The Stand Up Desk
December 16, 2013
Tenacious P Strikes Again
A remarkable and richly deserved award for Pam Colloff
10 Articles
November 19, 2013
A Natural Recreation Area for the Texas Coast
Five years ago Hurricane Ike wreaked havoc along 120 miles of the state's shoreline. In its aftermath, Rice University researchers helped create an innovative plan in which the natural coast can be both a protection from future storms and a boon to the state economy.
November 12, 2013
Innovative Health Care From Houston Is Saving Lives in Malawi
Two Rice University professors find a way to multiply their prize money and their research to help save premature infants.
November 4, 2013
Why Rice University’s Massive Open Online Courses Are Attracting Attention and Scrutiny
This year, faculty at Rice will teach almost two dozen free online courses to thousands of students and teachers around the world as part of a movement to make higher education more accessible. What's in it for Rice students in Houston and beyond?
Sports
August 13, 2013
It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane…
Why we put Johnny Manziel on the cover as a superhero.
The Stand Up Desk
May 17, 2013
And Now, Some BBQ Saber-Rattling
Our June issue, which comes out next week, will settle once and for all the question of Texas BBQ v. all other forms of BBQ.
The Stand Up Desk
May 13, 2013
Sneak Peek At Our June Cover
Possibly the tastiest one this magazine has ever created.
The Stand Up Desk
February 20, 2013
A Mighty Collaboration
The story from our March issue about the case of Andre Thomas is the fruit of an exciting collaboration with our pals at the Texas Tribune.
Sports
February 15, 2013
Sneak Peek at Our March Cover
Lance is back. Why? And how did we get the story?
The Stand Up Desk
January 31, 2013
Welcome to the New National Home Page of Texas
Forty years ago, as the very first issue of Texas Monthly was being put together by Bill Broyles & Co., Life magazine folded. Though it would later resume publication (before finally folding again in 2007), and though it continues on today as a pretty