Art
November 6, 2018
The Latest Texas Vanity Plate Auction Has Some Real Winners
Troy Aikman can finally get the plate of his dreams.
Arts & Entertainment
Music
November 5, 2018
Spotify Made a Texas Voting Playlist
The Sweden-based music streaming service wants to rev up Texans to do their civic duty with songs popular in the state.
Art
November 2, 2018
The New Menil Drawing Institute Completes a Major Makeover
The $40 million building is the most significant addition to the Menil campus in decades.
Music
November 1, 2018
Did Post Malone Deserve That Viral Takedown?
Pop music’s current king got a savage review of his festival. We're not sure he deserved it.
Film & TV
November 1, 2018
‘The Long Dumb Road’ is the Kind of Road Movie You Don’t See Anymore
Director Hannah Fidell offers a contemporary coming-of-age road movie in her third feature.
Sports
October 30, 2018
The Longhorns Might Not Like The S&P+ Ranking, But it Works
The computer system ranking don't like the Longhorns. Here's why.
Film & TV
October 30, 2018
Bill Hicks Is Finally Getting the Biopic Treatment
Last week, reports indicated that Richard Linklater would be writing, directing, and producing a biography of the late Texas comedian.
Music
October 29, 2018
Fortress Festival Seems to Be Finding Its Identity
Entering its third year, the Fort Worth indie rock festival is full of Texas talent.
Art
October 26, 2018
The Story Behind the Beto O’Rourke Coins That Have Popped Up Around the State
How a New York guerrilla artist has been stumping for Beto O'Rourke through mysterious coins.
Arts & Entertainment
October 23, 2018
On ‘Parts Unknown,’ Anthony Bourdain Asks If West Texans Are the Platonic Ideal of Texans
Spoiler: The answer is yes.
Sports
October 23, 2018
Is There Any Way the Cowboys Won the Amari Cooper Trade?
The team gave up a first-round draft pick for a receiver who’s been anything other than a sure thing in recent years.
Sports
October 22, 2018
Former Longhorn Justin Tucker Missed His First-Ever Extra Point
One of the NFL’s greatest kickers cost his team a game.
Books
October 20, 2018
Octavio Solis’s Memoir ‘Retablos’ Offers a Vision of El Paso’s Border Beyond the News
Told through vignettes, 'Retablos,' a memoir by playwright Octavio Solis, depicts the myths and realities of a childhood along the border.
Music
October 19, 2018
Khalid Is Still Very Much Representing El Paso on His New ‘Suncity’ EP
The pop star, forever from the city of the 915, releases his new EP.
Sports
October 19, 2018
USA Gymnastics Is a Mess, and Simone Biles Won’t Stand for It
The former president was indicted. The interim president resigned. And there are still hundreds of victims.
Books
October 19, 2018
Getting to Know Billy Lee Brammer
A new biography charts the rise and fall of the author of 'The Gay Place,' a book many regard as the Great Texas Novel.
Music
October 19, 2018
Molly Burch Blooms on ‘First Flower’
On her second album, Molly Burch gets vulnerable.
Sports
October 19, 2018
Jimbo Fisher: The $75 Million Man
Texas A&M head football coach Jimbo Fisher tells us what Aggies will get for their money.
Film & TV
October 12, 2018
Yes, the Academics Who Devoted an Entire Journal Issue to Wes Anderson Just Might Know What They’re Talking About
It’s time to get intra-intra-diegetic.
Music
October 11, 2018
Willie Nelson Officially Releases His Ballot Box Anthem “Vote ’Em Out”
And it's strangely bipartisan! Really!
Sports
October 9, 2018
Are the Longhorns Back?
Depends on what you mean by back. But most of y'all need to slow your roll.
Arts & Entertainment
October 8, 2018
Root, Root, Root for the Amarillo Sod Poodles
When the finalists for Amarillo's new Double-A baseball team were announced, they raised eyebrows. But thanks to a catchy song, sod poodles are winning over Amarilloans.
Music
October 6, 2018
Did Paul McCartney Mistake the Chilean Flag for the Texan One at ACL?
He proudly waved the South American country's flag toward the end of his headlining set Friday night.
Music
October 2, 2018
Buddy Holly Muse Peggy Sue Gerron Did More Than Just Get Married
The namesake for two of Buddy Holly’s hits passed away at 78 in Lubbock on Monday.
Politics & Policy
September 30, 2018
Beto O’Rourke Had a Very Different Type of Political Rally
And it wasn't just because of Willie Nelson. We spent time on the ground at Austin's Auditorium Shores on Saturday night, and here's what we found.
Music
September 28, 2018
Texas Musicians Love Beto O’Rourke
...and they've loved him long before Willie Nelson stepped up.
Music
September 27, 2018
Nobody’s Girl Perform ‘What’ll I Do’ at Texas Monthly Studio
The trio of award-winning singer-songwriters, formed in 2017, just released a six-song EP.
Arts & Entertainment
September 27, 2018
Sound Check: Nobody’s Girl
Nobody’s Girl was formed in 2017 out of three Austin solo acts, all of whom had individually won the "New Folk" award at the annual Kerrville Folk Festival. BettySoo, Grace Pettis, and Rebecca Loebe stopped by Texas Monthly's studio to perform their lead single “What’ll I Do” from the EP
Art
September 26, 2018
Dallas Artist lauren woods is Locked in a Remarkable Museum Stand-off
An exhibition on police brutality prompts allegations, shutdown after curator is dismissed.
Books
September 25, 2018
‘What We Keep’ Is the Story of the Objects We Treasure
In this excerpt from ’What We Keep,’ three Texans share the stories behind their most cherished possessions.
True Crime
September 25, 2018
True Crime Podcast ‘Dr. Death’ Examines the Tale of a Maniacal Dallas Surgeon
The podcast looks to an old case—and suggests a new model for archival true crime podcasts.
Sports
September 24, 2018
Sports Journalism Is as Relevant, and Important, as Ever in 2018
After the second annual Dan Jenkins Medal for Excellence in Sportswriting, a conversation about the past and future of the industry.
Film & TV
September 24, 2018
Sorry, Y’all, ‘Dazed and Confused’ Is Not Based on Austin High School
Heading into the twenty-fifth anniversary of the film, we heard that straight from Richard Linklater himself.
Books
September 21, 2018
The Secret History of Anti-Mexican Violence in Texas
In her groundbreaking new book, Monica Muñoz Martinez uncovers the legacy of a brutal past.
Art
September 21, 2018
The Menil Collection Reopens With Fresh Look and New Galleries
After six months of renovations, the Houston cultural institution is back.
Art
September 21, 2018
Randal Ford on Photographing ‘The Animal Kingdom’
For his latest book, photographer Randal Ford took a walk on the wild(life) side.
Music
September 21, 2018
The Making of the Roy Orbison Hologram Tour
This fall, Roy Orbison is back on tour. Sort of. Here's how the Vernon native returned to the stage nearly three decades after his death.
Film & TV
September 19, 2018
Great-Grandma Avenged Her Mini Horse by Shooting the Gator She Thinks Ate It. This Story Deserves the Hollywood Treatment.
And here's how we'll make it. Get the agents for Sissy Spacek, Debra Winger, and Margo Martindale on the horn!
Energy
September 15, 2018
Tackling the Financial Reality of ‘Saudi America’
In her new book, Bethany McLean explores the unstable financial future of fracking.
Music
September 15, 2018
In Our Hyper-Political Times, Even Willie Nelson No Longer Unifies Us
The Red-Headed Stranger announced he’d be playing a rally for Beto O’Rourke. What happened next was predictable.
Film & TV
September 15, 2018
Will Michael B. Jordan Play the Next Superman?
The oddsmakers seem to think so.
Sports
September 14, 2018
And His Record Still Stands: Harley Redin Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award
Now 99 years old, the legendary coach of the Wayland Baptist Flying Queens has his official place in the Naismith Hall of Fame.
Film & TV
September 14, 2018
Documentary ‘Run Like the Devil’ Casts a New Light on the Cruz-O’Rourke Race
Austin filmmaker Steve Mims shows why (in some decidedly non-political ways) Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke aren't so different after all.
Arts & Entertainment
September 13, 2018
Sound Check: Eliza Gilkyson
In our latest Sound Check, two-time Grammy nominee Eliza Gilkyson stopped by Texas Monthly's studio to perform "Seculare," a haunting thank-you letter to life and all of its complexities.
Music
September 13, 2018
Video: Eliza Gilkyson Sings From the Heart
The two-time Grammy nominee performs 'Seculare' for the latest in our Sound Check series.
Sports
September 12, 2018
The Aggies Knock Off the Longhorns as Nation’s Most Valuable College Football Program
Not bad for a couple of .500 ball clubs!
Film & TV
September 12, 2018
Ten Movies With Texas Ties You Should Watch This Fall
It may be September, but the summer heat is far from over. Find some respite at the movies, from 'White Boy Rick' to 'A Star Is Born.'
Sports
September 8, 2018
So, About Those Longhorns…
That 12-0 record didn't quite pan out.
Sports
September 7, 2018
Could the San Antonio Raiders Happen in 2019?
The team won’t be calling San Antonio its permanent home, but they’re going to have to play somewhere next season—and it probably won’t be Oakland or Las Vegas.
Music
September 7, 2018
Ghostland Observatory Performs ‘Miss Abyss’—And Yes, There Are Lasers
Watch our latest Sound Check, in which the Austin-based duo performs a song from their new album.