Politics & Policy
January 12, 2015
Last Man Standing
Despite all the exits and entrances around him, House speaker Joe Straus plans on staying right where he is.
Travel & Outdoors
January 8, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 9-18
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. …
Travel & Outdoors
January 1, 2015
Six Must-Attend Events: January 2-10
The state’s top offerings, from the best chefs in the Twitterverse to brunching it up gospel-style.
The Daily Post
December 29, 2014
Our 40 Favorite Songs of 2014
A highly subjective list of our favorite songs of the year. …
The Stand Up Desk
December 28, 2014
Texas Monthly’s Most Popular Longreads of 2014
Revisit (or devour for the first time) Texas Monthly’s fifteen most-read longform stories of 2014.
Travel & Outdoors
December 26, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: December 26-January 1
The state’s top offerings, from reveling in Georgia O’Keeffe’s Texas works to ringing in the new year with the Ronettes.
Travel & Outdoors
December 19, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: December 19-25
The state’s top offerings, from a Christmas comeback to Christmas Zombies.
Travel & Outdoors
December 11, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: December 12-18
The state’s top offerings, from a partridge in a pear tree to twelve drummers drumming and everything in between.
Politics & Policy
December 10, 2014
And the Bum Steer of the Year Is . . .
Hey, Senator Davis! Congratulations! The results are in, and you and the Democrats won by a landslide!…
Travel & Outdoors
December 4, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: December 5-11
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.
Travel & Outdoors
November 28, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: November 28-December 4
The state's top offerings, from the magical theramin to the merry Mercado de Paz.
Travel & Outdoors
November 20, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: November 21-27
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.
Sweepstakes
November 19, 2014
Santa Fe Sweepstakes
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…
The Stand Up Desk
November 18, 2014
A Sneak Peek of our December Cover: Destination Dining
Ten far-flung places to get a great meal and a good night's rest.
Travel & Outdoors
November 13, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: November 14-20
The state's top offerings, from masters of mariachi music in San Antonio to a fancy fashion designer in Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
November 7, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: November 7-13
The state's top offerings, from lauding Lone Star filmmakers in Fort Worth to visualizing the future of Waller Creek in Austin.
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2014
Master of the Senate
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?…
Politics & Policy
November 5, 2014
The Next Four Years
Free advice for Greg Abbott, the new governor of Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
October 30, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: October 31-November 6
The state's top offerings, from a fancy Formula One race to Day of the Dead delights.
Travel & Outdoors
October 23, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: October 24-30
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.
Sweepstakes
October 22, 2014
Taos Sweepstakes
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.
Travel & Outdoors
October 16, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: October 17-23
The state's top offerings, from skateboarding fanaticism to fifteen-foot-tall Popsicles.
Travel & Outdoors
October 9, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: October 10-16
The state's top offerings, from the art of meteorological turbulence to getting scared silly at the drive-in.
Travel & Outdoors
October 2, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: October 3-9
The state's top offerings, from witnessing Big Tex's new moves at the state fair to rescuing Mother Earth at SXSW Eco.
Travel & Outdoors
September 25, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: September 26-October 2
The state's top offerings, from death-defying dancers in Austin to all things shrimptastic in Galveston.
Travel & Outdoors
September 18, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: September 19-25
The state's top offerings, from the papers of a Pulitzer Prize winner to Funny or Die's version of a comedy fest.
Travel & Outdoors
September 11, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: September 12-18
The state's top offerings, from awe-inspiring architectural design to a fantastically far-out film festival.
Travel & Outdoors
September 5, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: September 5-11
The state's top offerings, from glorious grape stomping to glory for the Longhorns.
Travel & Outdoors
August 28, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: August 29-September 4
The state's top offerings, from Don Henley's favorite place to the world's biggest dinos.
Travel & Outdoors
August 21, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: August 22-28
The state's top offerings, from Shooter Jennings paying tribute to a country music hero to Salvador Dalí's works in 3-D.
Travel & Outdoors
August 14, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: August 15-21
The state's top offerings, from a sneak peek of Robert Rodriguez's latest film to the healing power of creativity on display.
Travel & Outdoors
August 8, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: August 8-August 14
The state's top offerings and events, from a tribute to the legendary Candy Barr in Dallas to an ode to aspiring home chefs in Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: August 1-7
The state’s top events and offerings, from the 75th anniversary of Marvel Comics to the 75th birthday of Billy Joe Shaver.
Travel & Outdoors
July 24, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: July 25-31
The state’s top offerings and events, from a photography exhibit about stray dogs to a race for the fastest horse in Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
July 17, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: July 18-24
The state’s top offerings and events, from attending a David Lynch retrospective to celebrating the moon.
Politics & Policy
July 9, 2014
Is This the Most Dangerous Man in Texas?
University of Texas regent Wallace Hall has been accused of leading a witch hunt against UT-Austin president William Powers. But the Dallas investor insists he's doing his job. And he doesn't care what you think.
Travel & Outdoors
July 3, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: July 4-July 10
The state's top offerings, from celebrating the 4th of July with Willie in Fort Worth to delving into the mind of a mystery writer in Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
June 26, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: June 26-July 3
The state's top offerings, from iconic album covers in Lubbock to a tepee work of art in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
June 19, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: June 20-June 26
The state's top offerings, from dancing frogs in Dallas to the sounds of a supergroup in San Antonio.
Travel & Outdoors
June 12, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: June 13-June 19
The state's top offerings, from Centro-matic's last tour stop in Dallas to a soapbox derby for grown-ups in Marble Falls.
Travel & Outdoors
June 5, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: June 6-June 12
The state's top offerings, from death-defying dives in Fort Worth to gator-wrestling in Beaumont.
Travel & Outdoors
May 29, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: May 30-June 5
The state's top offerings, from a unique perspective on meat in Dallas to summer camp for grown-ups in Marfa.
Travel & Outdoors
May 23, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: May 23-May 29
The state's top offerings, from iconic pop art in San Antonio to a fiddling extravaganza in Athens.
Travel & Outdoors
May 8, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: May 9-May 15
The state's top offerings, from seeing celebrity softball in Round Rock to hearing the harrowing tale of a Navy SEAL in Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
May 1, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: May 2-May 8
The state's top offerings, from a camping-concert experience near Austin to a sure-to-be spirited discussion with Larry McMurty in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
May 1, 2014
Trip Guide: New Orleans
There is something wonderfully anachronistic about traveling by train in this modern age. And I’m not talking about workaday back-and-forth commuting on some dreary regional transit full of pallid stiffs. Quite the opposite: I mean real rail travel, travel the old-fashioned way—a weekend summer sojourn by way of a…
Travel & Outdoors
April 24, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: April 25-May 1
The state's top offerings, from crazy cardboard watercrafts in Arlington to the imaginative talent of Trenton Doyle Hancock in Houston.
Travel & Outdoors
April 17, 2014
Six Must-Attend Events: April 18-April 24
The state's top offerings, from a bevy of food and drink in Sugar Land to a John Wayne bonanza in Dallas.
Food & Drink
April 7, 2014
Mission Possible
How San Antonio is schooling the next generation of top chefs.