News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Cecile Richards on the ‘Daily Show’
The Planned Parenthood president (and daughter of former Governor Ann Richards) talks contraception, sonograms, preventive health care, and sex education with Jon Stewart.
Media
Storytelling and news about Texas’s media industry
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
“Hottest Chef in America” from Buda
Austin nominee Kurt Ramborger of ViUDA Bistro took Eater National's prize for the best looking chef in America.
January 21, 2013
Innocence Project
David Hanners, the Dallas Morning News reporter who broke the Kerry Max Cook story in 1988, says the DA's office shifted its stance on the one piece of evidence that could exonerate Cook.
Sports
January 21, 2013
February 2012 in Photos
Photos of five Texas news stories that captured the nation's attention this month.
January 21, 2013
Houston is “America’s Fattest City”
Houston returns to the top of a Men's Fitness survey that also includes El Paso, Arlington, and Dallas.
January 21, 2013
Conservative Radio Host Accused of Hit-and-Run Outside Gay Bar
Did Michael Berry, a Houston radio host and former city councilman, leave the scene of minor accident because he didn't want it known that he was at a gay bar?
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
Two “Top Chef Finalists” Are Texans
The show moves to British Columbia, but takes a bit of Texas with it as Austin's Paul Qui of Uchiko and Houston native Sarah Grueneberg advance to next week's final.
January 21, 2013
Kentucky Man Defends Laredo
After an angry Laredo transplant uploaded a hateful YouTube video blasting the city, Jack Strunk, a former Laredoan, posted his own video defending the border town. Now, he's being given the keys to the city.
Food & Drink
January 21, 2013
VIDEO: Willie’s Coldplay Cover for Chipotle Steals the Grammy Broadcast
First released on YouTube over the summer, a Chipotle ad featuring Willie Nelson's version of "The Scientist" was one of the better performances of the night.
January 21, 2013
Read State: John Burnett
Curious about the reading habits of Austin-based NPR correspondent John Burnett? Read on.
January 21, 2013
ICYMI VIDEO: “Sh*t Austinites Say”
Our politically correct, high-tech, hipster-laden, breakfast taco-loving, street-mispronouncing capital city is a late addition to the meme.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Rapping Grandma Becomes Viral Sensation
A North Texas teen and his grandmother have become YouTube stars almost overnight, racking up more than half a million views in two days with their lipsyncing rendition of Tyga's "Rack City."
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
“The Daily Show” on Perry and Paul
Jon Stewart commends Perry's enthusiasm in the face of failure and compares Ron Paul's supporters to Jimmy Buffett fans.
January 21, 2013
Texas 2011: The Year in Photos
Ten pictures of the moments and themes that defined this year.
January 21, 2013
Texas 2011: By the Numbers
From (HB) 1 to ($)15.2 billion, we revisit a few of the state's biggest stories in 2011 by examining the numbers.
January 21, 2013
Top Five Courtroom Moments of the Year
When it comes to courtroom drama, Texas never disappoints, and this year was no exception.
January 21, 2013
Win the Weekend: What Texas is Talking About
Whether you’re enjoying icy oysters on a cold, winter night or you’re sitting through another relative’s diatribe about the economy, we’ll give you something to talk about.
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
Ron Paul Number One in a Poll
A Pew Research study shows Paul is by far the most well-liked presidential candidate on Twitter.
Arts & Entertainment
January 21, 2013
Hold Me Closer, Treadmill Dancer
Ready for the next YouTube sensation out of Texas? A phone video of a woman dancing on a treadmill filmed at an El Paso gym has almost a million hits.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Hard Times for Perry Means Hard Times for Perry Pundits
With Governor Rick Perry's campaign sputtering, the Texas media's political reporters will soon have to resume normal programming.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
The Secret World of Walter Cronkite
Before you let this man into your living room, you should know that he drank with Clyde Barrow.
Web Exclusive
January 20, 2013
A Q&A With Katy Vine
Jacob Isom went from being an obscure skateboarder living in Amarillo to being a worldwide celebrity about as fast as you can say “Dude, you have no Quran!” Katy Vine talks about YouTube, entertainment news, and being thrust into the limelight.
Arts & Entertainment
January 20, 2013
Mr. Malcontent
More Lenny Bruce than Jerry Seinfeld, Hicks wins fans by showing them his dark side.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Nice Guys Finish Second
Is Survivor’s Colby Donaldson for real? Over lunch, the last old-fashioned Texas man talks about why he threw the game and what he’ll do next.
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Gone (Back) to Texas
On Inauguration Day, Midland, Texas was like a parallel universe to the rest of the country.
Hollywood, TX
January 20, 2013
Grounds for Suspicion
Conspiring minds want to know …
Politics & Policy
January 20, 2013
Alex Jones Is About To Explode
Does the country’s most popular conspiracy talk radio host really believe that 9/11 was an inside job? That global warming is a plot cooked up by the World Bank? That an elite cabal wants to kill most of the people on the planet (including you)? Two million listeners think so—and
Sports
January 20, 2013
Fan Fare
A Texas football magazine that scores.
Cartwright's Texas
January 20, 2013
30
Blackie Sherrod probably hates the word "retired," but that's what he is nowand newspaper readers across Texas are the poorer for it.
Arts & Entertainment
December 23, 2012
RIP, Larry L. King
The writer who was known for writing the book for the Broadway musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas died Thursday at 83. Read three of senior editor John Spong's favorite stories by the giant of Texas letters.
Bum Steers
October 11, 2012
KHOU Mishandles Twitter Technology
KHOU ran a story about convicted rapist Abraham Joseph and next to it embedded a Twitter feed populating tweets related to the story. Unfortunately it pulled innocent @abrahamjoseph into its web.
Food & Drink
September 18, 2012
Another Food Critic Loses Anonymity
Encouraged to be "more visible" by the Houston Chronicle, Alison Cook spoke at the Metropolitan Food Show this past Sunday. Eater Houston had a picture of her up by Tuesday.
Behind the Lines
August 31, 2012
Generation Next
Welcome to the new Texas Monthly.
Music
August 1, 2012
Norah Jones Releases New Video
The Texas songbird strikes a disturbingly dark tone in the video for "Miriam."
July 15, 2012
Half Speed Ahead
Posting will be light at the TM Daily Post this week. But you'll still find us at TexasMonthly.com and on Twitter and Facebook.
June 22, 2012
ICYMI: A&M Lands a New NASA and the Other Talk of Texas
What was Texas talking about this week? Texas A&M's new biosecurity center, Ron Paul's chances at a VP nomination, Cruz and Dew's debate, and how far the Dallas Stars will travel next year.
May 24, 2012
Gone Swimmin’
We're enjoying our holiday weekend. Hope you enjoy yours.
May 16, 2012
Houston Dad Spends $1.5M to Send Daughters to College
Marc Ostrofsky, who wrote Get Rich Click!, estimates he'll spend $1.5 million on private college tuiton to educate his five daughters and stepdaughters.
May 2, 2012
From Hacks to Flacks
Jason Embry left the Austin American-Statesman to serve as Joe Straus's press secretary. But moving from political journalist to political flack is not unprecedented. Here are ten other Texas journalists who have made the jump.
Arts & Entertainment
April 18, 2012
A Lifetime of Achievement for Gary Cartwright
The beloved Texas writer recently received the Texas Institute of Letters' Lon Tinkle Award for Lifetime Achievement. In his acceptance speech, he offered up a bit of advice for budding writers.
Arts & Entertainment
April 5, 2012
I Really Do Like Jane Aldridge
Jason Sheeler, who wrote about the Dallas-based fashion blogger for the April issue of TEXAS MONTHLY, responds to the sea of controversy unleashed by his profile.
Arts & Entertainment
April 4, 2012
Anti-Bullying Video by Cypress Students Goes Viral
Students at Cypress Ranch High School wrote and performed the song “Who Do U Think U R,” filming a music video that has already received nearly 50,000 hits on YouTube.
March 28, 2012
Furor Over The Daily Texan’s Trayvon Martin Editorial Cartoon
UPDATED: The Daily Texan editorial board issues a statement apologizing for Stephanie Eisner's cartoon. It also says that Eisner no longer works for the paper.
March 27, 2012
VIDEO: Sea of Shoes Blogger Jane Aldridge on WFAA
"News 8 Daybreak" sits down with Aldridge and TEXAS MONTHLY contributor Jason Sheeler, who profiles her in the April issue.
March 27, 2012
The Closest Thing to a Facebook “Dislike” Button
Dean Terry of the University of Texas at Dallas has invented "EnemyGraph," a new Facebook app for things you hate.
March 15, 2012
SXSW: Jon Stewart Weighs in on “Homeless Hotspots”
The controversial marketing and charity campaign caught the attention of the Daily Show host, who said it used “vulnerable members of society as objects.”
Arts & Entertainment
March 15, 2012
Is ‘GCB’ Anti-Christian?
The new television show, which satirizes church-going Dallas socialites, draws ire from Newt Gingrich and a score of others.
Food & Drink
March 14, 2012
Whole Foods Unveils New Digital, Online Magazine
Whole Foods Market is wading into the publishing business and expanding its food-lifestyle empire to include a new digital monthly magazine called Dark Rye.
Politics & Policy
March 14, 2012
Austin Shelter Pronounces SXSW “Homeless Hotspots” a Success
Front Steps' Mitchell Gibbs says that the controversial SXSW marketing and charity campaign raised homelessness awareness.
March 9, 2012
Win the Weekend: Michael Brown Lands in Court Again
Houston hand doctor Michael Brown files two new lawsuits, state Democrats lose another member to the GOP, and Texas chefs are having a moment.