Gene Wu

Remembering Sylvester Turner’s life and legacy in Houston

The passing of a giant: Remembering Sylvester Turner, a longtime legislator, mayor of Houston and member of Congress.
The Neiman Marcus flagship store, a symbol for Dallas for more than a century, is set to close for good, despite local efforts.
The history of vaqueros and a legacy that continues in many a Texas kitchen and beyond. Tacos of Texas host Mando Rayo explains.
Plus: the week in politics with The Texas Tribune and poetry from the Typewriter Rodeo.

The questions on local ballots across Texas this May election

Early voting is underway statewide for the May 6 elections. What’s at stake? A roundtable of reporters survey the landscape.

New emissions rules from the EPA could mean some big changes coming to Texas coal plants.

Changes to a bill restricting purchases of property by citizens of China, North Korea, Russia and Iran aren’t good enough, says Texas State Rep. Gene Wu. He says it’s discrimination.

And an axe murder in a North Texas suburb in the 1980s is now the focus of a new HBO Max series. We’ll talk to the director of “Love & Death”.