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Jul 9, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Ethan Worrel
Successful software development requires the right leadership and the right tools.

Jun 19, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Ethan Worrel
But I still want to do business as usual. News flash: Ain’t gonna happen.

May 14, 2013 — By Texas Monthly
Find out who made the cut. And which joint ranks number one.

May 3, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Jake Silverstein
Executive editors Pamela Colloff and Mimi Swartz win two of our industry's top prizes.

Apr 30, 2013 — By Texas Monthly
We recorded well wishes from a few of your friends.

Apr 4, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Elaine Mendoza, Texas A&M System Board of Regents
The Texas A&M System thinks so. It’s using data to enhance transparency and accountability in Texas’s institutions of higher learning so that Texas students get the support they need to get a college degree.

Mar 28, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Dr. M. Katherine Banks at Texas A&M
To meet the demands of a growing economy in Texas, educators in the STEM fields have to innovate how they teach while increasing opportunities for students interested in getting a higher education.

Mar 22, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Perry-backed legislation would create the "Fort Knox of Texas."

Mar 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
One day after the Legislature shows its support for UT president William Powers, the Board of Regents strikes back.

Mar 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
And tells readers to wish him a "Happy Iraq War Day."

Mar 20, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Ten thousand "city killers" pass by the Earth unnoticed every year, said a NASA official.
Mar 19, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Laura Wright
The Senate approved a measure that would allow voters to decide whether to amend the constitution to limit statewide elected officials to two terms.
Mar 18, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Nate Blakeslee
The Texas Tribune reported Monday that the president of the Fort Bend County Tea Party formerly served as the “director of propaganda” for the American Fascist Party. Listen to a speech Ives gave in September at Tea Party meeting where he hosted Michael Quinn Sullivan.
Mar 17, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
It appears that another session is going to come and go without any movement on gambling legislation.
Mar 15, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
George P. Bush announced he is running for land commissioner this week.

Mar 15, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
The Texas governor took the stage at CPAC and offered a defense of conservative values, maintaining that Republicans lost the presidency in '08 and '12 because they failed to nominate true conservative candidates.

Mar 14, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Laura Wright
In a committee hearing Wednesday, Tommy Williams and Wendy Davis spent fifteen minutes sparring over SB 21, a bill by Williams that would make drug testing mandatory for certain individuals wishing to receive unemployment benefits.
Mar 14, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
States that decline to expand Medicaid could simply be passing the costs on to employers, according to a new report.
Mar 13, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
Of all the big issues to be resolved by the 83rd Legislature, none is bigger than Medicaid expansion.

Mar 12, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
George P. Bush officially announced his campaign for statewide office Tuesday.

Mar 12, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Laura Wright
How do we love pecan pie? Senator Charles Schwertner counts the ways.

Mar 12, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Regardless of your views, at least you know what's going on in there.

Mar 7, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Alcohol will be served—after the sermon.

Mar 7, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
An appreciation of the sixty days' rule.
Mar 7, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
The Tyler Senator's proposal really puts the screws to his fellow Republicans.

Mar 6, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Here are the pros and cons.

Mar 5, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
In a discussion about the future of Texas hosted by the LBJ Future Forum, four members of the Texas House of Representatives drilled down on policy issues surrounding public education.

Mar 5, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Just surveying the property will cost up to $25,000.
Mar 4, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
Has Rick Perry repaired his standing with the tea party and Republicans in general? A new University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll suggests so.
Mar 4, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
The proposal by Senator Troy Fraser to change the governance of the Texas Water Development Board is scary stuff.

Mar 4, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Kathryn Jepsen
American Sign Language interpreter Barbie Parker wanted to communicate the live music experience to the deaf community, so she started LotuSIGN, a company that specializes in imparting the emotion and feeling of being at a show to hard of hearing music fans.
Mar 3, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
The former Harris County commissioner beat State Rep. Carol Alvarado in a run-off election to replace the late Mario Gallegos.

Mar 1, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski
The state's top events and offerings, like the twentieth anniversary celebration of "Dazed and Confused," Kelly Clarkson in Grand Prairie, and the Dallas Blooms festival.
Mar 1, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
With state debt hitting $40.9 billion, can Texas really be considered fiscally conservative?

Mar 1, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Sonia Smith
Our favorite recent items from the Lufkin Daily News’ police blotter.

Feb 28, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Prudence Mackintosh
He was a world-renowned piano prodigy whose romanticism and technical virtuosity inspired thousands and famously helped thaw the Cold War. But as a visit to his hometown of Kilgore made clear to me, Van Cliburn was also a Texan, a Southerner, a Baptist, a patriot, and a man who loved black-eyed peas as much as I do.
Feb 27, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Burka
Sen. Dan Patrick's bill, which would require doctors to personally administer the two doses of the medication that induces abortion, is a dagger to the heart of the Republican party.

Feb 27, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Sonia Smith
The former field director for the Obama campaign outlined the group's plan to turn Texas blue.

Feb 27, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
In the House of Representatives traditional flag football game, sports and politics collided on the grass of Kyle Field. Fortunately, the only things that got bruised were a few egos.

Feb 26, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Layne Lynch
Last Tuesday, the James Beard Foundation announced its list of semifinalists for the 2013 James Beard Awards, a yearly awards ceremony that honors outstanding restaurants, bars, restaurateurs, chefs, pastry chefs, mixologists, sommeliers, and food journalists across the nation. Texas sealed an impressive 25 nominations on the preliminary list, featuring…

Feb 26, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
By The Daily Beast. We already knew they were great.

Feb 26, 2013 — By Texas Monthly
Buc-ee's founder Arch "Beaver" Aplin talks about his tips of starting and running a successful business.

Feb 25, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Mimi Swartz
The estate sale from the residence of the late Mildred Yount Manion II, an heiress from an "Important Texas Oil Family," proved too hard to resist.

Feb 25, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
For the first time since it was penned by commander William Barret Travis 177 years ago.

Feb 22, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Layne Lynch
Cove's chef de cuisine talks about the genesis of his newest concept, why Texas raw bars are so few and far between, and how he is utilizing unique ingredients like lionfish to bring new dishes to Houston.

Feb 22, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski
The state's top events and offerings, from the last showing of "A Ride With Bob" in Austin to seeing four contestants vie to be the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist.

Feb 22, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Madelyn Herzog
Carl Henry Blue was put to death Thursday for setting an ex-girlfriend on fire.

Feb 22, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany
What the unanimous passage of HB 10 suggests about the mood of the 83rd Legislature.
Feb 21, 2013 — By Texas Monthly and Layne Lynch
Underbelly, Oxheart, and Uchi Houston all made two new lists of the best restaurants in America.
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