Best Thing in Texas
May 28, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Fallen Soldier Returns Home Almost 70 Years Later
Texas GI Hershell Riggs went missing in 1950, but his family never gave up hope he’d come back home.
Best Thing in Texas
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Best Thing in Texas
May 21, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: Austin Billionaire Robert Smith Pays Off Morehouse College Student Loans
The richest black man in America made a big announcement during his commencement speech to the graduating class of 2019.
Best Thing in Texas
May 7, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A San Antonio Native Stopped the San Diego Synagogue Shooting
“Armed only with a mean face,” former sailor and soldier Oscar Stewart became a hero.
Best Thing in Texas
April 25, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: An Escaped Kangaroo Takes a Wimberley Walkabout
This marsupial on the lam from an exotic wildlife ranch has become the talk of the Hill Country.
Best Thing in Texas
March 21, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: This Fella Brought a Dang Longhorn to a Petco
It's the opposite of a bum steer.
Best Thing in Texas
March 12, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Missouri City Donut Shop Finds Sweet Victory, Thanks to the Internet
The power of social media. And donuts.
Best Thing in Texas
March 6, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: This Beaumont Principal’s “Tucked In Tuesdays” Bedtime Reading Warms Our Hearts
Belinda George makes sure that every student at her elementary school gets read to at night.
Best Thing in Texas
February 26, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: The Clippers Gave Dirk Nowitzki a Standing Ovation
The giant of Texas basketball got the classiest of send-offs.
Best Thing in Texas
February 21, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Message in a Bottle Washed Up on Padre Island—57 Years Later
The missive was part of a 1962 study that attempted to track the flow of ocean currents.
Best Thing in Texas
February 14, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Baker Made Valentines Out of a Canceled Order
When life handed Mary Lee of Magnolia Lee Baking dinosaurs, she made dino-valentines.
Best Thing in Texas
February 7, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Scottish Mountain Man Was Rescued—After His Distress Signal Was Picked Up in Houston
70-year-old Ken had been living off the grid for 25 years when he fell ill.
Best Thing in Texas
January 29, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: Thousands Showed Up for Burial of Unaccompanied Veteran
When no next of kin could be located, Texans showed up en masse to make sure this veteran’s service was honored at his burial.
Best Thing in Texas
January 24, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: A Cancer Patient Found Out He Won $100,000 While He Was in the Hospital
Cancer sucks, but the timing couldn’t have been more fortuitous.
Best Thing in Texas
November 21, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Jadeveon Clowney and the Texans Cheerleaders Took Kids Shopping After Their House Burned Down
The Texans’ pass rusher, five cheerleaders, and Toro teamed up to make the Harris family’s day.
Best Thing in Texas
November 12, 2018
The Bessssssst Thing in Texasssss: A Pet Boa Constrictor That Ended Up in a Fort Worth Goodwill Is Back Home
The snake’s owner was terrified that someone was going to steal his pet.
Best Thing in Texas
November 9, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A Woman Called off Her Wedding and Donated It to Another Couple
It’s a bittersweet tale, but it ended with a happy couple.
Best Thing in Texas
October 30, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: An Austin Couple Transform Their House Into a Whataburger for Halloween
We guess our Whataween invite got lost in the mail.
Best Thing in Texas
October 18, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Dallas Yard Art Helped a Sick Little Girl Get Better
Mockingbird Lane’s "Elephant House" was a bright spot during a tough time.
Best Thing in Texas
September 18, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A Purple Heart Recipient and the Dog Who Served Alongside Him Were Reunited in San Antonio
The two wounded warriors—both Purple Heart recipients—had an emotional reunion.
The Culture
September 5, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Meet Emotional Support Alpacas Willie, Waylon, and Tex
The cowboy hat-wearing trio warmed hearts at the Texas Rural Health Services center in La Grange.
Best Thing in Texas
July 31, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A Homeless A&M Grad Handed Out Resumes in Silicon Valley and Got Hundreds of Job Offers
Technically, a Texan does the best thing in California.
Best Thing in Texas
July 23, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: Limestone County Deputies Installed a New AC Unit for an Elderly Couple
Truly refreshing news.
Best Thing in Texas
July 13, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: A Five-Year-Old Celebrated His Birthday at H-E-B
”Here, everything’s birthday,” indeed.
Best Thing in Texas
July 6, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Former Longhorns Receiver Marquise Goodwin Surprised His Mom With a Dang House
We’re not crying, you’re crying.
Best Thing in Texas
June 18, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A San Antonio Man Bought Pizza for 54 Immigrants Found in the Back of a Semi Truck
“No I didn’t have to,” he told reporters, ”But they’re my people.”
Best Thing in Texas
June 4, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Watch Barton Springs Pool Cheer on a Little Girl as She Jumps In
She’s so brave!
Best Thing in Texas
June 1, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: A Texan Wins the National Spelling Bee
What: The 2018 Scripps National Spelling Bee.Who: Karthik Nemmani, a fourteen-year-old from McKinney.Why It’s So Great: On Thursday night, a Texan took home the championship title from the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Karthick Nemmani, an eighth grader at Scoggins Middle School, knew he had it
The Culture
May 23, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Drivers Rescue a Horse on the Highway
No horses were harmed in the filming of this video. In fact, one was saved.
Best Thing in Texas
May 17, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: Houston Sports Teams Sure Do Love Each Other
It’s hard not to like these guys.
Music
May 4, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: What a Week For Texas Music
Willie Nelson, Leon Bridges, Post Malone, Shakey Graves, and Okkervil River all put out new records in an eight-day span.
Arts & Entertainment
April 23, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: ‘Friday Night Lights’ is Streaming on Hulu and Amazon Prime
Texas forever, again.
Best Thing in Texas
April 13, 2018
The Best Thing In Texas: Meet the Seven-Year-Old Who Climbed Mount Kilimanjaro
Montannah Kenney became the youngest girl to climb the mountain two months before her eighth birthday.
Best Thing in Texas
April 9, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Micheal Brown Gets Into Twenty Top Universities
The Lamar High School senior gets his pick of Stanford, Harvard, Yale, and seventeen other universities.
The Culture
March 23, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: The Oldest Man in America Smiling
Richard Overton, 111-year-old Austin resident, is still loving life.
Best Thing in Texas
January 12, 2018
The Best Thing in Texas: Shea Serrano Fans Are Sending a Whole Bunch of Copies of His Basketball Book to Soldiers Deployed Overseas
The generous spirit of the Houston-based writer—and his online army of fans—continues to impress.
Best Thing in Texas
December 22, 2017
The Best Thing in Texas: Erykah Badu Kills It on ‘The Tonight Show’
A reminder of why she’s not just an inspiration to superstars, but a vital talent of her own.
Best Thing in Texas
December 14, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: A Woman at an Amarillo Burger King Saved a Lady’s Life With Ice Cream
Helping your neighbor can be delicious.
Best Thing in Texas
December 8, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: This Lady Goes Around Handing Out Christmas Cards to Everybody
Spreading a little holiday cheer.
Best Thing in Texas
November 23, 2017
Best Things in Texas: Why We’re Thankful for Texans
There were so many times that we could have broken this year. But not Texans. We’re not made that way.
Sports
November 11, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: José Altuve’s Letter To J.J. Watt
A mashup of Houston sports icons to warm your heart.
Best Thing in Texas
November 3, 2017
The Best Thing in Texas: Beyoncé as Nala in ‘The Lion King’ Remake
She just can’t wait to be queen.
Best Thing in Texas
October 15, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: St. Vincent’s ‘Masseduction’
The Dallas guitar hero’s expansive sixth release is a strong album of the year contender.
Best Thing in Texas
September 30, 2017
The Best Thing in Texas: Reporter Reunited With the Truck Driver She Saved During Harvey on Ellen
KHOU’s Brandi Smith got a pleasant surprise.
Best Thing in Texas
September 23, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: Kelly Clarkson Singing With The Survivor of a Plane Crash
After surviving a plane crash, Kechi Okwuchi makes "Stronger" her anthem.
Best Thing in Texas
September 16, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: ‘Madden NFL 18: Longshot’
The most interesting sports video game in years tugs on some specific Texas heartstrings.
Best Thing in Texas
August 25, 2017
The Best Thing In Texas: Apparently Manu Ginobili And Gregg Popovich Are Concert Buddies
There’s no accounting for taste, though.
Best Thing in Texas
April 1, 1985
The Best of Texas
We’ve gone from one end of the state to the other to bring you the best-ever list of Texas Bests.
Best Thing in Texas
July 1, 1980
The Best Strikes Back
Four years ago we brought you the Best of Texas. Now we do it again— only better.
Best Thing in Texas
June 30, 1976
The Best of Texas
You may disagree, but we know we’re right.