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Politics & Policy|
April 25, 2023

Dan Patrick Tries Out a Trumpy Nickname for Texas Speaker Dade Phelan

Amid a debate over competing property tax–relief plans, the lieutenant governor isn’t holding back. But is “California Dade” a good insult?

Tacos|
October 8, 2022

What Your Favorite Mexican Ice Cream Says About You

From mamey to nuez, the varied flavors found at Mexican ice cream shops around the state make for a pretty accurate personality test.

Politics & Policy|
December 14, 2021

The 2022 Bum Steer Awards

A year ago, in this very space, we referred to 2020 as “perhaps the craziest, stupidest, Bum Steeriest year in Texas Monthly’s history.” The unspoken assumption—or perhaps it was a desperate wish—was that 2021 would prove to be at least marginally saner than that misbegotten election year. And how

Politics & Policy|
November 19, 2020

Matthew McConaughey Said He’d Consider Running for Texas Governor, so We Wrote His Political Platform

Expect marijuana, college football, and compromise to play central roles.

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