After surviving a devastating accident that left her disabled, Amber McDaniel felt like she could overcome anything. Then her ten-year-old son contracted a rare condition associated with COVID-19.
Oil-field medics face long hours, grisly accidents, desolation, and low pay. So why do they do it?
Six years after he became governor, we still don’t know what Greg Abbott wants to accomplish—except, as this year made clear, to hold on to office, no matter how many Texans get hurt.
Ted Cruz had a very, very, very bad year. Maybe he’ll blame it on his daughters.
An A-to-Z list of 25 Lone Star State residents who disgraced themselves last January 6.
The rapper and freshly minted Texas Southern University graduate lassoed up trophies and brand deals and gave plenty of Houston shout-outs.
Houston housing director Tom McCasland bravely spoke out against suspicious city hall deals—and paid the price.
Last February’s deep freeze and the blackout that followed were brutal. But without the selfless actions of countless Texans, the situation could have been much worse.
2021 may not have been the best of times, but thanks to countless kindly Texans, it didn’t always feel like the worst either.
Federal agencies have long struggled to stop illegal fishing and drug smuggling in the Gulf of Mexico. In recent years, it’s only gotten worse.
Survivalist expert Bob Hansler found YouTube fame by testing his skills in the Texas wilderness. His biggest challenge was yet to come.
A creation by Dallas's Alfonso Hernandez is the pièce de résistance of any party.
Visiting a Japanese garden can bring peace and—especially in the winter months—quiet.
Houston-area couple Stacee Lynn and Oliver Bell are helping to revolutionize steel construction with their tricked-out and stylish barndominiums.
Plus, a woman in Temple threw her soup at a restaurant employee.
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
The menu at Roots Southern Table in Farmers Branch offers gumbo, fried chicken, and riffs on Italian rice balls and West African street food.
Reader letters published in our January 2022 issue.
Our creative director, Emily Kimbro, and design director, Victoria Millner, keep Texas Monthly looking good.
A Fort Worth woman wants to know why we honor the bluebonnet and the pecan tree, but not the strudel or the sopaipilla.
