuss the deeper messages that clothes deliver, dressing Lady Gaga and Michelle Obama, and filming in Marfa. [Listen here.]( [The Best Thing in Texas: This George Strait Mural Honors the King of Country]( Artist Matt Tumlinson is putting Texas musical icons all over the walls of the state, including this one in San Antonio. [Read more.]( THE STATE OF TEXAS Mother of 12-year-old girl killed in natural gas explosion urges lawmakers to take action Last year, 12-year-old Linda “Michellita” Rogers died after the third natural gas explosion over three days in a working-class Dallas neighborhood. On Monday, her mother, Maria Rogers, testified before the Texas House Energy Resources Committee, [asking lawmakers to pass bills that would prevent explosions like the one that killed her daughter.]( Since 2006, leaking natural gas from Atmos pipelines has caused more than two dozen home explosions across North and Central Texas. Nine people have died and 22 people have been badly injured in these explosions. The committee also heard three bills by Dallas Representative Rafael Anchia aimed at increasing pipeline safety, including requiring natural gas operators to report problems with their pipes within one hour of their discovery. Jose Fiscal, Linda Rogers’s father, also spoke out, saying, “If we don’t make a change now, it can be members of your family tomorrow, and you will ask yourselves, why didn’t we support those bills to avoid more tragedies?" Former UT Austin tennis coach pleads guilty in college admissions scandal Former Longhorn tennis coach Michael Center agreed to plead guilty in connection to the nationwide college admissions scandal, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. Center, who was arrested and fired last month, [pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.](By entering the plea, he admitted to accepting a $100,000 bribe four years ago to admit a student to UT. The tennis coach and thirteen parents—including actresses Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin—were charged with conspiring with William “Rick” Singer, who helped bribe college entrance exam administrators, coaches, and university officials to facilitate students’ entrance into colleges across the country. Center faces a maximum of twenty years in prison, three years of supervised release, and a fine. Austin elementary school principal accused of "anti-immigrant bias" Austin community leaders called a press conference to protest an “anti-immigrant bias” at Andrews Elementary school [following allegations that the school’s principal harassed immigrant parents and referred to migrants as “illegals.”](According to sources that spoke with local news platform Patch, the principal was said to have replaced two immigrant parents on the PTA board, saying that “illegals” shouldn’t serve on the board. The school’s principal, Gabriela Soto, is a Latina from El Paso. Multiple Hispanic advocacy groups and education groups came to the press conference to address their concerns and demand a public apology from Austin ISD as well as the immediate removal of Soto as principal. FOOD & DRINK [Recipe: Spinach Enchiladas From the Los Barrios Cookbook ]( PAULA FORBES In our Classic Texas Cookbooks series, the family behind the iconic San Antonio restaurant reveals its Tex-Mex secrets. [Read more.]( [Good Newscast: Listen Now!]( G]([ood Newscast]( News ever get you down? 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