Texas History
August 18, 2021
Quiz: Which of These Weird Texas Town Names Are Real?
No Googling allowed.
Geography
Art
June 29, 2021
Photographer Sebastien Boncy Chronicles Life in Houston’s Concrete Jungle
He’s spent more than seven years documenting the city’s life, landscape, and architecture.
News & Politics
June 29, 2021
Hundreds of Places in Texas Still Bear Offensive Names—Especially Against Native Americans
Earlier this month, a federal board removed the word “Negro” from sixteen locations in Texas, but the state map is still rife with slurs.
Being Texan
November 4, 2019
The National Media Hilariously Misunderstands Texas Geography
All the news from the “Dallas suburb” of Marfa and the “adjacent” regions of El Paso and the Rio Grande Valley.
Art
April 18, 2019
Corpus Christi Photographer to Use Guggenheim Grant on El Paso/Alaska Project
One of three Texans to earn a fellowship this year, Jennifer Garza-Cuen explores the interconnections of place and identity in her stunning images.
Border & Immigration
March 22, 2019
You Can Never Leave the Border Behind
Whether I lived in Chicago, Germany, or Dallas, I came to recognize one thing: it’s impossible to leave the borderlands behind.
Being Texan
January 30, 2019
From East Texas to El Paso, Four Texans Reflect on Where They’re From
Over the years, Texas Monthly’s most celebrated voices have written about the places that shaped them, from the Panhandle to the border. We revisit some of the classics.
The Daily Post
July 12, 2017
How Big Is Texas Compared With Other Landmasses?
As anybody who's ever made the twelve-hour drive from Beaumont to El Paso can tell you: Texas is big.
Being Texan
April 19, 2017
3,822 Miles
Seeing, and understanding, our land and its borders anew—in a Cessna 182 Skylane.
Being Texan
June 30, 1996
Stone Phillips
MY EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SON is named after a town in Texas. His given name was Daniel Streeter Phillips. When he was born, my wife, Debra, and I broke out the map of Texas and our finger kind of stopped at Streeter. It was actually going to be his middle name, but
Being Texan
September 30, 1989
The Soul of East Texas
Reflections and recollections of life among the shadows of the Piney Woods.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1989
My Favorite Place
What do the city of Lubbock, a defunct restaurant, and a submerged neighborhood have in common? They’re all places in somebody’s heart.