Dan Solomon, Contributor at Texas Monthly

Photoshop of Patrick Mahomes throwing a Whataburger burger in his football uniform against an orange backdrop.

Best Thing In Texas|

August 12, 2021

Patrick Mahomes Is Bringing His Love of Whataburger to Kansas City

Most Texans miss Whataburger when they leave the state. Not many of them are in a position to open their own.

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Film & TV|

August 11, 2021

A User’s Guide to Austin’s New B-List Celebrities

Is that a Hollywood newcomer or just someone who works out a lot? How to tell the difference.

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Arts & Entertainment|

August 2, 2021

No Tweets for Old Men: Yet Another Cormac McCarthy Twitter Hoax Is Upon Us

The famously reclusive author and former El Pasoan is still not on social media, despite what the latest viral thread suggests.

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Style & Design|

July 28, 2021

All of H-E-B’s New Scented Candles, From Butter Tortilla to Two-Bite Brownies, Ranked

We’re all very impressed with H-E-B’s ability to go viral with a new product line, but how do these things actually smell?

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Comic Book Store Files Lawsuit in Comic Form

Meanwhile in Texas|

July 8, 2021

A Houston Comic Book Store Filed a Lawsuit in Comic Form

It’s an unconventional but attention-grabbing strategy.

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Food & Drink|

June 30, 2021

The Great Whataburger vs. Wendy’s Honey Butter Chicken Biscuit Face-off

Four of the best ingredients on Earth. One true champion?

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Business|

June 29, 2021

The Delivery Robots Are Your Friends, Says Delivery-Robot Company

Our intrepid reporter biked behind the human whose job it is to follow, and help train, Austin’s new pizza-delivery robots.

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Sports|

June 24, 2021

State Champion Wrestler Fights to Show Fairness in Sports Isn’t Tied to Gender

Mack Beggs, a two-time Texas high school champ, is one of three trans athletes featured in the Hulu documentary 'Changing the Game.'

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Energy|

June 18, 2021

Is There an “Ethical” Temperature at Which to Set Your Thermostat?

It’s a question we are once more forced to ponder—and one for which we have an answer!

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Film & TV|

June 11, 2021

‘12 Mighty Orphans’ Is the Cornball Texas Football Movie We Need Right Now

The film, based on a true Fort Worth story and starring Dallas native Luke Wilson, is a welcome post-pandemic balm.

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Film & TV|

June 9, 2021

Jeff Nichols Is the Perfect Director for the Next ‘A Quiet Place’

The Texas filmmaker has built his career on escalating tension and dread.

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Best Thing In Texas|

May 26, 2021

Luka Dončić and Dirk Nowitzki Had a Moment Last Night

A photo of the Mavs' past and present superstars during Dallas's win over the L.A. Clippers captured an NBA passing of the torch.

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News & Politics|

May 24, 2021

A Brief History of Texans Finding a Message in a Bottle

A 2018 note from a Canadian teen washed up on a Port Aransas beach this month, reminding us of other writings found on Texas shores.

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Meanwhile in Texas|

May 19, 2021

A 9/11-Themed Bar in Fort Worth Is Going Viral

“I don’t want anyone who comes into my restaurant to forget that day,” says Brent Johnson, owner of Bar9Eleven.

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Tigers on the loose in Houston and San Antonio

Meanwhile in Texas|

May 10, 2021

A Brief History of Tigers on the Loose in Texas, 2021 Edition

Joe Exotic has a lot of competition. The big cat seen roaming a Houston neighborhood this week is just the latest.

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Film & TV|

May 7, 2021

Historic 6666 Ranch Almost Twice the Size of Chicago Gets the Perfect Steward

Imagine all the westerns filmmaker Taylor Sheridan could shoot on 266,000 acres of property.

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Meanwhile in Texas|

May 6, 2021

Texas GOP Chair Allen West Challenges Tardy Reporter to Drop and Give Him Thirty

He challenged a reporter to perform the calisthenics, then decided to do them himself.

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A crowd during SXSW at Stubbs, in Austin.

Politics & Policy|

May 4, 2021

Some Legislators Want to Drown Out Local Austin Officials by Cranking Up the Volume at Bars

A House bill doesn’t identify the capital city by name, but would make it the lone municipality in Texas whose noise ordinances are set by the Lege.

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Politics & Policy|

May 3, 2021

What Exactly Does John Cornyn Do All Day? Well, for One Thing, He Tweets. A Lot.

A recent analysis found Texas’s senior senator is the most prolific tweeter in Congress.

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Mavrello, the new mascot of the Mavericks.

Sports|

April 29, 2021

Is That a Rejected Pixar Character on a Three-Day Bender? No, It’s Mavrello, the Dallas Mavericks’ New Mascot!

Meet Mavrello, the NBA franchise's latest attempt to engage Gen Z fans and inspire a million memes along the way.

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Photo illustration of alligator crossing road

Meanwhile in Texas|

April 28, 2021

How Now, Escaped Cow? And Later, Gator. Two Loose Critters Snarl Houston Traffic.

The unrelated incidents both ended safely for the animals.

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Sam Ehlinger during a game against Louisiana Tech in Austin on August 31, 2019.

Sports|

April 23, 2021

“You Can’t Fake the Real”

An interview with the outgoing Longhorns quarterback touches on playing through the pandemic and learning to be vulnerable with teammates.

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Meanwhile in Texas|

April 23, 2021

A McAllen Thief Pilfered $400 Worth of Spider-Man Comic Books

He confessed after someone spotted him in surveillance footage.

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Business|

April 14, 2021

Outdoor Voices Is Not F***ing Around With Austin Bar Little Brother

The athletic wear giant threatened legal action over the bar’s parody of its famous blue hat.

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Boban Marjanović, #51 of the Dallas Mavericks, warms up before a game on February 25, 2021 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Sports|

April 8, 2021

Look at How Many Fishy Crackers Boban Can Hold in His Hand

The cracker company’s new promotion determined that the 7’4” NBA player can hold 301 Goldfish in one handful.

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Texas minor league baseball: Amarillo Sod Poodles vs. Midland Rockhounds.

Sports|

April 6, 2021

Texas’s Best (and Weirdest) Minor League Baseball Team Names, Ranked

We salute the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and their compatriots.

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Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson (4) looks on in action during a game between the Chicago Bears and the Houston Texans on December 13, 2020, at Soldier Field in Chicago, IL.

Sports|

April 1, 2021

Sports Media Is Blowing the Coverage of Deshaun Watson

From local papers to national NFL media, reporting on the allegations against Watson reads like something from another generation.

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News & Politics|

March 29, 2021

This Is How Big the Ship That Got Stuck in the Suez Is, in Texas Terms

It’s hard to grasp just how massive the Ever Given is. Fortunately, scale is something our state does well.

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Business|

March 26, 2021

H-E-B Is Coming to DFW, and People Are Like OMG

The beloved supermarket chain, which has carefully guarded its intentions in North Texas, dropped a bombshell on Friday.

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Blake (Mallory Everton) steels herself to exit the car during a pandemic and handle a sticky gas pump, armed with nothing but snack-size sandwich bags for gloves in Recovery.

Film & TV|

March 24, 2021

A New Genre of Film Is Already Here: COVID Movies

The first COVID films are poised to address a pandemic that isn't through with us yet. Here's why these early, imperfect takes on the past year are still worth watching.

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Film & TV|

March 23, 2021

Alan Tudyk Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously

After decades of playing goofy sidekicks, the El Paso–born, Plano-bred actor finally has a leading role.

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Meanwhile in Texas|

March 17, 2021

A Pair of Thieves Broke Into a Houston Art Museum, Then Escaped by Boat

They didn’t manage to steal any art, but they did vanish into a storm drain.

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Beyoncé and Megan Thee Stallion accept Grammy

Music|

March 15, 2021

Texans Cleaned Up at the Grammys, but Megan Thee Stallion and Beyoncé Were Snubbed for the Top Prizes

The thrilling night was marred by the continuation of an ugly tradition.

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Film & TV|

March 11, 2021

How SXSW Transformed a 280,000-Person Festival Into a Virtual Extravaganza

With no long lines, no traffic, and no parties, South by Southwest is going to look a lot this different this year. Here’s how organizers pulled it off.

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Sports|

March 10, 2021

The Texas Rangers Plan to Fill Their Stadium, Pandemic Be Damned

The team finished in last place in front of cardboard fans in 2020, but it’s the first in American pro sports to reopen to full capacity.

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Film & TV|

March 4, 2021

Holy Cow, We’re Getting More ‘Party Down’

The cult comedy series is being revived with a six-episode order, more than a decade later.

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Politics & Policy|

March 2, 2021

Greg Abbott Celebrated Texas Independence Day by Ending COVID-19 Restrictions

The vast majority of Texans have yet to receive a single dose of vaccine, but the state is done imposing public health measures.

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Health|

February 22, 2021

The Winter Storm Set Texas Far Back in COVID-19 Vaccinations

Infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Hotez describes last week’s statewide disaster as a harmful delay “in the face of an advancing enemy.”

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Best Thing In Texas|

February 22, 2021

The Best Thing in Texas: Everyone Who Helped Us Survive the Winter Storm

Celebrities and regular folk alike came together to offer hot food, clean water, and warm beds.

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Ted Cruz photoshopped in pink swim trunks and a blazer with a pool floatie on his suitcase.

Politics & Policy|

February 18, 2021

Steve and Ted’s Excellent Adventures

Austin’s mayor, Steve Adler, and the state’s junior senator, Ted Cruz, are the latest Texas politicians to take ill-considered vacations.

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Energy|

February 17, 2021

Lights, Camera, Reaction: Lit-Up Downtown Skylines Are Enraging Powerless Texans

Texans on social media have kept warm by burning the fuel of white-hot rage.

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Health|

February 13, 2021

These Texans Started Their Own Testing Facilities as Coronavirus Screening Lagged

Widespread “assurance testing” could effectively end the pandemic before the vaccine does, but a lack of federal coordination has left some citizens to fill screening gaps.

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