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Oil Paintings

Luling’s artful pump jacks.

Michael Morton’s Life in Prison, In His Own Words

Excerpts from his book "Getting Life: An Innocent Man's 25-Year Journey from Prison to Peace."

Nacogdoches Is Proud of Clint Dempsey

Watching the U.S. Men's National Team's final match of the 2014 World Cup—which they lost to Belgium 2-1—in Dempsey's hometown.

Wine for Every Food. Food for Every Wine.

Central Market Wine Week is happening July 9 - July 15th, so we started thinking about our favorite food and wine combinations, and there are a lot. We’ve compiled a quick list that mixes old classics and fresh new ideas, in seven pairings perfect to complete the entire wine filled

Now About That Warren Jeffs Biopic

Texas Monthly writers Katy Vine and Sonia Smith watched "Outlaw Prophet," the new Lifetime movie based on the life of FLDS leader, and it was actually pretty good.

MSOM Instagram Contest Rules

RULES & REGULATIONS FOR THIS CONTEST: ENTRY DEADLINE: August 28, 2014Rules & Regulations 1) You do not need to provide consideration to anyone to enter.2) No purchase necessary.3) A weekly prize package includes a $20 gift certificate to participating restaurant of choice.4) To enter, follow on Instagram @margaritastateofmind and

Kat Candler Emerges from the Austin Film Scene with “Hellion”

"Hellion," about a difficult 12-year-old boy growing up without a mother, opens in Austin, Dallas and Port Arthur on June 27 and in Houston on July 4.

Stanley Marsh 3, the Infamous West Texas Eccentric, Has Died

The 76-year-old Amarilloan gained international fame for funding the Cadillac Ranch art installation, which turns forty this weekend. But his legacy was tainted by sordid allegations of sexual abuse.

5 Ways Texas A&M Improves Water

Texas A&M researches and students continue to address the many water issues facing our state, nation and world. Click here to watch the video!

TM Talks: PTSD

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The Checklist

What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.

The Last Word on the Willie Nelson Bus That’s NOT Willie Nelson’s Bus

Though advertised as a Honeysuckle Rose, the bus that recently sold in Whitehouse, Texas for $100,000, belonged to drummer Paul English.

Six Never-Before-Seen Photos of George Strait

During a 1984 tour through Texas.

A Double Date With Leatherface

Forty years later, I still can’t forget sitting in a darkened theater to watch “The Texas Chain Saw Massacre” with the movie’s leading man.

Race and Relations

Journalist Chris Tomlinson delves into the parallel histories of two Texas families with the same last name—one black, one white.

Sticking the Landing

Why Austin is the smart choice to host the X Games.

Gary Clark Jr. Talks Stevie Ray Vaughan

The Grammy Award-winner reflects on the blues musician that still inspires him today.

Time to Get Strait

And our June issue is better than a cup of coffee.

Texas Monthly Star Home VIP Reception

Texas Monthly and Silverton Custom Homes invited guests to the Texas Monthly Star Home VIP reception at the Parade of Homes Preview Party.  More than 80 VIP guests joined in on the back patio over the course of the evening to celebrate the official reveal of the Texas Monthly Star

All George Strait’s No. 1’s

Listen to all of King George's greatest hits.

Travaasa Sweepstakes

Enter for a chance to win the Ultimate Mancation

TM Talks: Can Marijuana Help Veterans With PTSD?

Hell on Wheel

Only in Texas can you make football even rougher.

Sweepstakes Rules: The Sebastian – Vail

Winner will receive a two-night stay in Vail’s hippest boutique hotel, The Sebastian – Vail. Located right in the heart of Vail Village, The Sebastian redefines mountain luxury. In addition to two nights of lodging in deluxe accommodations, this prize package* includes two drinks at Frost bar, welcome amenity, dinner

The Checklist

What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.

Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era

“There are so many mad dogs in Denton county that people won’t send their children to school, and people riding about o’nights ride like Arabs on dromedaries, crossing their nice little legs in front of them.” —Weekly Democratic Statesman (Austin), June 3, 1875

Wyly Like a Fox

Sam Wyly v. the SEC.

Scoot McNairy Catches Fire

Scoot McNairy, lavender farmer.

Where the Jest Begins

Don't laugh, Fort Worth isn't funny.

Sweepstakes Rules: The Sebastian – Vail

Winner will receive a two-night stay in Vail’s hippest boutique hotel—The Sebastian – Vail. Located right in the heart of Vail Village, The Sebastian redefines mountain luxury. In addition to two nights of lodging in deluxe accommodations, this prize package* includes two drinks at Frost bar, welcome amenity, dinner for

Sweepstakes Rules: The Sebastian in Vail

Happy Birthday, Mary Kay Ash

A look back through the years of the empire of Mary Kay, who would have turned 96 today.

How Long Blues

What will it take for Stevie Ray Vaughan to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

The Texanist: Can a Non-Native Texan Teach Texas History?

Our estimable advice columnist on seventh-grade Texas history teachers, the ban on the can ban, sought-after stick sausages, and more.

Gone to (and From) Texas

Jake Silverstein on what first drew him to Texas, what kept him here, and what he will miss as he takes his leave.

The Eyes of East Texas Are Upon Him

UT fans meet Charlie Strong.

Sweesptakes Rules: Texas Ski Ranch

Winner will receive one week of overnight camp at Camp TSR. Camp TSR is an action sports camp located at the Texas Ski Ranch in New Braunfels. Campers ages five to 17 spend their days wakeboarding, snowboarding, skateboarding, rock climbing, stand up paddle boarding and more.  With half day, full

Sweesptakes Rules: Texas Ski Ranch

Winner will receive one week of overnight camp at Camp TSR. Camp TSR is an action sports camp located at the Texas Ski Ranch in New Braunfels. Campers ages five to 17 spend their days wakeboarding, snowboarding, skateboarding, rock climbing, stand up paddle boarding and more.  With half day, full

Sweesptakes Rules: Texas Ski Ranch

One Man’s Mission to Save “Real Country”

Or “Ameripolitan,” the term Dale Watson coined to distinguish his music from the pop country of today.

Bernie Has Been Released From Prison

And he'll live in Richard Linklater's garage apartment.

It’s a Good Time for Ann Richards

A documentary called “All About Ann: Governor Richards of the Lone Star State” premieres tonight on HBO and resonates in some ways with the Wendy Davis story.

The Stars Are Bright

The Dallas hockey team is winning games—and thereby fans—again.

Sweepstakes Rules: Amarillo

Winner will receive a two-night stay at the Courtyard by Marriott-Amarillo West, breakfast at the Big Texan Steak Ranch, lunch at Youngblood’s Stockyard Café, and admission to the city’s best attractions including:American Quarter Horse Hall of Fame & Museum, Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum, Palo Duro Canyon State Park, TEXAS Outdoor Musical,

Old News: An Illustrated Look at Curious Headlines From a Bygone Era

“Six-shooters have superseded bells at Dallas as fire alarms. Over 200 shots were fired on the occasion of a recent blaze.”—San Marcos Free Press, June 19, 1884 

Streamlining the Quest to Overturn Wrongful Convictions

The Innocence Project of Texas receives thousands of letters each year from prison inmates proclaiming their innocence. So do a number of other innocence clinics around the state, which is why the Lubbock-based nonprofit wants to establish a single system for screening letters.

Witness to an Execution

Why I decided to watch my father’s killer die.

The Rough Guide to Frackistan

Hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, should rank alongside the smartphone as this young century’s most transformative technology. Over the past decade, so much oil and gas has been unlocked from previously impervious rock that America’s generation-long energy crisis has all but ended. Instead of a crippling strategic vulnerability—dependence on foreign

Hannah Overton’s Day in Court

The Corpus Christi mother convicted of murdering her four-year-old foster son has maintained her innocence for eight years, and she finally had a chance to plead her case to Texas’s highest criminal court.

Tips From the Great Debater

At 94 years old, debate icon Thomas Freeman has taught everyone from Martin Luther King Jr. to Barbara Jordan.