Texas Business Report: What the American-US Airways Merger Means
Some analysts predict the deal could be bad news for leisure travelers, especially those in smaller markets.
Some analysts predict the deal could be bad news for leisure travelers, especially those in smaller markets.
By Rob Heidrick and Texas Monthly
Residents may soon enjoy a ski lift-like public transit system.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
The state's top events and offerings, from the last showing of "A Ride With Bob" in Austin to seeing Mike Tyson perform onstage in his one-man show in Grand Prairie.
By Michael Hoinski and Texas Monthly
Barbara Cargill, the nominee to head the State Board of Education, talks about curriculum standards, how she would teach evolution, and the number of fossils she owns.
By Laura Wright and Texas Monthly
"ilu," 63-year-old Rep. Cohen (D-Tennessee) tweeted multiple times at a young bikini model.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
Rick Perry's trip to California is not about recruiting businesses. It is about recruiting Republican donors in the Golden State — at state expense, no less, and with a large security detail.
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
The city's massive inland desalination plant is drawing admirers from near and far.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
Take it down, ordered U.S. House operations officers.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
"We've always attempted to think outside the box as far as what the needs of the community are," said Rev. Brad Foster, Calvary Baptist Church's senior pastor.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
House Democrats picked up a surprising ally Monday afternoon in their bid to persuade Republicans to join their quest for immediate action on restoring the cuts to public education: second-term Republican David Simpson.
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
Since we launched the redesigned texasmonthly.com, I’ve received lots of feedback from my readers. Now that the editors have had a little bit of time to work through some of the kinks, I wanted to address some of your concerns. During the redesign we switched to a new commenting system
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
Remember the 2012 Water Plan? Now it's being discussed in legislature. We'll bring you up to speed.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
Technologist, entrepreneur, and Texas A&M university student Jon Moeller found that the best way to develop his new business was to do it with the help of a school-sponsored startup accelerator.
Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis share six tunes that will set the mood for Valentine's Day.
By Andy Langer and Texas Monthly
The lawsuits against Armstrong are beginning to drop, and making amends may end up costing him millions.
By Ian Dille and Texas Monthly
On January 30, Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, released a poll on the U.S. Senate race in Texas. Did someone just say, What U.S. Senate race in Texas? Well, PPP surveyed John Cornyn’s prospects of keeping his seat against four Democratic opponents. As PPP put it, most
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
The final day of the court of inquiry into alleged prosecutorial misconduct by former Williamson County D.A. Ken Anderson ended with the man who helped put Michael in prison for 25 years for a crime he didn't commit calling the accusations against him "so bogus it’s unreal.”
By Pamela Colloff and Texas Monthly
My quest to become a walking, talking wine encyclopedia.
By Jessica Dupuy and Texas Monthly
Tightening the budget means the Lege may reduce film incentive spending by nearly $30 million, a decision that could end up costing millions in economic impact.
By Rob Heidrick and Texas Monthly
Today marks the end of the first month of the 83rd Legislature. What have we learned during that time?
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
Earlier this week during a Texas Tribune event, Speaker Straus warned vouchers supporters in the Senate that a "divisive" bill would not be welcome in the House and might not reach a vote.
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
How to do it and what our policy is.
The state's top events and offerings, from parking at a drive-in theater with your sweetheart to channeling your inner cowboy at the Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo.
By Michael Hoinski and Texas Monthly
In the first conversation of a new interview series called "Out of Office," the former Speaker of the House and the former lieutenant governor discuss their years in the Lege, how the Capitol has changed, and what to expect this session.
By Brian D. Sweany and Texas Monthly
How likely are Californian businesses to move to Texas?
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
Twenty-five years after the company’s first offering, Dell’s public stock will cease to exist. But its astonishing rocket-ride changed Austin forever.
By S. C. Gwynne and Texas Monthly
More testimony suggested that the former Williamson County D.A. may have withheld evidence that could have proven the innocence of Michael Morton.
By Pamela Colloff and Texas Monthly
Democrats have signaled their intention to offer an amendment to restore the education spending cuts made last session, which signals to everyone who is watching that the Democratic strategy is going to pretty much be this: make the Republicans pay for every bad vote.
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
And the border was declared secure. What does this mean for immigration laws?
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
As most readers know, one of the battles of the 83rd Legislature is likely to occur over the use of public funds for private schools. Lieutenant Governor Dewhurst and Senator Dan Patrick are backing the proposal. (At a recent Texas Tribune event, Speaker Straus urged caution on the issue.) The
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
The board of the Boy Scouts of America was supposed to decide today whether to change its policy of excluding gay members. I hoped they would do the right thing. Instead they kicked the can down the road. (UPDATED)
By Brian D. Sweany and Texas Monthly
CultureMap announces Austin nominees for annual Tastemaker Awards Austin
By Layne Lynch and Texas Monthly
The iconic Houston breakfast spot is a finalist in the Wings & Waffles Showdown featured on Steve Harvey's show.
By Layne Lynch and Texas Monthly
Perry's thirty-second radio ad aimed at wooing businesspeople will run in six Californian cities.
By Madelyn Herzog and Texas Monthly
Michael Morton testifies at the inquiry for the former Williamson County district attorney who sent him to prison for a crime he didn't commit.
By Pamela Colloff and Texas Monthly
Ken Anderson, the former Williamson County D.A. who prosecuted Michael, will essentially go on trial as the subject of a “court of inquiry,” an arcane legal procedure used to investigate possible wrongdoing by state officials.
By Pamela Colloff and Texas Monthly
How the sex scandal consuming Amarillo art patron Stanley Marsh 3 also might bring down America's most famous roadside attraction.
By Skip Hollandsworth and Texas Monthly
Dear Readers,Welcome to our brand-new redesigned website!We feel like we’ve just bought a new car. Granted, the old one was still running, but it was looking a little dated and didn’t have the latest features. This one is up-to-the-minute and, most importantly, it looks hot. At least, we think it
By Patricia Sharpe and Texas Monthly
Throw your plans out the window. We scoured the state in search of the top events and offerings, from the honoring the death of rock legend Buddy Holly to Mardi Gras in Galveston and Fredericksburg. Here’s our super select guide to the things you absolutely can’t afford to miss.[February 1–12]
By Michael Hoinski and Texas Monthly
The newly elected senator makes a thoughtful case for opportunity conservatism, but can he sustain the message?
By Erica Grieder and Texas Monthly
What have the opening weeks of the Eighty-third Legislature taught us? And where do we go from here?
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
Today marks another big step forward at Texas Monthly, thanks to the hard work of countless people on our staff (and countless late nights that turned into early mornings). We’re launching a new and vastly improved website, which I hope you’ll spend some time browsing. One of the
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
A&M QB Johnny Manziel has a little fun post-Cotton Bowl, to the delight of TMZ, and the distress of some prigs in the media.
By Jason Cohen and Texas Monthly
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News’ police blotter.
By Sonia Smith and Texas Monthly
Well, today is the day that the Speaker’s honeymoon ends and the members’s complaints begin. Last session the Republicans held 25 chairs and the Democrats 10. This time around it’s Republicans 24 and Democrats 14. Of course, the Democrats picked up seats in the last election cycle, but I suspect
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
The future Speaker of the House had a secret weapon when he wanted to pass a bill in 1969: his Democratic roommates.
By Brian D. Sweany and Texas Monthly
More talk about UFO sightings near the oil play in South Texas.
By Ross Dubois and Texas Monthly
The emergence of Ted Cruz has made life miserable for Minority Whip John Cornyn. Cruz constantly has the senior senator for Texas looking over his right shoulder. Cornyn voted against Kerry as secretary of state, as did Cruz, but it’s likely that he did so only to inoculate himself against
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly
And the year's best new restaurants are...
By Patricia Sharpe and Texas Monthly
And so ends, for all practical purposes, the long Perry governorship. In an article I posted on Saturday, previewing the State of the State address, I asked, “Is it his last?” The tenor of his speech yesterday affirms that it is. Perry spoke mainly about the state he loves:
By Paul Burka and Texas Monthly