Writer Sarah Hepola spent eighteen months on this story and discusses how Navarro cheer coach Monica Aldama has been “pushed beyond reason.”
Dunn DealI have subscribed to Texas Monthly for going on forty years. While the magazine has always had more of an Austin perspective, there was enough honest reporting and humor that one could still enjoy reading. But your “Billionaire Bully” article about Tim Dunn [“The Billionaire Who Runs Texas,”
Meet three members of our acclaimed art department who make each issue of Texas Monthly a treat for the eye.
We’re already dealing with high prices, high mortgage rates, and high property taxes. Now the state faces a new crisis.
Pullman Market, at San Antonio’s the Pearl, offers restaurants, a mezcal bar, and grocery items that celebrate the state’s culinary bounty.
For weeks now, motorists have puzzled over a billboard advertising a senior citizen’s desire to find love in—and relocate to—tiny Sweetwater, Texas. Is it a sincere bid for companionship or an elaborate hoax? Texas Monthly investigates.
Kirthan and Kripa Shenoy honor Houston's famous internationalism in the best kind of way.
A new show in Fort Worth features the unclassifiable San Antonio–born artist, who connects deep space and the ancient fossil record.
Another dark comedy from Richard Linklater, a report on the ideological battles plaguing public schools, and an exhibition of modern collages by Black artists.
A controversial new law allows chaplains to replace school counselors. School districts—and campus ministries—across the state are largely unfazed.
Birrieria y Mariscos El General is back in Corpus Christi after temporarily moving to San Antonio, and its tacos, tostadas, and sopes are as fresh as ever.
As the podcast series comes to a close, hosts Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs reflect on what we’ve learned.
Cases of the once rare disease are on the rise, crippling and killing infants. A new program hopes to prevent and treat the condition among those who are most vulnerable.
Bikepacking—long-distance adventure cycling and camping—is on the rise in Texas. During the muddy, exhausting East Texas Showdown, I found out why.
The unprecedented discovery of coyotes carrying the DNA of nearly extinct red wolves has excited the island. But booming development, including a Jimmy Buffett–themed resort, threatens the animals.
A series of unsolved attacks presents a new theory, and investigators weigh the possibility of police involvement.
Earlier this month, the Texas Monthly art department was named a finalist in seven categories by the Society of Publication Designers—one of them being brand of the year. TM is in prestigious company in that category, nominated alongside Garden & Gun, The Guardian, National Geographic, and The New York Times Magazine. Texas
The remote Himalayan kingdom and the University of Texas at El Paso share a special relationship, thanks to the campus's architectural design more than a century ago.
The classic American dish gets a Tex-Mex makeover covered in chili gravy and cheese, taking comfort food to another level.
These grumpy recluses are “digging machines” that spend most of their lives underground.
Inside the Netflix star and competitive cheerleading coach’s fight against the fallout of instant stardom.
The film will be released in select theaters on Friday, May 24, and globally on Netflix on Friday, June 7.
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Dallas won the NHL Western Conference regular-season crown with balanced scoring and time on ice. How will the Stars fare in the playoffs?
Here’s how to prepare for tornado season, which is still relatively low-risk.
It seems like the heyday of smoked meats is far behind for the Big Apple, but there is a promising new food stall, Bark Barbecue, that shows some hope.
A brief and highly selective look at what just happened, from a tortoise that ran (well, crawled) away to some gizmos that were carried (that is, taken) away.
Meet the Gulf's beautiful invader.
Sometimes truth is stranger than fiction. Especially in the case of the dance-team mom who kidnapped a Kilgore Rangerette.
Getting lost at the Galleria, for the very first time.
After last weekend’s NASCAR Cup Series race, the Fort Worth venue won’t host top-flight auto racing again until next year.
The Earth-obsessed antiques dealer has orbs dating back to the 1700s.
An Austin woman married to a British man is looking for someone to defend this delicious and quintessentially Texas dish.
Volunteers and historians are breaking new ground in a less widely told story of slavery in Texas.
Daniel Webster Wallace was born in bondage in South Texas. By the time of his death, nearly eight decades later, he'd amassed a fortune—and a place in West Texas history.
The wood blewit has a lovely lavender hue and, oddly enough, is said to smell like frozen orange juice. It also tastes great in a breakfast taco.
A Big Spring wind turbine technician says the views three hundred feet above West Texas are magnificent—just watch out for the flying ants.
Yuji Kikuchi, a gearbox specialist with the Honda LCR team, brings us inside the engineers’ paddock before the Grand Prix of the Americas, in Austin.
A mother and her two daughters incorporate playful nods at their Hispanic culture with Cinnamon Girl Soaps.
The bankrupt Infowars host is the latest colorful character to stake out a place in the desert outpost of Terlingua.
As Helberg Barbecue, near Waco, recovers from a devastating fire, it’s pivoted to serving drive-through meals, like this citrusy wonder, from a trailer.
Assuming you own a pipeline, that is. The region is wrestling with a glut of the fuel.
Restaurants that cook Hidalgo-style barbacoa de borrego often have challenges adhering to health department regulations. But El Grandpa Mexican BBQ, in Georgetown, has made it work.
Nicholas Suntzeff doubts the latest round of conspiracy theories about extraterrestrials. But he hasn’t given up on finding neighbors in the universe.
A new book by a UNT historian argues that American medicine overlooks how the ailments of many Black Americans are influenced by the diets of their African forebears.
An Indigenous man couldn’t understand the court proceedings when he was charged with a crime in Texas. He was sentenced anyway.
Hosts Rob D’Amico and Karen Jacobs discuss a mysterious piece of evidence from the crime scene.
We hear from the last of the main suspects in the case, Heath Davis, who was known in the eighties as one of the toughest guys in San Angelo.
The Houston Rockets backup center waved to the crowd and said “Chicken’s on me!” before clanking the shot that guaranteed fans Chick-fil-A.
The company started in 1924 as a way to counter inflammation from Tejanos’ beloved chiles, and today its homeopathic products still help with all manner of aches and pains.
