Texas Monthly

Mar 26, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from Willie and Merle in New Braunfels to the wild, wild West in San Antonio

Mar 25, 2015 — By Texas Monthly

Every day more than a thousand people move to the Lone Star State. Lucky enough to be a new arrival? This crash course will get you thinking, eating, and talking like a native in no time. (Lucky enough to already be a native? You’ll be reminded of all the reasons to gloat.)

Mar 25, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany

Few things make Texans happier than a full tank of gas and an open highway. You’ve got a lot of ground to cover, but I propose you start with these four trips, each originating at Brady, the geographic center of Texas. You’ll be saying “y’all” and offering the hi sign in no time.

Mar 25, 2015 — By Texas Monthly

You can spend your whole life trying, but this will do in a pinch.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Lauren Smith Ford. Photographs by LeAnn Mueller

But they did get to Texas as fast as they could (which is to say, within the past five years). Meet eighteen recent transplants to the state’s three fastest-growing cities.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Jeff Salamon

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 settled in, you’ve got a lot of options.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hall

Oh, the endless arguments about Texas music. But don’t feel the need to master it—no one really can. Instead, here are ten songs to help you hold your own at almost any party. 

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Patricia Sharpe

One thing is for sure—a Texan knows what’s for dinner and where to get it. But if you’re new to the state, check out these iconic restaurants.   

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany

A word about these four destinations: most native Texans visited them on their elementary school field trips. They are essential, so if you haven’t seen them yet, you’d better get cracking. Just remember, this is only the start.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and John Spong

To gain pop culture literacy, you could spend a long weekend taking in works produced for the big screen (Giant, Dazed and Confused) and the small box (Lonesome Dove, Friday Night Lights). But the quicker route would be an afternoon surfing YouTube. Search for the terms below, but don’t blame us if you end up falling down a Van Cliburn rabbit hole.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany

A guide to three great Texas museums. 

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Dave Hickey

It rhymes with “sexist” and “Lexus.”

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Nicki Longoria

Having grown up on the South Side of San Antonio, I know that the Spurs aren’t just a team, they’re a way of life. To show my support, I did what any fan would do: make like Bashō and pen five haikus, one for every NBA title. 

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hall

Head west on FM 170 through an astounding wilderness of shallow canyons, ancient riverbeds, and craggy limestone hills.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Pamela Colloff

The fastest road in America does not cross the Mojave Desert or the big sky country of Montana. Instead, it cuts through an unexceptional stretch of farmland southeast of Austin, where the posted speed limit on Texas Highway 130 jumps to 85 miles per hour. The so-called Texas Autobahn…

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Paul Knight

I promise driving a truck won’t help you create any ties to your new state’s rural roots, but spending one day on a city street, sharing it with trucks like mine, may help you understand that practicality doesn’t have much to do with being a Texan at all. 

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Skip Hollandsworth

When I was a teenager growing up in Wichita Falls, which is regularly hailed as one of the hottest cities in the state (and sometimes the country), I spent my summers smelling like roadkill. The moment I stepped outside my house, sweat began sliding like syrup down my back.

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Mimi Swartz

The story of Texas can be reduced to one sentence: somebody has something somebody else wants and will put up a fight to get. In the beginning, these fights were over land. The Spanish explorers came here in the 1500’s; ignoring native peoples, they claimed a vast region that…

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany

An ode to the national sport of Texas. 

Mar 23, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Jordan Breal

Born and bred in Houston, the 33-year-old tour de force is the world’s greatest performer—and arguably its most famous Texan.

Mar 22, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and The Texanist

True Texans stock up with more than Topo Chico and Big Red.

Mar 22, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Courtney Bond

The art of cooking it just right.

Mar 22, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Patricia Sharpe

Texans LOVE their tacos. Versatile, portable, and quick to wolf down, tacos are made with either corn or flour tortillas. In their different styles, you can trace more than half a century of Texas’s Mexican-food history.

Mar 22, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Daniel Vaughn

Saturday morning—yes, Saturday morning—is meant for feasting on brisket and sausage at Snow’s, in Lexington.

Mar 20, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from gangsters in sixties-era Austin to broncobusters in present-day Houston.

Mar 13, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings for a musical spring break, from a moving Elliott Smith tribute in Dallas to a dazzling production of “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” in Houston.

Mar 6, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from paying tribute to Mexican baseball players in San Antonio to commemorating International Women’s Day in Houston.

Feb 27, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from flying sky-high in Austin and big, bold ideas in Dallas to the dark side of toys in Tyler.

Feb 20, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from James McMurtry’s latest album to something else your heart will likely desire.

Feb 18, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

See a live version of “Copper Canteen,” a song off of James McMurtry’s latest album, filmed and recorded in Los Angeles last fall.

Feb 13, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from taking a trip down the Tunnel of Love to taking a trip to Valentine for Valentine’s Day.

Feb 5, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from a glorious trip down the rabbit hole in Austin to toasting the Oscars in Big D.

Jan 30, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from what infinity feels—and sounds—like to another reason to commemorate February 2 that doesn’t involve any groundhogs.

Jan 22, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from a punk rock icon in Austin to a different kind of hunting in Canyon.

Jan 16, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from seeing Jay Duplass in the flesh to seeing sky high out West.

Jan 12, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Brian D. Sweany

Despite all the exits and entrances around him, House speaker Joe Straus plans on staying right where he is.

Jan 8, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from paying tribute to Dr. King and his methods of nonviolence to paying tribute to the fallen heroes of 9/11.  

Jan 1, 2015 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from the best chefs in the Twitterverse to brunching it up gospel-style.

Dec 29, 2014 — By Texas Monthly

A highly subjective list of our favorite songs of the year. 

Dec 28, 2014 — By Texas Monthly

Revisit (or devour for the first time) Texas Monthly’s fifteen most-read longform stories of 2014.

Dec 26, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from reveling in Georgia O’Keeffe’s Texas works to ringing in the new year with the Ronettes.

Dec 19, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from a Christmas comeback to Christmas Zombies.

Dec 11, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state’s top offerings, from a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming and everything in between.

Dec 10, 2014 — By Texas Monthly

Hey, Senator Davis! Congratulations! The results are in, and you and the Democrats won by a landslide!

Dec 4, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state's top offerings, from a book reading full of quirky drawings and even quirkier words in San Marcos to a giant tamalada in San Antonio.

Nov 28, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state's top offerings, from the magical theramin to the merry Mercado de Paz.

Nov 20, 2014 — By Texas Monthly and Michael Hoinski

The state's top offerings, from the best new-but-not-so-new musician to hail from Denton to forty Chihuahuas running as fast as their little legs can go.