
A Family Creates Its Own House of the Spirits in Lockhart
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
New homeowners are skirting city codes to close themselves off from their neighbors with sky-high, opaque barricades.
Twenty-nine years after the Marfa artist’s death, his son partnered with a luxury silver brand to bring the eight-piece dinner service to life.
The late art collector and philanthropist from San Antonio transformed a unique space in a historic building where art gallery meets home.
With viewing platforms, walking paths, and an airy modern home that feels like a treehouse, the property has been an idyllic getaway for the Texas Medal of Arts honoree for decades.
The writer’s home, which is partly buried deep in the earth, integrates with nature just a few miles from downtown Austin.
Inside the $37.5 million University Park mega-mansion a couple is building on spec.
A new book explores the recent work and landscape-driven philosophy of the esteemed San Antonio architecture firm.
The prickly invasive weeds are cropping up all over Etsy and eBay.
We’re all very impressed with H-E-B’s ability to go viral with a new product line, but how do these things actually smell?
What I found when I finally stepped inside Houston's enigmatic, $4.3 million "Darth Vader House" was like nothing I could have imagined.
Eight tips from expert gardeners.
Just as my husband and I were moving away from the city, we found ourselves embracing our adopted hometown.
Going out for chaat isn't possible right now, so she turns the kitchen into a snack paradise.
Fish tacos, a hip-hop ‘Pomp and Circumstance,' and a fake diploma: throwing a safe backyard party was a welcome, memorable diversion.
Chaat masala makes almost everything better, from baked potatoes and grilled cheese to watermelon and salads.
Nothing breaks up the monotony like dining alfresco, drinking cocktails by the creek, and just breathing in the fresh air.
As Texans flock to the hobby in record numbers, we convened a virtual staff roundtable to share tips.
For the first time in weeks, this extreme extrovert gets time to herself, complete with a comforting bowl of noodles.
Looks like Solange’s seat at the table may have a minimalist aesthetic.
San Antonio, Dallas, and Fort Worth all place in the U.S. Postal Service’s list of the top fifteen worst offenders, too.
Comedian Michael Klimkowski has fooled people from L.A. to Houston with his Joel Faux-steen act.
Got six pounds of ground ginger and a week of spare time? You could be the proud owner of an edible home.
Want to upgrade the kitschiness of your kitchen? There’s an auction for that.
Enterprising Texans of all stripes are dreaming up and creating everything from better bicycles and baseball bats to stunning furniture and fashion. We’ve scoured the state to round up 100 Made in Texas gifts (for everyone on your list) that represent the current heyday of Texas creativity.
Plus: Does Coach really deserve Tami Taylor?
Goodbye to the Waco king-and-queen of house flipping, Chip and Joanna Gaines.
Despite health risks, volunteers have stepped up to help in Harvey’s aftermath. Here’s a guide to safe mucking.
The Shefman family has taken drastic measures to protect their home from storms like Harvey.
The greatest Texas songwriter you’ve never heard of is a 72-year-old grandmother from Lubbock. This is her story.
A young family and their minimalist-meets-rustic dream home in the Hill Country.
Modern living on a historical East Texas homestead.
With their forthcoming EP, the singer-songwriters seek to raise awareness for an issue that hits both of them close to home.
A big bag o' cats in Austin.
When I needed a new home office, I thought I’d save money by hiring a draftsman. I got what I paid for—and more.
Forget about Batman vs. Superman. Our advice columnist referees spring vs. fall, Strait vs. Wills, Oatmeal vs. Bacon, and restaurant vs. patron.
The descendants of Richard and Henrietta King do hereby invite you into the King Ranch with these exclusive photographs of the one-hundred-year-old Main House.
The romance of doing everything by hand.
This past year, China surpassed all other foreign countries in terms of properties purchased and dollars spent. And with increasing frequency, investors are coming to the Houston area, which now has a Chinese population of 86,000.
Our estimable advice columnist on the origins of Hunt’s boot fence and how miffed we should get about pecan pronunciation, desecrated chili pots, and overenthusiastic, football-lovin’ grandfathers.
Buyers today are seeing tremendous change, just as my parents did, but they all still want the same thing: the chance to own a piece of the Texas dream.
A dank cabin and a loyal dog—and, eventually, a loving daughter—turned Texas into home.
Harry Potter and the unlit lights.
You know you’ve seen it: condos multiplying, home prices tripling, realtors scrambling, buyers overbidding. Does our state’s fevered real estate craze make us the country’s best housing market—or the most overvalued? I went on a tour of our four largest cities to find out.
A curious case of courthouse nuptials.
Bugging out.
An inside look at Pamela Colloff’s cover story on the fight for marriage equality.
Texas Fiji said the party was supposed to be “Western themed,” which guests somehow interpreted as “border patrol.”
An old friend says Houston’s Benthall, the alleged administrator of online drug emporium Silk Road 2.0, is an even unlikelier drug lord than Austinite Ross Ulbricht, who is currently on trial for running Silk Road 1.0. Which is not say that she thinks Benthall is innocent...
After the New Year’s Eve nuptials of their mom and dad, Phillip and Lori Sarofim are now step-siblings as well as spouses. Fifteen years after his second messy and expensive divorce, has Fayez Sarofim found true love at last?