Famous actor and Texas native Matthew McConaughey was recently heard supporting his alma mater, the University of Texas in Austin, as he cheered on the 'Tek-Saz' Longhorns. Meanwhile, in Beyoncé's ...

College basketball fans might remember Max Abmas for his famed Cinderella run with Oral Roberts in 2021. Now, the high-scoring guard is looking to make one last run with Texas. Abmas, in his fifth ...

6 a.m. July 2, 2025: This story and video, originally published in 2018, is returning at the request of a Curious Texan. It’s easy for native and non-native Texans to get confused by some of Texas’ ...

Mispronouncing some Texas place names is a common occurrence, even among Texans. So, what does a linguist say about why people botch the pronunciation of these names? “Texas has a rich multicultural ...

Gotta say that in my lifetime of living in Southern California, I’ve never heard nadie pronounce Junipero like you say people mispronounce it — the malapropism I hear is “June-IH-pear-oh,” a ...

How many place names in Texas are pronounced can be traced to the state’s “rich multicultural history,” a linguistics professor said. David Montesino [email protected] Mispronouncing some ...