The Culture
April 13, 2015
The Checklist
What to read, hear, and look at to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Books
March 23, 2015
Cover to Cover
If you’re new to the state, there’s a good chance that you snickeringly regard the phrase “Texas literature” as a contradiction in terms. Well, wise up, wise guy: Texans have been writing memorable books about their state for a long time. So if you have some questions about the city you’ve
The Culture
March 13, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
February 12, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and attend this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Music
February 12, 2015
SXSW Everything
Festival managing director Roland Swenson reflects on a difficult year.
The Culture
January 9, 2015
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
December 5, 2014
The Checklist
What to read, see, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Politics & Policy
November 12, 2014
Far From the Madding Crowd
Diana Natalicio’s under-the-radar transformation of the University of Texas at El Paso.
The Culture
November 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Entertainment
October 22, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
September 22, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
September 17, 2014
Rio Grande Valley Girl
The good humor of Dallas comic Cristela Alonzo.
The Culture
August 13, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
July 10, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, watch, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
The Checklist
June 10, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Art
May 13, 2014
He’ll Always Have Paris
Artist Trenton Doyle Hancock reflects on his East Texas roots.
Culture
May 13, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2014
The Runoffs Rundown
Click to enlarge.Thanks to the domino effect of Rick Perry’s retirement, an unusual number of high-profile Republican politicians have been vying for statewide office this year. Add to that the intensity that the tea party insurgency has brought to ideological debates within the GOP, and you’ve
Travel & Outdoors
April 23, 2014
Damn This Traffic Jam
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.When the INRIX company released its annual list of America’s most congested cities, the big news for Texans was that for the second year in a row, Austin was ranked the fourth-most-congested city in America—up from sixth two
The Culture
April 11, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, attend, and look at this month to achieve maximum Texas literacy.
The Culture
March 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Infographic
March 12, 2014
The Texas Housing Boom
Infographic illustration by Luke Shuman. Click to enlarge.April may be the cruelest month, but not for the housing market, which always picks up this time of year, as families try to settle in to new homes before the fall semester. And this year’s real estate season
Politics & Policy
February 26, 2014
The Most Important Book About Texas in Years Is About Demographics, Which Means You’ll Probably Never Read It
In 1997 when demographer Steve H. Murdock published his first book, The Texas Challenge, he was a Cassandra of sorts. He predicted the rise of the Hispanic majority, and he spoke early and often about the implications such a demographic shift would have on Texas’s economy. His devotion to the
The Culture
February 12, 2014
The Checklist
What to hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
The Culture
January 9, 2014
The Checklist
What to see, hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Texas History
January 9, 2014
Two Texans
Former state demographer Steve H. Murdock troves his data to illustrate the average Texan in two every different years—1950 and 2050.
Education
December 12, 2013
Cutting Classes
How budget cuts are affecting the number of open teaching positions in our public schools.
The Culture
December 11, 2013
The Checklist
What to see, hear, read, and watch this month to achieve maximum Texas cultural literacy.
Texas History
November 19, 2013
Jane Smith-Garcés’s Pecan Pie
A pie that never lasts long enough to be stored in the refrigerator.
The Culture
November 18, 2013
Five Things You’ll Be Talking About in December
1. Romo AgonistesYou remember Danny White, don’t you? He had the misfortune to replace Roger Staubach as the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback after the beloved number 12 retired with two Super Bowl victories. Though White broke numerous Cowboys records—for passing yards in a season, for touchdown passes in a season, for
The Culture
October 21, 2013
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in November
1. NASHVILLE, TEXAS Even if Kacey Musgraves wins none of the six Country Music Association awards she’ll be vying for on November 6, she’ll still be the Nashville story of the year. No female debut artist has ever before topped the CMA nominations list, and Musgraves achieved that honor with
The Culture
September 17, 2013
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in October
1. Craig’s ListingIt doesn’t take anything away from Craig Watkins’s accomplishments as district attorney of Dallas County—since he won election in 2006, his office has exonerated 33 prisoners, some of whom had been incarcerated for decades—to say that he has been very lucky. A Democrat, he was swept into office
The Culture
August 12, 2013
6 Things You’ll Be Talking About in September
1. I’m Gonna Git You, SoccerThe intense rivalry between the two North American powerhouses of men’s soccer, the United States and Mexico, will be renewed September 10 in Columbus, Ohio, in a crucial qualifying match for next summer’s World Cup. After years of struggle against its more established opponent, the
Music
July 15, 2013
No Strings Attached
After years as an in-demand fiddle payer, Amanda Shires is redefining herself as a boundary-breaking singer-songwriter. Emphasis on “writer.”
The Culture
July 15, 2013
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in August
1. Abbott FormingThe moment Rick Perry announced that he was not running for a fourth full term as governor, all eyes turned to Attorney General Greg Abbott, who instantly became the most powerful Republican in the state. The 55-year-old Wichita Falls native has long been viewed as a serious candidate
Music
June 18, 2013
EXCLUSIVE: Slaid Cleaves’ “Texas Love Song”
The premiere of Slaid Cleaves' "Texas Love Song," a track from his newest album, Still Fighting the War, on sale today.
Politics & Policy
June 10, 2013
Five Things You’ll be Talking About in July
1. How Dry We AreWhen the heat has even the grackles lying low, the pleasure of a swimming hole cold enough to knock the breath out of you is limitless. Alas, water is not, a truism sorely evident to the residents of the Hill Country town of Wimberley, where
Politics & Policy
May 13, 2013
5 Things You’ll Be Talking About in June
According to the Rick Perry camp, sometime this month our governor will announce whether he plans to run for Texas's top office yet again.
Politics & Policy
May 9, 2013
The Old Stupid
Sorry, but it's not Ted Cruz who's paranoid. It's his critics.
Books
April 22, 2013
The Eye of Stephen Harrigan
The longtime Texas Monthly writer—and novelist and screenwriter and UT professor—discusses his new collection of essays.
Music
April 12, 2013
Goodbye Jazz, Hello Pop
Talking with the Houston-born and -raised musician Josh Mease about his new record—and his new alias.