The Stand Up Desk
March 15, 2023
Roar of the Crowd: April 2023
Reader letters published in our April 2023 issue.
1064 Articles
Dining Guide
March 14, 2023
Fondue and Chicharrones, “Pear Snow,” and Wood-Grilled Prawns: What Our Restaurant Critics Ate This Month
Here’s our take on the state’s new restaurants, along with a few updates to longtime favorites.
Parks & Recs
March 8, 2023
There’s a State Park for That!
The twenty best Texas parks for birding, time traveling, kayaking, meeting up with relatives, and more.
Press Room
March 8, 2023
Two Assistant Editors Join the Texas Monthly Staff
The editorial team continues to grow at Texas Monthly.
Art
March 6, 2023
Behind the Lines: The Art of Texas Monthly
The Wittliff Collections’ current exhibition honors the fifty-year history of Texas Monthly.
The Stand Up Desk
February 28, 2023
February 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?
You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz and we’ll tell you how you stack up at the end.And if you got this quiz from a friend: Hello! We hope you enjoy it. If you do: become a subscriber today, and we’ll send
Style & Design
February 24, 2023
Take a Tour of Linda Pace’s $7.25 Million Penthouse
The late art collector and philanthropist from San Antonio transformed a unique space in a historic building where art gallery meets home.
Press Room
February 24, 2023
Texas Monthly Recognized by ASME in the 2023 National Magazine Awards
Texas Monthly was honored on February 23 by the American Society of Magazine Editors across several of its journalism awards.
Press Room
February 16, 2023
HBO Max Announces ‘Love & Death’ Premiere Date
HBO Max’s highly anticipated limited series is set to premiere this April. Plus, it’ll have a SXSW debut.
Press Room
February 3, 2023
Texas Monthly Welcomes Two New Hires
Texas Monthly is eager to announce the permanent additions of two familiar faces to the editorial staff.
The Stand Up Desk
January 30, 2023
January 2023 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?
You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz and we’ll tell you how you stack up at the end.And if you got this quiz from a friend: Hello! We hope you enjoy it. If you do: become a subscriber today, and we’ll send
Press Room
January 17, 2023
Celebrating 50 Years of Texas Monthly
February 2023 marks fifty years of chronicling life in the Lone Star State.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Sixteen of the Most Influential Texas Business Icons of the Past 50 Years
The names have changed over the decades, but through it all, Texas remains a place where money gets made—and spent.
Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Sixteen of the Most Influential Texas Political Figures of the Past 50 Years
From John Connally to Lina Hidalgo, these leaders have made Texas the bellwether state for the nation.
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Texas Icons
January 17, 2023
Sixteen of Texas’s Most Influential Cultural Figures of the Past 50 Years
From George Jones to Attica Locke, these Texans have made lasting cultural impacts on the state.
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Press Room
January 12, 2023
Texas Monthly Has A Brand New Mobile App
We are excited to announce a brand new mobile app for iPhones and iPads.
Politics & Policy
December 30, 2022
Stories We Wish We’d Published This Year
Fifteen staffers selected their favorite writing about our state that outlets other than Texas Monthly produced in 2022.
Music
December 27, 2022
Texas Music Legends Look Back on Floore’s Country Store
John T. Floore’s Country Store in Helotes is a honky-tonker’s honky-tonk, a veritable institution of Texas music. The dance hall’s walls are covered with photographs of the legends that have graced its stage: Elvis Presley, Hank Williams, Bob Wills, Patsy Cline, B.B. King, Ernest Tubb, Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard,
Art
December 27, 2022
The Best Texas Art, Movies, Music, and TV of 2022
This is the year that returned Beyoncé to our ears and Beavis and Butt-head to our screens.
Art
December 26, 2022
Our Favorite Photos of 2022
From emotion-filled portraits to sweeping landscapes, this year’s top shots required out-of-the-box concepts and a little quick thinking.
Art
December 21, 2022
The Best Books, Film, TV, Art & More Coming to Texas This Winter
From Bruce Springsteen to Ballet Austin, there are plenty of ways to break out of the winter doldrums this season.
The Stand Up Desk
December 14, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: January 2023
Reader letters published in our January 2023 issue.
Dining Guide
December 12, 2022
Smokin’ Moon Opens in McAllen, Garland’s El Rincón del Maiz Gets National Attention, and More
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
2023 Bum Steer of the Year: Austin
How a funky little college town became the unbearable-traffic, unaffordable-real-estate, insufferable-tech-bro, inanely-precious-restaurant, expensive-BBQ capital of the world!
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
2023 Bum Steer of the Year Runner-up: Floperation Lone Star
Greg Abbott’s $4 billion program to deter migration . . . doesn’t seem to be deterring migration.
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
2023 Bum Steer of the Year Runner-up: Gilberto Hinojosa
Texas Monthly recently acquired the (fake!) résumé of one Gilberto Hinojosa, the seemingly indefatigable chair of the long-suffering Texas Democratic party. We print it here in full.
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
2023 Bum Steer of the Year Runner-up: Louie Gohmert
An open letter to Louie Gohmert, the Bum Steer Hall of Fame’s newest inductee!
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
2023 Bum Steer of the Year Runner-up: Herschel Walker
(Fake!) excerpts from the campaign diary of a displaced Texan, summer–fall 2022.
Best Thing in Texas
December 12, 2022
The Best Things in Texas, 2023
2022 was an up-and-down year—well, maybe more downs than ups—but Texas, as ever, brought out the best from scatological artists, beastly athletes, game-show brainiacs, natural-born nature lovers, and costumed Samaritans.
Best Thing in Texas
December 12, 2022
The Best Things in Texas 2023: The Texans Vaccinating the World
Houstonians Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi have created a COVID vaccine that’s saving millions of lives in developing nations.
Best Thing in Texas
December 12, 2022
The Best Things in Texas 2023: The Most Inspiring Educator In the Country
Barbara Yarbrough has taught and volunteered in Midland since segregation—and has won national recognition at age 87.
Best Thing in Texas
December 12, 2022
The Best Things in Texas 2023: The Best NBA Coach Ever
Gregg Popovich, of the San Antonio Spurs, became the winningest coach in NBA history, but that’s just one of several eye-popping facts from his extraordinary career.
Bum Steers
December 12, 2022
The 2023 Bum Steer Awards
The dopes, villains, and terrible ideas that bedeviled our beloved state over the past twelve months. (This time, with slightly less Ted Cruz!)
The Stand Up Desk
November 28, 2022
November 2022 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?
You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. How much can you remember?
Recipes
November 18, 2022
Deep-fried Turkey
A simple meal turned Thanksgiving novelty.
The Stand Up Desk
November 16, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: December 2022
Reader letters published in our December 2022 issue.
Dining Guide
November 14, 2022
Crispy Pork Lumpia, a Four-Mole Sampler, and More: What Our Restaurant Critics Ate This Month
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
News & Politics
November 8, 2022
Analysis: Texas 2022 Election Results
Greg Abbott defeats Beto O’Rourke. Dan Patrick and Ken Paxton defeat their Democrat opponents comfortably. Lina Hidalgo narrowly wins in Harris County.
The Stand Up Desk
October 31, 2022
October 2022 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?
You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. How much can you remember?
The Stand Up Desk
October 19, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: November 2022
Reader letters published in our November 2022 issue.
Dining Guide
October 17, 2022
Steak in El Paso, Italian in Fort Worth, and Sushi in Houston: Where Our Critics Ate This Month
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
Food & Drink
October 4, 2022
It’s Time to Celebrate Taco Week
Texas is the center of the taco universe, and we at Texas Monthly are setting out to prove it.
Politics & Policy
September 28, 2022
Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke Are Finally Debating. Here’s What They Need to Be Asked.
Ahead of Friday’s gubernatorial debate, Texas Monthly’s news and politics team came up with hard questions for both candidates.
The Stand Up Desk
September 26, 2022
September 2022 Reader Quiz: What Did You Learn?
You’ve had all month to read the latest issue of Texas Monthly. Take this monthly quiz and we’ll tell you how you stack up at the end.And if you got this quiz from a friend: Hello! We hope you enjoy it. If you do: become a subscriber today, and we’ll send
Art
September 22, 2022
The Best Books, Film, TV, Art, and More Coming to Texas This Fall
This season has everything: Cormac McCarthy, Star Wars, Chippendales dancers, and opera.
Dining Guide
September 14, 2022
Char-broiled Gulf Oysters, “Crackling Pollo,” and More: What Our Restaurant Critics Ate This Month
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
The Stand Up Desk
September 14, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: October 2022
Reader letters published in our October 2022 issue.
Art
August 29, 2022
9 Must-Visit Art Spaces Outside the Texas Triangle
Visit a jail turned museum, stroll among miles of sculptures, and brush up on your paleontology, all without setting foot in the state’s busiest metropolises.
The Stand Up Desk
August 17, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: September 2022
Reader letters published in our September 2022 issue.
The Stand Up Desk
July 20, 2022
Roar of the Crowd: August 2022
Reader letters published in our August 2022 issue.