J. W. Lown Governed San Angelo With a Smile—and Constituents Like Me Won’t Forget It
He lived out his last years in Mexico as a real estate agent, dreaming of returning home to Texas with his husband.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor and is chronically online. Before joining the magazine in 2023, she interned for Texas Monthly and was a finalist for a Hearst Journalism Award for a story she wrote for TM. Lauren was born in San Antonio and raised in San Angelo, and she will always consider Texas home.
He lived out his last years in Mexico as a real estate agent, dreaming of returning home to Texas with his husband.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
Our photographer captured all the leather (and the luxury) on race attendees from near and far.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
The 25-year-old “boys” have taken it upon themselves to score each jump off the diving board, Olympics-style. Austin poolgoers have embraced the challenge.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
From arid El Paso to the Piney Woods, Texas boasts outstanding links that don’t require an expensive membership.
David Courtney, a.k.a. the Texanist, is a staff writer.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
Josh Alvarez is a senior editor at Texas Monthly.
Dan Goodgame is Texas Monthly’s editor in chief.
Alicia Maria Meier is the assistant managing editor at Texas Monthly and a translator from Spanish and Catalan.
Luna, a new variety of avocado that can withstand higher temperatures, may soon find a home in South Texas.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
H-Town is the cartoon character’s alleged hometown, but she seems more like a Conroe gal to me.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
In other words, it’s hot.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
The men behind the immensely popular Instagram event calendar just wanna have fun (and champagne).
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
Eight years after the listeria crisis, the Brenham-based brand continues to win folks like me over with new flavors and old memories.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
We tried to get the perfect Texas blowout with household products ranging from recycled cans to stray socks.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
The U.S. government has an eye on TikTok. With its $1.5 billion plan aimed at battling mistrust, TikTok has an eye on . . . Texas?
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
Performing death-defying trapeze stunts in drag, he shocked Parisian audiences.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
How well do you know this week’s Texas news?
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
From the State Fair to the gubernatorial race, test your knowledge of the week's news.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
These homegrown brands and designers can help you rock your look at this fall’s events, from ACL to Astroworld.
Taylor Prewitt is the newsletter editor for Texas Monthly.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.
These Gen Z guys just want everyone to chill, and enjoy their homage to the funky music from their parents’ record collections.
Lauren Castro is Texas Monthly’s social media editor. She is often on the search for a great pun.