May 20, 2015
#64: Complete the Texas Monthly Bucket List
An interview with the Baylor Law student who spent a year doing 63 things that every Texan should do before they die.
Articles
May 14, 2015
The State of Texas: May 14, 2015
The City of Austin’s guest speaker problem, and Blue Bell on Craigslist for just $2,000.
Editor's Letter
May 13, 2015
Blue Bell Blues
Blue Bell and my empty freezer.
Art
May 13, 2015
Oil on Canvas
How the Spindletop gusher turned one prospector into an arts patron with an unusual flair for self-recrimination.
Texas History
May 13, 2015
Ich Bin ein Texan
A 181-year-old book reminds us that Texas was once much more German—and far more radical—than we realize.
Technology
May 7, 2015
Let’s Go to the Videotape
Meet SnapStream, a Google-style search engine for television.
Essay
April 20, 2015
This is (More or Less) Forty
A mid-life triumph on the Outer Mountain Loop.
Sports
April 9, 2015
Ben Crenshaw’s Final Round
His legacy, his old friend Harvey Penick, and his remarkable play at Augusta National twenty years ago.
Texas History
March 18, 2015
The Apache Amulet
A keepsake taken from a fallen warrior’s body 135 years ago hasn’t lost its power.
Lead
March 13, 2015
A Tale of Two Sites
In Houston, a pair of activists discover that the same environmental battles get fought over and over.
Roar of the Crowd
March 13, 2015
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the March 2015 Issue.
Energy
March 4, 2015
Learning to Roughneck
Growing up in the Permian Basin, I thought I had a sense of what it was like working the oilfields. Turns out I didn’t know a damn thing.
Music
January 27, 2015
Remembering Bobby “Blue” Bland
In their sixties Houston-based prime, the music of Bobby “Blue” Bland and his musical director Joe Scott was every bit as good as that of Frank Sinatra and Nelson Riddle.
January 23, 2015
Blake Benthall: Confirmed Goody Two-Shoes, Alleged International Drug Kingpin
An old friend says Houston’s Benthall, the alleged administrator of online drug emporium Silk Road 2.0, is an even unlikelier drug lord than Austinite Ross Ulbricht, who is currently on trial for running Silk Road 1.0. Which is not say that she thinks Benthall is innocent...
Essay
January 14, 2015
My Brother’s Secret
Growing up in my family, there were things you just didn’t talk about. Like feelings. Or sex. Or dying from AIDS.
Energy
January 9, 2015
This Time It’ll Be Different
Plummeting prices. Industry layoffs. Panicked mergers. Are we about to experience the eighties all over again?
Artifact
December 11, 2014
Saddle Up
Four generations of an illustrious border family have passed down a magnificent nineteenth-century example of Tejano saddlery.
December 3, 2014
The Ultimate Texas Gift Guide 2014
Puzzling over what to buy your favorite fifth-generation Texan? Scratching your head over what to send to your Texas relatives who now reside out of state? Wondering what to get the family next door who just moved here from California? Let this roundup of gift-worthy items—inspired by a few of
Made in Texas
November 14, 2014
Johnny’s Custom Hatters
Getting that brim just right.
Sports
November 7, 2014
Why You Should Root For Booker High School’s Football Team to Win the State Championship
Unless you’re an opponent, of course.
Music
November 6, 2014
Seminal Emo Band Mineral is Back at It
Seventeen years after breaking up, Mineral's Austin members have reunited for a series of shows, culminating in a performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest on Friday.
Ted Dekker, Christian thrillers, bestsellers
October 27, 2014
Teller of Dark Christian Tales Rewrites His Own Narrative
Author Ted Dekker discusses his personal transformation.
Entertainment
October 22, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Lead
October 13, 2014
Get Bucky
How the merger of two South Texas universities has stirred some complicated feelings about a fuzzy bronco.
Film & TV
October 13, 2014
Reel Life
Watch any footage from the Texas Archive of the Moving Image, and you’ll find yourself mesmerized by the unfreezing of time.
Essay
October 13, 2014
On the Road Again
I thought being a landman in the Eagle Ford Shale would help replenish my bank account. I quickly got more than I bargained for.
Editor's Letter
October 13, 2014
Nothing But Net
Andrea Valdez and the making of our digital identity.
Family Traditions
October 8, 2014
Revisiting the Family Circus
Eight-year-old Giovanni and six-year-old Victor can ride the Globe of Death, spin plates, and transfix large audiences. As the eighth generation of the Flores Family Thrill Show, it’s their birthright.
October 8, 2014
Colorado Tourism Conference Dinner RSVP
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Texas Scene
October 7, 2014
Macy’s Campus Shopping Events
Macy’s hosted their campus in-store activation events at the Post Oak location in College Station and at the Houston Galleria. Texas A&M and University of Houston students were shuttled via the Magic Bus to the store to join Macy’s for an exclusive shopping party. Click through to view pics.
TV
September 29, 2014
Austin City Limits, Now 40, Feels Younger Than Ever
A lot has changed since the KLRU show first started.
Sports
September 21, 2014
Tommy Maddox’s Life After Football
The retired NFL quarterback from Hurst on being the comeback kid.
Books
September 17, 2014
San Antonio and Its Discontents
Inside the mind of Diane Lawson.
Roar of the Crowd
September 15, 2014
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the September 2014 issue.
Editor’s Letter
September 12, 2014
Kate the Great
Katharyn Rodemann, Barça, and the making of a great issue.
September 9, 2014
TTIA Dinner RSVP
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GL&KG
September 4, 2014
Pride in Lubbock
Kat Cade, a Texas Tech student, founded a pride festival tailored to the largely conservative community of Lubbock.
food-safety
September 1, 2014
Microwave Could Extend Bread Shelf Life By 60 Days
Texas Tech Scientists Have Helped Develop MicroZap Technology to Purify Water, Food.
environmental-science
September 1, 2014
Our Choices Will Determine Climate Change Severity
Texas Tech scientist Katharine Hayhoe served as lead author on a report released by the White House.
environmental-health
September 1, 2014
Blood-Sucking Eyeworm Caused Drastic Quail Decline
The groundbreaking research by Texas Tech scientists was part of a multi-million dollar study.
healthcare
September 1, 2014
Working to Keep Breast Cancer From Spreading
Texas Tech chemist Yehia Mechref awarded elusive grant to study how the cancer may metastasize to brain.
Pick of the Week
August 18, 2014
Texan Trappings
The Diego by Old Gringo | $399.99 | available at texasbootcompany.com
August 14, 2014
How the Border Crisis Became Inspiration for a Television Show
How producers of "The Bridge" make entertainment out of grim news.
Editor's Letter
August 13, 2014
Editor’s Letter
The indefatigable Pamela Colloff.
Fashion
August 12, 2014
The Click Clique
Amber Venz was just a pretty Dallas girl with good taste and a blog, until she figured out something revolutionary: how to make money with every post. Meet the 27-year-old queen of a whole new fashion empire.
August 10, 2014
Happy 80th Birthday, Gary Cartwright
Texas Monthly staffers chose their favorite Cartwright pieces to celebrate the "best damn magazine writer who ever lived."
behind the lines
August 8, 2014
Turning the Page
Brian D. Sweany on taking the reins at Texas Monthly—and always carrying a pen.
Roar of the Crowd
July 23, 2014
Roar of the Crowd
Readers respond to the July 2014 issue.
The Texanist
July 15, 2014
The Texanist: Is There “No Such Thing as Bad Barbecue”?
Our estimable advice columnist on bad barbecue vs. no barbecue, rodeo bullfighting, and dogs at bars.
C'est super
July 13, 2014
Oak Cliff’s Bastille Day Celebration Takes Place Where a Utopian French Community Once Stood
Bastille on Bishop, which is expected to draw 4,000 people on Monday, was started by a French expat some ten years ago, but the area's connection to France runs much deeper.