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…
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.
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.
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…
Born and bred in Houston, the 33-year-old tour de force is the world’s greatest performer—and arguably its most famous Texan.
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.
Saturday morning—yes, Saturday morning—is meant for feasting on brisket and sausage at Snow’s, in Lexington.
The state’s top offerings, from gangsters in sixties-era Austin to broncobusters in present-day Houston.
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.
The state’s top offerings, from paying tribute to Mexican baseball players in San Antonio to commemorating International Women’s Day in Houston.
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.
The state’s top offerings, from James McMurtry’s latest album to something else your heart will likely desire.
See a live version of “Copper Canteen,” a song off of James McMurtry’s latest album, filmed and recorded in Los Angeles last fall.
The state’s top offerings, from taking a trip down the Tunnel of Love to taking a trip to Valentine for Valentine’s Day.
The state’s top offerings, from a glorious trip down the rabbit hole in Austin to toasting the Oscars in Big D.
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.
The state’s top offerings, from a punk rock icon in Austin to a different kind of hunting in Canyon.
One winner will receive a three-day, two-night stay for up to 4 occupants at the Jaynes Gang Ranch Guest Home in Orchard, Texas to be fulfilled by Exclusive Genetics Bucking Bull Games. During your stay, you can join ranch workers and bull trainers to learn the…
Winner will receive a two-night stay in luxurious accommodations provided by the new Sheraton Mesa Hotel. Prize also includes a Grand Canyon or Apache Trail tour for two from Detours Arizona, a hot air balloon ride for two from Rainbow Ryders, and a Queen Creek Olive Mill…
The state’s top offerings, from seeing Jay Duplass in the flesh to seeing sky high out West.
Despite all the exits and entrances around him, House speaker Joe Straus plans on staying right where he is.
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.
The state’s top offerings, from the best chefs in the Twitterverse to brunching it up gospel-style.
A highly subjective list of our favorite songs of the year.
Revisit (or devour for the first time) Texas Monthly’s fifteen most-read longform stories of 2014.
The state’s top offerings, from reveling in Georgia O’Keeffe’s Texas works to ringing in the new year with the Ronettes.
The state’s top offerings, from a Christmas comeback to Christmas Zombies.
The state’s top offerings, from a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming and everything in between.
Hey, Senator Davis! Congratulations! The results are in, and you and the Democrats won by a landslide!
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.
The state's top offerings, from the magical theramin to the merry Mercado de Paz.
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.
Two winners will receive one of two ski packages at the following luxurious locations: Inn and Spa at Loretto Prize package includes a two-night stay, dinner for two at Luminaria, two 50-minute Mindful Massages, and two ski passes from Ski Santa Fe. La…
Ten far-flung places to get a great meal and a good night's rest.
The state's top offerings, from masters of mariachi music in San Antonio to a fancy fashion designer in Austin.
The state's top offerings, from lauding Lone Star filmmakers in Fort Worth to visualizing the future of Waller Creek in Austin.
The next lieutenant governor is a former radio shock jock who became one of the most conservative members of the Legislature. How will Dan Patrick act now that he is one of the most powerful officials in Texas?
The state's top offerings, from a fancy Formula One race to Day of the Dead delights.
The state's top offerings, from digging in to the facts and fiction surrounding history's real-life Dracula to witnessing Texas's fiercest basketball rivalry.
Winner will receive a two-night stay and dinner for two at The Bavarian Lodge & Restaurant in Taos Ski Valley, along with two all-lift ski passes for Ski Taos. Prize package valued at $800. For complete rules and regulations, click here.
The state's top offerings, from skateboarding fanaticism to fifteen-foot-tall Popsicles.
The state's top offerings, from the art of meteorological turbulence to getting scared silly at the drive-in.
The state's top offerings, from witnessing Big Tex's new moves at the state fair to rescuing Mother Earth at SXSW Eco.
The state's top offerings, from death-defying dancers in Austin to all things shrimptastic in Galveston.
The state's top offerings, from the papers of a Pulitzer Prize winner to Funny or Die's version of a comedy fest.
