The fresh, doughy aroma around the conical fermentation tanks at Austin Beerworks is a sign that trillions of yeast cells are turning the sugary, hoppy liquid inside into beer. But there is another byproduct: carbon dioxide. Read more in the Washington Post.

They found 92-year-old Doris Gleason lying near the dining room table. “She’s here,” an employee told Doris’ daughter Shannon, who had been searching the apartment for her. “She’s gone.” Shannon turned and saw her mother’s dark slacks, suede shoes, gray blouse. She sank into a sofa and didn’t move. Read more in The Dallas Morning News.

Randy Jackson’s culture shock was magnified when he moved from Texas — where Friday night lights are a societal obsession — to a European league in which players are paid but most consider football a part-time gig outside their main profession. Read more in the New York Times.

The first time he called, I was home with family on a Saturday afternoon in 2022. I asked if he had time later to continue our conversation. “Yeah, I have nothing planned,” he laughed. Read more in Texas Monthly.

Driving toward Dallas, I began to write his obituary in my head. There he was, in the rearview mirror, starting to notice the landmarks that point the way to the vet’s office. He laid back his ears. He hid his paws. He probably thought it was another nail trim, his least favorite kind of outing. Read more in Garden & Gun.

With a mountain lion skull tucked safely under his arm, Mike Bodenchuk walked a couple of miles across downtown Fort Worth to the medical examiner’s office. Read more in The Dallas Morning News.

Ashok Kolla walked past the news cameras at the Allen Premium Outlets on Sunday, phone to his ear, trying to find the woman from Hyderabad who was unaccounted for after the deadly mass shooting at the mall a day earlier. Read more in The Guardian.

The thick brown liquid had been fermenting in the jug for three days, which meant it was time for Fatean Gojela to get it ready to serve for Orthodox Easter. With her granddaughter, Ava, at her side, she poured it little by little through a thin mesh sack. Read more in The New York Times.

Shoppers meandered through NorthPark Center. Some carried big red Macy’s bags that proclaimed, in bold white script, “Believe.” But Casen Hagans, 11, wasn’t sure he should. In line to see Santa Claus, Casen turned to his mother and quietly expressed concern. Read more in The Dallas Morning News.