Why Molly Ivins Matters More Than Ever

Fifteen years after the popular journalist’s death, we’re living in the world she saw coming—and struggling to follow her example of joyful opposition. [Subscribe and save during the summer sale]( Aug 02, 2022 Politics & Policy [Why Molly Ivins Matters More Than Ever]( Fifteen years after the popular journalist’s death, we’re living in the world she saw coming—and struggling to follow her example of joyful opposition. [READ STORY](   MORE OF THE LATEST TM CLASSICS [Telling the Story of the “Bad Boy” of the ’90s Oil and Gas Industry in Texas]( Texas Monthly writer Jan Jarboe Russell on profiling the larger-than-life Houston oilman Oscar Wyatt. [READ STORY](   IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Politics & Policy [The Free Speech Elephant in Alex Jones’s Courtroom]( The trial this week in Austin to determine what Infowars owes in damages for defaming Sandy Hook parents could have had huge free-speech implications. Because of Jones’s choices, it won’t. [READ STORY](   Business [This Immigrant Entrepreneur Got His Start Hawking Jewelry in Houston Flea Markets. Now He’s Taking on Amazon.]( Cart.com's Omair Tariq is out to prove his tech company is a giant-killer. [READ STORY](   ONE MORE THING Travel & Outdoors [Do a Weekend, Not Just a Pit Stop, in Beaumont]( The former boomtown is home to a robust food scene, turn-of-the-century mansions, worthy museums, and natural splendor. [READ STORY](   TRENDING ONLINE - [Glen McCurley Strangled Carla Walker in 1974. Was She His Only Victim?]( - [A New Book Exposes the Junk Science That Leads to Wrongful Convictions. Its Unlikely Hero Is a Texan.]( - [After Nearly Closing, This El Paso Barbecue Joint Opens Two Restaurants in One Week]( - [Welcome to Alphaland, the Disney World for Bodybuilders]( - [The Day the Fire Came]( [Summer Sale! Subscribe to Texas Monthly and save.]( [🔥 Save While It's Hot!](   Save up to 87% on a Texas Monthly subscription during the summer sale. Limited time only. [SUBSCRIBE]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](.   P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( [Unsubscribe](