Texas History
February 16, 2022
The Story Behind the Story: “The Coming of Redneck Hip,” November 1973
A pair of Texas Monthly writers chronicle an emerging scene that would end up defining a city and changing American music forever.
Jan Reid
Books
December 23, 2017
The Best Books of 2017, According to Texas Authors
From investigative nonfiction to funny memoirs to moving novels, here are the books Texas authors loved this year.
Books
May 24, 2017
What to Read This Month
The best books by and for Texans coming out in June 2017.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
A Q&A With Jan Reid
Senior editor John Spong talked with Jan Reid about his new Ann Richards biography, ‘Let the People In.’
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
The Last Liberal
As Jan Reid's new biography makes clear, Ann Richards was one of the most magnetic politicians of the past thirty years. So why didn’t she leave much of a legacy?
Feature
January 20, 2013
Citizen Cane
Ten years ago I was shot in Mexico City by a street thug who wanted to kill me. Since then, I’ve endured unbelievable pain and learned how to walk again, and I’m thankful for what I have: a new outlook on life, time with my family, and a chance to
Editor's Letter
March 31, 2008
The Audacity of Hope
I have a very clear memory of returning from a birthday trip with my wife to Paris, where we were blissfully unaware of the awful happenings back home. This was in late April 1998, when cell phones weren’t ubiquitous and BlackBerrys didn’t exist—even e-mail was in limited use—so my first
The Stand Up Desk
May 31, 1998
Brave and Selfless
Crime in Mexico hits home.