Music
January 31, 2013
Willie Faces the Music
Willie Nelson is set to release a new album in April, just two weeks shy of his eightieth birthday.
January 2013
The Stand Up Desk
January 31, 2013
Welcome to the New National Home Page of Texas
Forty years ago, as the very first issue of Texas Monthly was being put together by Bill Broyles & Co., Life magazine folded. Though it would later resume publication (before finally folding again in 2007), and though it continues on today as a pretty
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
Ted Cruz, For Real
The newly elected senator makes a thoughtful case for opportunity conservatism, but can he sustain the message?
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
State of the Session
What have the opening weeks of the Eighty-third Legislature taught us? And where do we go from here?
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
State of the Website
Today marks another big step forward at Texas Monthly, thanks to the hard work of countless people on our staff (and countless late nights that turned into early mornings). We’re launching a new and vastly improved website, which I hope you’ll spend some time browsing. One of the
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
Getting Serious
Behind the humor of Ann Richards’ Democratic keynote address lay the calculation of an ambitious politician.
Sports
January 31, 2013
Breaking: Johnny Football is a College Student
A&M QB Johnny Manziel has a little fun post-Cotton Bowl, to the delight of TMZ, and the distress of some prigs in the media.
Crime
January 31, 2013
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… January Edition
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News’ police blotter.
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
BREAKING: House committee assignments
Well, today is the day that the Speaker’s honeymoon ends and the members’s complaints begin. Last session the Republicans held 25 chairs and the Democrats 10. This time around it’s Republicans 24 and Democrats 14. Of course, the Democrats picked up seats in the last election cycle, but I suspect
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
What Nobody Says About Austin
Is Austin the state’s most segregated city?
January 31, 2013
Houston Cattle Baron’s Ball
April 27The George Ranch Historical ParkHoustoncattlebaronsball.orgCelebrating their silver anniversary, the Houston Cattle Baron’s Ball will host Texas’ own, the Josh Abbott Band, to entertain and help raise money for the American Cancer Society. On April 27th, enjoy a festive night of dinner, dancing, and prizes. The event
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2013
The Education of Tom Craddick
The future Speaker of the House had a secret weapon when he wanted to pass a bill in 1969: his Democratic roommates.
The Culture
January 31, 2013
E.T. Fills His Tank In Eagle Ford
More talk about UFO sightings near the oil play in South Texas.
The Wanderer
January 30, 2013
Calling All Weekend Wanderers
In Texas Monthly’s inaugural issue (forty years ago this month, in February 1973), writer Richard West exhorted “weekend wanderers” to pack up and embrace the three-day vacation. “With a little imagination, planning, and a basic Texas road map,” he wrote, “a very real quality of leisure and
The Culture
January 30, 2013
Remembering the Space Shuttle Columbia
Ten years ago, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over East Texas as it reentered the Earth’s atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts aboard.
Eat My Words
January 30, 2013
Austin Food & Wine Festival announces finalized schedule
Yesterday, the Austin Food & Wine Festival announced the finalized schedulefor the 2013 festival, which takes place April 26-28 at Auditorium Shores.The culinary event features a plethora of seminars including Drinking Vinegars & Shrubs, Classic Desserts in a Modern Kitchen, Qui Ingredients, It’s Tailgate Time In Texas, and
Politics & Policy
January 30, 2013
Cornyn, Cruz oppose Kerry confirmation
The emergence of Ted Cruz has made life miserable for Minority Whip John Cornyn. Cruz constantly has the senior senator for Texas looking over his right shoulder. Cornyn voted against Kerry as secretary of state, as did Cruz, but it’s likely that he did so only to inoculate himself against
Food & Drink
January 30, 2013
Where to Eat Now
And the year's best new restaurants are...
Burka Blog
January 30, 2013
Not with a bang but a whimper
And so ends, for all practical purposes, the long Perry governorship. In an article I posted on Saturday, previewing the State of the State address, I asked, “Is it his last?” The tenor of his speech yesterday affirms that it is. Perry spoke mainly about the state he loves:
Arts & Entertainment
January 29, 2013
The Drop Everything List
Carrie Rodriguez, Singing Bach on the Flues, A Day With Dangerous Guitar, and the Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Symposium . . .
Arts & Entertainment
January 29, 2013
The Drop Everything List
Tales from Dell City, Texas, "Taquerías of Southmost," Terry Allen, and lessons in method acting . . .
Energy
January 29, 2013
Texas Tenth in the Nation for Green Building
The Lone Star state constructed over 36 million square feet of energy-efficient space last year.
Politics & Policy
January 29, 2013
Teachers, Protect Yourselves
State legislators propose a bill that would allow communities to raise taxes in order to fund the school security measures they prefer.
Sports
January 29, 2013
Matthew McConaughey Works Through Stages of Grief After Lance Armstrong’s Confession
First he was mad, then he was sad. Now he is coming to terms.
News & Politics
January 29, 2013
One Texas Lawmaker Wants Electric Vehicle Owners to Pay
Representative Drew Darby wants fuel-efficient vehicles, which naturally incur lower gas taxes, to be charged increased registration fees.
Business
January 29, 2013
Texas Business Report: Dell May Go Private
The company's stocks shot up thirteen percent on news that CEO Michael Dell might work with private investors to buyout shareholders.
Politics & Policy
January 29, 2013
How Texas Tackles Gun Control
State politicians propose solutions ranging from arming teachers to praying for protection.
Eat My Words
January 29, 2013
Texas Wine of the Month: Pedernales Cellars Tempranillo Reserve 2010
This year kicks off with a Tempranillo for Texas Wine of the Month. By now, you should be fairly familiar with the prevalence of this grape. It’s turning heads in Texas blends (McPherson Cellars La Herencia) as well as in single-varietal wines (Inwood Estates Vineyards “Cornelius” Tempranillo). This month, we
Media
January 29, 2013
Happy 40th Birthday To Us
A sneak peek of the cover of our fortieth anniversary issue and an important announcement regarding the future of TM Daily Post.
Books
January 29, 2013
Scientology Versus Author Lawrence Wright
The Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s new book on Scientology, Going Clear, arrives on shelves today amid a swarm of controversy.
January 29, 2013
Spring Lucchese Classics Trunk Show
May 4Pinto RanchHoustonpintoranch.com Lucchese reps will be in-store with the Handmade Classics collection plus choice leather hides and skins to choose from for your own unique pair of special order boots. Be fitted by the Lucchese experts and choose from the largest inventory of handmade boots in the
Books
January 28, 2013
Bexar County Public Library Will Be Entirely Digital
Announced a judge who himself has 1,000 first editions in his personal library.
Eat My Words
January 28, 2013
Uchi Houston Sous Chef to Replace Uchiko’s Tim Dornon
Last week, we reported that Tim Dornon, chef de cuisine of Uchiko, was leaving the Uchi establishment to join Paul Qui’s newest restaurant, QUI, as a chef consultant.Just a day after the news broke, Philip Speer, culinary director of Uchi, revealed to Eater Houston that Page Pressley, sous
Eat My Words
January 27, 2013
Texas Spirits: San Antonio’s Jeret Peña Dishes on Texas Cocktails
On heels of the San Antonio Cocktail Conference—a national four-day conference modeled after the likes of the New Orleans’ Tales of the Cocktail event that brings together bartenders from around the country to learn, taste, and talk everything cocktail—I had a chance to catch up with local craft bartender
January 26, 2013
Charles Beckendorf Gallery Spring Show
May 18 Charles Beckendorf Gallery Fredericksburgbeckendorf.comVisit the Spring Show and see all the beautiful giclees, prints, hand watercolors, and books by Texas legendary artist, Charles Beckendorf. Enjoy a glass of wine or beer and find that perfect addition to your home or office.
Politics & Policy
January 26, 2013
Perry will deliver State of the State address on Tuesday; is it his last?
And what will he say? He will no doubt take credit for the flourishing economy and the things that contribute to it: low taxes, low spending, a favorable regulatory climate, and a judicial climate that is hostile to lawsuits. He will touch on his legislative priorities; in particular, the fetal
Business
January 25, 2013
Texas Business Report: Mark Cuban’s Legal Woes
The Dallas Mavericks owner is back in federal court this month, hoping to get an insider-trading lawsuit against him thrown out.
Politics & Policy
January 25, 2013
SAEN: DNC finance chair Munoz’s career marred by fiscal debacle
The San Antonio Express-News has a story today by columnist Gilbert Garcia about Munoz’s experience in handling a project called Museo Alameda. (Garcia, you may recall, wrote a well-received book about the 1976 presidential primary in Texas called Reagan’s Comeback.) I don’t think Obama would be cheered by the
The Culture
January 25, 2013
The Cities Issue
Chances are you are reading this in a Texas city. Though our rural population of 3.8 million is still the country’s largest, we are, for the most part, a bunch of city folk. Almost 85 percent of the state’s population now lives in urban areas. That may not be how
Sports
January 25, 2013
VIDEO: Johnny Football’s Latest Unbelievable Performance
It may not be as high-stakes as the Alabama game or Cotton Bowl, but Johnny Manziel’s video with basketball trick shot specialists Dude Perfect is still jaw-dropping.
Sports
January 25, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys as the Oakland Raiders
Cedric Golden of the Austin American-Statesman wonders when Jerry Jones will "will trade in his designer suits for a set of silver-and-blue warm-ups," a la former Raiders owner Al Davis.
Politics & Policy
January 24, 2013
Drawing Straws
Those in the Senate chamber yesterday witnessed the strange ritual of drawing lots to stagger Senate terms after redistricting.
San Antonio
January 24, 2013
Considering the Cactus
A Lament on Roots, Bexar County, TX
Books
January 24, 2013
The Artist and the City
For thirty years, when she wasn’t writing books or winning genius grants, Sandra Cisneros has been pushing and prodding San Antonio to become a more sophisticated (and more Mexican) city. Now she’s leaving town. did she succeed?
San Antonio
January 24, 2013
San Antonio Rose
I used to think my hometown was a sleepy, slow-moving place where nothing much would ever happen. But forty years after I left, the city is a bustling, economically vibrant, progressive place I hardly recognize—in a good way.
Houston
January 24, 2013
Found in Translation
Activist Glenda Joe on the immigrant experience in Houston.
Houston
January 24, 2013
On Hillcroft
When driving down 59 after work you squint at the setting sun that glares redly in your eye, and around you the cars have become an ocean of unmoving metal, come to Hillcroft.Nothing to eat at home except what you might pull out of the freezer. Piles of bills, TV,
Houston
January 24, 2013
My Montrose
Forty years (and more) of the exuberant, eclectic neighborhood where I was born, grew as a writer, and found inspiration for the early pages of this magazine.
Media
January 24, 2013
A Tale of Six Cities
Modern Texas, as told through the archives of Texas Monthly.
Houston
January 24, 2013
This Is Texas
Why the capital should rightfully be Houston, not Austin.