Health
April 6, 2020
A Pharmacist Struggles to Keep up With Demand During the Coronavirus Pandemic
In the face of specious medical advice and hoarding, Dallas pharmacist Emile Abdo tries to keep vital medications in stock.
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True Crime
December 18, 2019
The Doctor, the Dentist, and the Killer
Brenda thought she and Ricky would be together forever, until he left her. Kendra thought she and Ricky would be together forever. Then Brenda took matters into her own hands. Inside the case of jealousy, spying, and murder that shook Uptown Dallas.
True Crime
September 18, 2019
The Hunt for the Serial Killer of Laredo
Last September, law enforcement officers were confounded by a murderer targeting prostitutes along the border. As the investigation intensified, they discovered that the killer had been hiding in plain sight.
July 8, 2019
Adrianne Palicki: “I Miss the Hell Out of ‘Friday Night Lights.’ But You Really Can’t Bring It Back.”
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the actress who won our full hearts playing Tyra Collette discusses the beloved series’ legacy and her new life aboard ’The Orville.’
True Crime
May 29, 2019
Her Daughter Was Disappeared in Mexico. Despite Cartel Death Threats, She’s Determined to Find Her.
After Josefina De León’s daughter went missing in the Mexican State of Tamaulipas in 2012, she was determined to find her. Seven years later, she hasn’t given up.
True Crime
May 13, 2019
Joe Exotic: A Dark Journey Into the World of a Man Gone Wild
He called himself the Tiger King and plastered his face on highway billboards in Texas and Oklahoma. He bred big cats, bears, baboons, and more. He lived, with a parade of partners, on the grounds of his private zoo. He threatened a rival with murder—repeatedly, on YouTube—and tried to hire
December 15, 2018
The Best Texas Monthly Longform of 2018
Put your feet up and settle in for our favorite longform of the year.
The Stand Up Desk
November 30, 2018
Behind the Lines: How Tim Dunn and Sister Norma Made Our Power List
A devout Evangelical Christian and a Catholic nun are two of the state’s most powerful people, but they exercise their power in vastly different ways.
News & Politics
November 29, 2018
Texas A&M Says Howdy to the Army Futures Command
General John Murray and his staff recently got their first chance to size up the research possibilities in College Station.
Food & Drink
November 21, 2018
What’s With These Maps of Every State’s Favorite Thanksgiving Food?
Who the heck in Texas is eating all this key lime pie?
The Culture
November 10, 2018
On the Marine Corps’ Birthday, Honoring Lubbock’s Lee Roy Herron, an Ordinary Miracle
In his quiet, selfless way, 1st Lt. Herron exemplified Marines everywhere. February will mark the 50th anniversary of Herron’s death in Vietnam.
News & Politics
October 31, 2018
As Demolition Begins on Schlitterbahn’s Verrückt Waterslide, Jeff Henry Faces Unrelated Felony Charges
Two years after the death of a ten-year-old boy on the ride, the waterslide is finally being removed.
True Crime
October 27, 2018
The Hero of the Sutherland Springs Shooting Is Still Reckoning With What Happened That Day
One year ago, after Stephen Willeford disrupted the mass murder at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, he was hailed as the ultimate good guy with a gun, but he's still reckoning with what happened that day—and what his life has become.
The Culture
October 15, 2018
Well, That’s Some Crazy Texas Weather, Huh?
If you ever needed confirmation for how large and geographically diverse Texas is, check out this crazy weather.
The Culture
October 5, 2018
‘Abandoned East Texas’ Captures the Beauty of the Forgotten
The houses, barns, restaurants, cars, and businesses that have been left behind are celebrated by 33,000 people on Facebook.
Reporter
October 3, 2018
So, Who Did Shoot J.R.? Why We Still Care About ‘Dallas’
Max Marshall, who wrote our October cover story, had never seen the show before proposing his piece. Follow along on his journey to being seduced by the trashiest, campiest show of the eighties.
The Culture
September 28, 2018
Tilman Fertitta is All in on Cryptocurrency
The Houston billionaire discusses accepting Bitcoin at his luxury car dealership and accepting a cryptocurrency company as a Houston Rockets sponsor.
The Culture
September 19, 2018
‘Dallas’ at 40: The Inside Story Behind the Show That Changed Texas Forever
How the trashiest, campiest show on television revolutionized pop culture, rebooted Texas’s reputation, and helped bring down the Romanian government. (Maybe!)
The Culture
September 13, 2018
The Woman Who Wrote ‘How to Murder Your Husband’ Has Been Arrested on Suspicion of Murdering Her Husband
That feels a little on the nose.
Politics & Policy
September 4, 2018
A Billboard With Trump’s Meanest Tweet About Ted Cruz Is Going Up in Texas
Their fraught primary relationship comes back to haunt Texas’s junior senator.
News & Politics
August 24, 2018
Austin’s New Army Futures Command Marks ‘Biggest Reorganization of the Army Since 1973’
Top Army brass emphasized the need for innovation, while Austin Mayor Steve Adler tried keeping it weird.
The Stand Up Desk
August 24, 2018
Behind the Lines: An Unsolved Cattle-Murder Mystery in East Texas
Leif Reigstad talks about his latest feature for Texas Monthly, about the killing of Buck Birdsong's calves.
News & Politics
August 16, 2018
San Antonio Judge Threatens to Make Feuding Lawyers Kiss in Front of the Alamo
That might be the weirdest order from a Texas judge—and the bar is high.
The Culture
August 15, 2018
Should Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke Settle This Race on the Basketball Court?
In June, Twitter beef between late night talk show host Jimmy Kimmel and Senator Ted Cruz ended in an one-on-one game of basketball. It was neither the first nor the last time that basketball played into Cruz’s political life. He started a weekly pickup game at the
The Culture
July 29, 2018
Shea Serrano’s New Book About ‘The Office’ Is Strange and Beautiful
America’s foremost chronicler of pop minutiae sets his sights on Scranton, Pennsylvania’s most beloved regional branch of a mid-sized paper company.
News & Politics
July 19, 2018
U.S. Army Mirrored Amazon’s HQ2 Search Tactics in Choosing New Futures Command Location
The Army chose Austin, citing its entrepreneurial culture and incentives from UT.
The Culture
June 22, 2018
Asia O’Hara on How Dallas Does Drag
A ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ contestant spills the tea on Dallas.
Politics & Policy
June 3, 2018
Back to the Future
Abbott’s school safety plan could land us back in darker times.
News & Politics
June 1, 2018
Ruth Simmons, Former Ivy League President, Takes Over at Prairie View A&M
The renowned educator (and native Texan) came out of retirement to lead the historically black university.
The Stand Up Desk
May 30, 2018
Behind the Lines: It’s Time to Go Back to the Texas Coast
The first summer after Harvey is when Texas coastal communities most need visitors.
May 29, 2018
Playlist: Steve Miller Influencers, Hits, Semi-Oddities, & Admirers
The rock star’s most essential music, from his earliest influences through his biggest hits to the artists he’s influenced himself.
Music
May 29, 2018
Growing Up With Steve Miller
Eleven years ago, the man who topped the charts with ‘The Joker’ and ‘Rock’n Me’ took a thirteen-year-old guitarist and would-be songwriter under his wing. Eleven years later, he’s still teaching me lessons on how to be an adult.
News & Politics
May 29, 2018
Meanwhile, in Texas
Four baboons briefly escaped from a research facility in San Antonio, and an alien's grave marker was stolen.
The Culture
May 24, 2018
Can the Rockets Repeat Game Four?
Yes, the game was miraculous. But that defensive burst might have depleted the Rockets' tank.
News & Politics
May 18, 2018
Everything We Know About the Shooting at Santa Fe High School
The 22nd school shooting of 2018 happened on Friday morning near Galveston.
The Culture
May 8, 2018
Three People Were Bitten by the Bobcats They Accidentally Adopted
Oops.
The Culture
April 25, 2018
‘Hap and Leonard’ Offers an Increasingly Relevant Message During the Trump Administration
The rural noir, in which working-class investigators tackle in-your-face racism in East Texas, may be on the verge of cancellation.
News & Politics
April 23, 2018
The South Texas Fajita Bandit Has Been Sentenced to Fifty Years in Prison
The nine-year meat hustle has caught up with the former Cameron County Juvenile Detention Center worker.
The Stand Up Desk
April 19, 2018
Behind the Lines: Executive Editor Skip Hollandsworth on ‘The Sting’
Listen to the first episode of our new series, which takes you into the minds of some of Texas Monthly's great writers and editors.
True Crime
April 18, 2018
The Doting Boyfriend Who Robbed Armored Cars
Beginning in 2015, Houston was plagued by a series of brutal armored car robberies that bewildered FBI agents for nearly two years. To finally bring down the unassuming mastermind behind it all, the agents had to stage an elaborate trap—and catch him in the act.
News & Politics
April 18, 2018
‘I Really Did Kill Those Babies’
Genene Jones, a Texas nurse long suspected of more than a dozen child murders decades ago but convicted of only one, allegedly confessed.
News & Politics
April 11, 2018
Texas Border Patrol Agent Allegedly Murdered Woman and Her One-Year Old Son
Ronald Burgos-Aviles, a nine-year Border Patrol veteran, was arrested Monday in Laredo.
The Culture
April 4, 2018
Scenes From the ‘Dallas’ 40th Reunion Party
Cast members joined roughly 1,300 fans from 40 states and 30 countries in North Texas to celebrate the show’s anniversary.
The Culture
April 4, 2018
Meanwhile, in Lufkin… March 2018 Edition
Our favorite recent items from the police blotter of the ’Lufkin Daily News.’
News & Politics
March 29, 2018
Fatal Police Shooting of Danny Ray Thomas Tests Houston’s Progressive Law Enforcement Leaders
Thomas was unarmed when a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed him last week.
News & Politics
March 29, 2018
The Reporter That Waco Destroyed Has No Regrets
Observing the ATF’s disastrous assault on David Koresh and the Branch Davidian compound should have made John McLemore’s career. Instead, it ruined it. Maybe that was for the best.
News & Politics
March 23, 2018
Three Weeks of Terror: Not Austin, But Washington, Which Confronted the Beltway Snipers
Experts in the earlier case say Austin’s police are working just as hard now that suspect is dead.
News & Politics
March 23, 2018
The Violence Was the Message
The Austin bomber's unknown motive is part of a larger pattern by those who commit violence.
News & Politics
March 22, 2018
‘A Nice Kid From a Great Family’
There’s a reason we want to know more about mass killers, but a lot gets lost when we focus on them.
News & Politics
March 22, 2018
Who Was Mark Conditt? Here’s What We Know About the Austin Bombing Suspect
Even a 25-minute video confession leaves police with many questions about motive.