Politics & Policy
June 14, 2022
Farewell to the Last Frontier
For decades, Terlingua was a refuge for cowboys, wanderers, and weirdos. Now it’s an increasingly popular getaway for well-heeled urbanites.
Terlingua
News & Politics
May 26, 2022
As an Accuser Speaks Out, the Criminal Case Against Basecamp Terlingua Founder Is Dismissed
For the past two years, Shawna Graves has wanted anonymity. Now she’s sharing her story publicly.
Politics & Policy
February 25, 2021
They Accused a Man of Sexual Assault in a Small West Texas Town. That Was Only the Beginning.
When several women spoke out against a powerful man in the former ghost town of Terlingua, the backlash was fierce.
Where to Stay Now
October 16, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Cozy, Retro Stay in Terlingua
Plus, a new art exhibit about the borderlands, a music compilation by many Texas artists, and Casa Colombia.
Food & Drink
December 5, 2016
How Not to Cook Like a Texan
One man's adventure in margarita-making turns into a prickly affair.
Recipes
December 5, 2016
Starlight Theatre’s Prickly Pear’ita
The Starlight Theatre Restaurant & Saloon has been serving its cactus margarita for so long that no one can recall its exact origins.
The Culture
December 3, 2014
The One-Time Girlfriend of One of Mexico’s Most Notorious Drug Lords Returns to the Border to Offer Tours
Following a reduction in border violence, Mimi Webb Miller is back, taking travelers through the rugged canyons and tiny towns of northern Mexico.
Border & Immigration
May 28, 2014
Lajitas’s Fiesta Protesta Against a Closed Border
After more than a decade of strict border enforcement, hundreds of residents on both sides of the US-Mexico border came together for the second annual Voices From Both Sides Festival to show what was lost when the border was closed.
Travel & Outdoors
March 7, 2014
¿Viva Terlingua?
A frontier town copes with a murder’s aftermath.
Eat My Words
February 7, 2014
Terlingua Mourns the Loss of La Kiva’s Owner
Glenn Felts, the owner of the well-known subterranean watering hole in the ghost town, was reportedly killed earlier this week.
Travel & Outdoors
October 14, 2013
By the Starlight
You may go for the solitude, but in the stark expanses of far West Texas, you’ll still find plenty of friends.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
On the Road Again—Big Bend
South from Alpine to Study Butte, west to Presidio, north to Marfa, and east to Alpine.
Texas History
January 20, 2013
Cemeteries
Simple wooden crosses in Terlingua, carefully delineated stonework in Jefferson: Five great graveyards that run the gamut.
Music
January 20, 2013
Music Clubs
Old country and western in Mingus, zippy zydeco in Bridge City: The shows always go on at these ten tuneful spots.
The Horse's Mouth
June 30, 2009
Living Off The Grid
John Wells on living off the grid.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2007
The Last Resort
After telecommunications tycoon Steve Smith bought the Big Bend town of Lajitas on a whim for $4.25 million, he spent perhaps $100 million more developing what was going to be a five-star, world-class getaway. The desert, however, had other ideas.