He was a notorious deal maker known for bringing priceless pieces of Texas history back to the state. He was also a suspected forger and arsonist. Thirty years ago, he was found dead in the Colorado River near Austin, and to this day a question remains: Could John Holmes Jenkins have masterminded his own death?
This Austin taco shop proves that a great taco takes time.
Nopales, cocoa powder, squid ink, and beets are just some of the ingredients that can bring a new dimension to tortillas.
The author and UT professor believes our country is falling apart—and he has a plan to fix it.
Owners Rhianna and Cyrus Shennum, who specialize in eighteenth- and nineteenth-century jewelry, honor tradition with their custom pieces.
In addition to my tacos of the week, these dishes from both sides of the border stand out.
Plus, feeling grateful for our gimlet-eyed deputy editor, Jeff Salamon.
For breaking new ground in being bad at being bad, Texas Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen has earned one half of our annual booby prize!
Beto O'Rourke, Dennis Bonnen, and the Houston Astros make our annual dishonor roll, along with assorted lesser-known idiots and evildoers.
An Austin bar and record shop is cranking out wonderful additions to the city’s tortilla scene.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the acclaimed Austin bootmakers break down their custom fusion of foot measurement, tradition, and refined style.
A tradition of the indigenous Otomí people of Mexico is growing in popularity north of the border.
A conversation with Ben Lamm of Hypergiant, on solving climate change, the surveillance state, and our automated future.
The James Beard Award finalist behind Austin’s Odd Duck, Barley Swine, and Sour Duck Market publishes a cookbook as restaurant yearbook.
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!
Treatments for chronic Lyme disease are controversial and expensive. As a last resort, some patients are pursuing this unproven and painful alternative.
An excerpt from Texas expat Benjamin Markovits’s ’Christmas in Austin’ casts a sharp eye on his hometown.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the mayor weighs in on sparring with Governor Abbott. Plus, his takes on mayors Bloomberg and Buttigieg.
A raucous crowd of students made the late-night talk show’s Austin taping a pep rally celebrating all that makes UT special.
As Roberto Espinosa and Eric Wilkerson mark the Austin institution's milestone anniversary this week, they look back on how it all began.
A northern Mexican specialty gets a Mexico City twist in Central Texas.
In her third book, ’The Weil Conjectures,’ the Austin author revisits the equations of her youth.
The Austin author traces the history of the movie that changed his life.
A new book celebrates a pair of well-established African American and Latino communities that are disappearing from Texas's fastest-growing city.
The author of "The Years That Matter Most" spent a lot of time at UT-Austin—where he saw reason for hope.
The Austin native talks making a beaded guitar for Shakey Graves—and how a skull on the side of the road helped him find his medium.
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!
I ate my way from San Antonio to Dallas in one (very filling) day. Here are some of the highlights of my taco travels.
Austin’s legalization of camping and sidewalk sleeping has stirred a backlash that obscures the progress some Texas cities have made in steering the homeless off the streets.
The story behind the story behind Austinite Mike Shea’s three seconds of international fame.
The Hill Country craft distillery turned to Austin's Cuvée for its coffee liqueur.
An unnamed person from an unspecified place has an unsavory point of view.
The community organizer is expected to make a play for millennials and young people of color.
A Houston man wants to know if our columnist would be happy in another of Texas's many wonderful locales.
Imagining a theoretical second disc for the Austin band’s best-of album, out this week.
A pair of Austin birders think it's time to replace the Northern mockingbird with something more . . . Texas-y.
The UT professor and longtime ’Texas Monthly’ contributor died on Saturday at the age of 79 after a stroke.
The 81,000-square-foot office space is part of H-E-B’s reimagining of itself as a technology company.
The nonprofit founder, entrepreneur, and musician talks work-life balance, her inspiration, and fostering a community.
In an East Austin warehouse, Revival builds custom bikes, restores vintage ones, and crafts leather accessories.
The last few days have brought tearful, angry debate over abortion, religious discrimination, and LGBTQ rights.
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the celebrated Austin pitmaster discusses the first ten years of Franklin BBQ, the psychology of expectations, and next week’s Hot Luck Fest.
A Houston man visits Austin and is mildly flummoxed by RM 2222.
Here died Greg Abbott’s burden-shifting plan, orphaned and alone.
The 30-year-old businesswoman talks motivation, her daily routine, and why it’s important for her fitnesswear to be inclusive.
An Austin man notes that the sky is the sky, no matter where you go.
An Austin man argues that his spouse’s impressive Texas ancestry should count for something.
The free three-day event starts April 8 and is a follow-up to the LBJ Foundation’s 2014 Civil Rights Summit.
On the latest National Podcast of Texas, the 'Grace and Frankie' star talks about navigating Silicon Valley, #MeToo’s impact on the modeling business, and the life she’s built on the back of 'Sports Illustrated' swimsuit stardom.
Professor emeritus David Anderson's tribute to the late UT president—his colleague, co-author, and friend for 40 years.
