Sports
January 6, 2016
Here Are Some Texas Athletes Who Should Have Been On The Forbes 30 Under 30 List
The business magazine’s ”30 Under 30” lists were released yesterday—and its sports list surprisingly included two Dallas Stars.
Media
Storytelling and news about Texas’s media industry
Film & TV
December 23, 2015
Richard Linklater, Matthew McConaughey, and Jack Black Are Holding A Fundraiser For Bernie
Tiede, not Sanders.
Politics & Policy
December 8, 2015
Ted Cruz’s Headlines May Be Mundane, But He’s Still Rising In The Polls
His headlines might not be as incendiary as Trump's, but Ted Cruz is still making a splash.
The Stand Up Desk
October 19, 2015
Introducing Texas Monthly Trove
Revisiting the archives, including our greatest hits, the obscure b-sides, and everything in between.
Business
October 5, 2015
Franklin Barbecue Has Killed The Professional Line-Waiter Mini-Economy
How is thirteen-year-old Desmond going to save for a car now?
Sports
September 24, 2015
Watch Kevin Durant And J.J. Watt Be Freaking Adorable
The two Texas sports heroes give their personal props to the rest of us.
The Daily Post
September 14, 2015
A Group of Cheerleaders From Lumberton High School Are Going Viral for Their 9/11 Tribute Video
And they will not tolerate any haters.
The Daily Post
September 8, 2015
Ann Richards Is The President of the Magnited States of America
The Alamo Drafthouse #DontTalk PSA bracket has a winner, and we talked to the director of the spot.
Film & TV
August 28, 2015
Our Alamo Drafthouse #DontTalk Bracket Begins Monday
The iconic Texas movie theater chain's "Don't Talk" PSAs get broken down and ranked—by you.
Sports
August 26, 2015
Dez Bryant Knows The Thrill You Get When You’re On The Cover Of The Rolling Stone
The Cowboys’ star wide receiver is the first football player to appear on the cover of the rock magazine since Jim McMahon back in 1986.
Sports
August 21, 2015
Sam Ukwuachu Sentenced To Ten Years of Probation For Second-Degree Sexual Assault
The sentencing phase of the trial began immediately after Ukwuachu was found guilty Thursday night, and reached its conclusion Friday afternoon.
Politics & Policy
August 17, 2015
Texas Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller Posted A Facebook Meme Suggesting “The Muslim World” Be Nuked
The deep fryer defender’s social media profile has since deleted the threatening image.
The Stand Up Desk
August 5, 2015
Refreshing Texasmonthly.com
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But feel free to give it a new coat of paint.
Sports
July 21, 2015
Becky Hammon Just Coached The Spurs To A Summer League Championship
Becky Hammon coached the Spurs to a Summer League title, but some people seem surprised she wasn’t writing plays in lipstick.
The Daily Post
July 16, 2015
Confederate Symbols & The News: When Is It About Race?
Vandals leave racist messages and a Nazi symbol after breaking into a house, and the media fails to mention it. When can we talk about racism?
The Daily Post
June 18, 2015
Celebrity Attorney Gloria Allred Is Involved in the McKinney Pool Party Story Now
The high-profile lawyer is representing Tracey Carver-Allbritton, the white woman accused of hurling racial slurs at the children at the McKinney pool on June 5.
The Daily Post
June 15, 2015
Twelve of America’s 101 Best Burgers Are Apparently in Texas
And five of the Daily Meal’s picks are in Austin. Is that right?
The Daily Post
June 10, 2015
What Should Austin and El Paso Do With the Streets Named “Bruce Jenner Lane”?
Neighborhoods in both Austin and El Paso have subdivisions with streets named after famous Olympians—including the 1976 Decathlon gold medalist who earned that medal when she went by the name “Bruce Jenner.” What do you do with those streets now that she’s living as Caitlyn?
The Daily Post
June 9, 2015
What Is There to Say About This Austin Police Video?
A mounted police officer grabs the camera of a man filming a tense incident on Sixth Street, and a fellow officer steps in to shoot a stream of pepper spray into the man’s face. But how many videos of police behaving badly can we handle?
The Daily Post
June 7, 2015
What Happened in McKinney
The viral story of a pool party in McKinney became the latest flashpoint in the ongoing conversation about police and race in America.
Politics & Policy
June 4, 2015
Everybody* Is Pumped for the Sequel of Perry for Prez
By “everybody,” we mostly mean “folks in the media,” but boy, are they excited.
The Daily Post
May 21, 2015
Guns Found in Bags of Chips and Knives Found in Bags of Flour at Waco Twin Peaks
Waco police estimate that they found 318 weapons.
The Daily Post
May 18, 2015
15 Things We Learned About Matthew McConaughey From His University of Houston Commencement Speech
More McConaughfacts for you to bring up at the next McConaissance Faire.
The Daily Post
May 18, 2015
On #WacoThugs, Biker Gangs, and White-on-White Crime
After a Sunday afternoon in a Waco strip mall ended with nine people shot to death in broad daylight, people are questioning how differently the police and media react to this sort of violence when the perpetrators are white.
The Daily Post
May 12, 2015
One in Twenty DPS Officers Is Female and Other Staggering Texas Law Enforcement Statistics
Solid reporting from the University of Texas School of Journalism investigates the gender and racial makeup of law enforcement in Texas.
Politics & Policy
May 7, 2015
Is Rick Perry Running as the Liberal in the GOP Primary Field?
“Liberal” being a relative term, naturally.
Bum Steers
May 1, 2015
Blanco Mayoral Candidate Is Campaigning on a “Keep Blanco Blanco” Platform
We can see how that looks bad.
The Daily Post
April 30, 2015
The #txlege Is Considering Making #Texas the First #State to Have Its Own #OfficialHashtags
Seems like a #GreatUseOfTime, #right?
Sports
April 30, 2015
The Houston Rockets Fired Their Social Media Manager for Being a Sore Winner
He had one job.
Business
April 29, 2015
Whole Foods Takes a Side in Baltimore
It’s rare for a major corporation to get involved in a contentious, racially charged political protest, but the Austin-based supermarket chain decided to take a side in Baltimore.
Music
April 14, 2015
El Paso Police Are in Trouble for Making a Super Cool Music Video
More like the fun police, are we right?
Music
April 9, 2015
The Dallas Observer’s Music Editor Is Under Fire for Being “Confused by Women Who Play Music”
Dallas Observer music editor Jeff Gage published a weird paragraph last year in reference to how a female punk singer looked—and Gawker is still holding his feet to the fire for it.
The Daily Post
April 7, 2015
SeaWorld Released a Video From Five Years Ago of One of Its Critics Using Racial Slurs
As part of the floundering company’s ongoing image rehabilitation project, it has taken to some Nixonian dirty tricks.
Film & TV
March 23, 2015
Look Who Owns All the Obvious Cruz Campaign Web Addresses
Might we recommend that the first official candidate of the 2016 season snatch up the currently available “CruzingToThePresidency.com”?
The Daily Post
March 20, 2015
SXSW 2015: Twelve Tweets That Will Make You Hate SXSW
“Are you Meerkatting or can we speak IRL?”
Sports
March 19, 2015
The Cowboys Probably Would Not Sign a Player Who Supports ISIS
But they would—and did—sign Greg Hardy, the great pass rusher, who has a history of domestic violence and who spent the 2014 season suspended from the league. A SXSports panel discusses.
Business
March 17, 2015
SXSW 2015: The State of the Brands
There’s no shortage of brands at SXSW this year, but their outreach efforts seem a little calmer.
Music
March 6, 2015
R. Kelly’s Increasingly Controversial Headlining Slot at Free Press Houston Summer Fest
Will he be pulled from the bill?
The Daily Post
March 4, 2015
Something That Should Never Be a Slideshow
On Monday, the Houston Chronicle posted a slide show of photos of a late Longview teenager who suffered from anorexia, inviting readers “witness her fatal transformation.”
Business
March 4, 2015
Austin Tech Bros From #BeSomebody Are Losing the Fight They Picked Against Local High School Students
If, as Mr. T once said, you need to “be somebody, or be somebody’s fool,” the people behind the Austin tech start-up #BeSomebody appear to have made the wrong choice.
The Daily Post
March 2, 2015
George R. R. Martin Gave the Texas A&M Library Its Five Millionth Book
That’s very nice of you, George. Now where is Book Six???
Music
March 2, 2015
Abilene Artist Aaron Watson’s Self-Released Album Is #1 on the Country Chart
The rigid worlds of Nashville and country music are getting a Texas-size wake-up call right now.
Sports
February 26, 2015
Dallas Sportscaster Dale Hansen Is a Viral Sensation Again
The WFAA sports reporter made national headlines last year when he spoke out impassionedly for Michael Sam’s right to play in the NFL. Now, he’s taking on racism in North Texas.
Sports
February 26, 2015
How Those Rumors About Dez Bryant Started
The Cowboys star wide receiver is the subject of some unverified rumors being reported by the mainstream sports press regarding a video that may or may not exist. How does a story with no corroboration end up being discussed everywhere?
The Daily Post
February 18, 2015
Richard Linklater Thinks You Should Be a Vegetarian
In a new video for PETA that spoofs his own Boyhood, Linklater explains why spending the past thirty years as a vegetarian has been such a great decision for him.
Business
February 9, 2015
McDonald’s Thinks “Tamales Are a Thing of the Past,” McBurritos Are Where It’s At
Gross.
The Daily Post
February 9, 2015
How Badly Did the Grammys Rob Beyoncé Last Night?
When it came time to determine the winner of the “Album of the Year” award, Queen Bey found herself a runner-up to the latest album from alt-rocker Beck. How is that even possible?
The Daily Post
February 4, 2015
What Does It Mean that Some High-Profile Sponsors Have Pulled Out of SXSW?
Last week, Doritos revealed that their gigantic vending machine-shaped stage would not be returning to Austin this March. Neither will iTunes, Chevy, or Subway. What does that mean for SXSW?
Sports
February 3, 2015
Everybody Is Crowing about Johnny Manziel Checking Himself into Rehab
The troubled quarterback checked himself into rehab last week, and the pundits are punditting.
The Daily Post
January 28, 2015
Why It Matters That Austin’s Black Population is Being Pushed to the Suburbs
The influential data journalism site 538.com takes issue with the reports that Austin’s black population is shrinking. Are they missing some context?