Texas Country Reporter
April 18, 2022
This Texas Caterer Is Taking on Childhood Hunger, One Meal at a Time
Seeing a need in the community, Willa Johnson started Feeding Kids Right, a mobile meal delivery service in Athens.
Travel
The best of Texas travel including news, trip guides and destinations.
Texas Country Reporter
April 18, 2022
The Best Fried Chicken in Beaumont Was an Underground Secret
In the courthouse basement, dozens of lawyers, judges, and jurors lined up for Esther Rollins’s famous fried chicken.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
Relax Already! A Guide to What’s New at Texas Spas
Salt caves! Sensory deprivation chambers! A massage in a sky loft! Far-flung destinations! Open up and say spaaahhh.
Style & Design
April 14, 2022
Marital Bliss-out: Indulging in a Weekday Couple’s Massage
If a husband and wife can quarantine together, they can get manicures together.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
A Massage Addict Embraces Touchless Treatments
Look, spa, no hands! Looking for stress relief via a salt cave, "a wellness tube," and an infrared sauna pod.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
(Trying to) Get Away From It All at the Lajitas Resort
Nestled by the majestic Rio Grande and Big Bend National Park, Lajitas Golf Resort and Spa gave me the recharge I needed. Until it didn’t.
Style & Design
April 14, 2022
Experiencing the Sweet, Sweet Nothing of Float Therapy
An anxious multitasker faces her fears by spending an hour in a Dallas sensory deprivation pod. If it worked for the Cowboys, then it could work for her.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
Forget the Facial—I’ll Take the Hypnosis Session
A session with the Traveling Hypnotist felt like a massage for the mind.
Travel
April 14, 2022
New High-end Spas Give Dallas the Ultimate Glow-Up
Welcome to the Big D-Tox.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
What Year Is It? New Age Meets Days of Yore in This East Texas Hotel and Spa.
At the charming Hotel Ritual in small-town Jacksonville, you can tap into any frequency you wish.
Travel & Outdoors
April 14, 2022
Learning to Survive at a Hunting Resort
During a solo visit to Sonora's JL Bar Ranch, Resort & Spa, an introvert gamely steps out of their comfort zone.
Style & Design
April 14, 2022
These Destination Spas Are Even Better With a Plus-one
La Cantera and Lake Austin Spa offer many options for couples and friends. Massage table for two, anyone?
Critters
April 13, 2022
Go Wild at These Seven Stellar Texas Animal Sanctuaries
Listen to wolves howl, rub a hog's belly, or learn to bottle-feed a baby skunk.
Travel & Outdoors
April 6, 2022
Where to Eat, Stay, and Explore in San Antonio’s Trendy Tobin Hill
Ditch your car for a walkable weekend in the Alamo City's hippest ’hood.
Art
April 6, 2022
The World’s Tiniest Buc-ee’s Has Appeared in West Texas
The anonymous artist calls the piece “a light-hearted jab . . . at America’s propensity for ever-expanding excess.”
Travel & Outdoors
March 31, 2022
Escape to Indianola, a True Ghost Town on Matagorda Bay
This far-flung spot has a rich history, excellent fishing, free beach camping, and no crowds.
Texas Country Reporter
March 18, 2022
Why Does the World Need Bottle Cap Art?
Years ago, I learned an important lesson from a family in West Texas—happiness can be found in the simplest places.
Travel & Outdoors
March 17, 2022
The “Keep Big Bend Wild” Effort Aims to Forever Protect Texas’s First National Park
Designating Big Bend as a federal wilderness area, advocates say, will ensure it stays rugged for decades to come.
Texas Country Reporter
March 17, 2022
Big Doobie’s Is the Life of the Party in Port Arthur
Joshua Rodrigues opened a food truck to serve up good times and classic dishes to a community hungry for Cajun flavors.
Texas Country Reporter
March 16, 2022
Meet the Mr. Rogers of East Texas
I’ll never forget Herman “Train” Gates, the man who collected junk on an empty lot in Carthage, helped fix bikes for neighborhood kids, and wrote poetry.
Travel & Outdoors
March 14, 2022
Change Is the Only Constant for Austin’s South Congress
Our guide to the ever-evolving neighborhood, where a few old-school favorites endure alongside the trendy newcomers.
Being Texan
March 14, 2022
Me and My Truck: A Love Story
For fifteen years, my 2005 GMC Sierra has, through good times and bad weather, taken me to every corner of Texas. It might be time to say goodbye, but it won’t be easy.
Texas Country Reporter
March 11, 2022
In Fayetteville, Step Into the Shelby Store and Step Back in Time
Founded in 1946, the Shelby Store is a relic of what retail once was for many small Texas communities.
Travel & Outdoors
March 10, 2022
Where to Shop in Marfa
Here’s where to make a day of it in this creative West Texas enclave.
Film & TV
March 4, 2022
TM Recommends: A Transportive TikTok Travel Agent
Plan your next road trip, work out, and binge-watch with our staff’s help.
Travel & Outdoors
February 28, 2022
Eleven Cozy Texas Cabins for Your Next Rustic Getaway
Fall asleep while floating on Baffin Bay, stargazing in Big Bend, or greeting giraffes and zebras in Glen Rose.
Music
February 18, 2022
TM Recommends: A Glorious Georgetown Hike
Plus: a Motown dance party and an existential visit to West Texas.
Travel & Outdoors
February 16, 2022
I Went Skiing in Texas
On top of Mt. Aggie, the only slope in the state, it’s all downhill from here.
Where to Stay Now
February 11, 2022
A Fort Worth Hotelier Is Ready to Welcome You to Funky Town
Entrepreneur and Magnolia Network host Jonathan Morris wants visitors to take a new look at his city.
Hunting & Fishing
February 10, 2022
Big Money Is on the Line at Catfish Competitions Across Texas
Lucrative tournaments built around these river monsters are booming.
Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2022
A Hotelier’s Guide to Fresh Fort Worth
Hotel Dryce co-owner and Magnolia Network host Jonathan Morris shares some of his favorite hot spots.
Travel & Outdoors
February 7, 2022
Set to Become a State Park, Powderhorn Ranch Is an Unspoiled Coastal Paradise
One of the biggest conservation projects in Texas history, the vast parkland encompasses some 17,000 acres along Matagorda Bay.
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2022
Explore an Old Zoo in the North Texas Town of Cisco
Rocky paths wend their way past the crumbling ruins of animal dens, making for a one-of-a-kind nature walk.
Texas History
January 17, 2022
The Secrets of Bonfire Shelter
Archaeologists are uncovering new clues at a canyon where ancient Texans once hunted bison en masse.
Travel & Outdoors
January 14, 2022
The Walkable Wonders of Houston’s Montrose Neighborhood
With posh hotels and restaurants and free museums, this historic area of Houston makes for an easy, elegant weekend escape.
Art
December 31, 2021
Our Favorite Photos of 2021
From Leon Bridges’s home in Fort Worth to a vibrant coral reef near Galveston, this year took our photographers to some truly unforgettable places.
Travel & Outdoors
December 10, 2021
Find Your Moment (or Hours) of Zen at a Japanese Garden
Visiting a Japanese garden can bring peace and—especially in the winter months—quiet.
Travel & Outdoors
November 29, 2021
A Day Inside America’s Largest Indoor Water Park in Round Rock
On Kalahari’s thirty waterslides and lazy river, my kids and I took our first plunge into some kind of normalcy since the pandemic started.
Travel & Outdoors
November 26, 2021
From Small-town Squares to Drive-through Lights, Where to Take in the Holidays This Year
Texans can see a living nativity at a cowboy church, take in animal-shaped lights at a big-city zoo, or ride a train to the North Pole.
Where to Stay Now
November 17, 2021
First Look: Bunkhouse Unveils the Shady Villa Hotel in Salado
The historic Stagecoach Inn undergoes its second remodel in three years—this time with a new old name. Overseeing it all is the Austin group known for some of the state's trendiest hotels.
Where to Stay Now
November 9, 2021
Art Is Everywhere in Amarillo
With a creative scene that includes the classic Cadillac Ranch and vibrant downtown murals, this Panhandle city, home to a new boutique hotel, invites you to stay and enjoy the scenery.
Travel & Outdoors
November 3, 2021
Eight Great Spots to Canoe or Kayak in Texas This Fall and Winter
Who says we don't have seasons? Fall foliage is a highlight along these paddling routes.
Travel & Outdoors
October 21, 2021
Welcome to the ‘Munsters’ Mansion in Waxahachie
Sandra McKee loved the sixties sitcom so much that she and her husband built—and for years, lived in—an almost exact replica of 1313 Mockingbird Lane.
Travel & Outdoors
October 20, 2021
Hit the Ground Running at These Trails Around the State
Take advantage of cooler weather along these picturesque jogging routes.
Hunting & Fishing
October 15, 2021
Eat, Prey, Love: A Day with the Squirrel Hawkers of East Texas
The ancient art of falconry is alive and well.
Sports
October 14, 2021
The Best Public Golf Courses in Texas
These courses are beautiful, fun for all skill levels, and are available to play at a great value. Fairways and greens!
Travel & Outdoors
October 13, 2021
24 Hours in Canton at the “World’s Largest Flea Market”
For one long weekend each month, about 100,000 shoppers descend on this tiny North Texas town. In September, I was one of them.
Travel & Outdoors
October 8, 2021
Texas Monthly Recommends: A Trip to the Renaissance Festival
Plus: a restaurant for avocado aficionados, a chill hip-hop track, and a gutting new #MeToo book.
Texas History
October 5, 2021
Staffers at the Most Haunted Hotels in Texas Tell Their Spooooookiest Stories
Owners and employees of five haunted hotels describe their most unsettling encounters with less-than-corporeal guests.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2021
All A-gourd! Our Picks for Festive Texas Pumpkin Patches
These fall fields of dreams across the state feature everything from train rides and corn mazes to campfires and pumpkin smashing.