Recipes
February 21, 2018
A New Cocktail From Midnight Cowboy
The Austin speakeasy's updated menu, themed around the art of conversation, features the striking Paradox.
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Music
February 21, 2018
Kacey Musgraves Has a Surprise for Nashville
The country music provocateur and East Texas native talks growing up, ”getting weird” onstage, and taking risks with her new album.
Style & Design
February 13, 2018
A First Look at Austin’s Weirdest Homes
A new book out later this month showcases some of the city's most outrageous, whacky, and whimsical dwellings.
Books
February 8, 2018
Elizabeth Crook’s Gripping New Western
It’s been almost thirty years since Larry McMurtry asked the barbed question, “Why are there still cows to be milked and chickens to be fed in every other Texas book that comes along?” Texas literature has since embraced other, more cosmopolitan concerns, and yet the western is still popular,
January 26, 2018
Editor’s Letter: The Innovation Starts Here
This month, we have reimagined Texas Monthly’s design, both in the magazine and online.
Books
January 23, 2018
Meg Gardiner’s Dark Past
The Austin thriller writer Meg Gardiner explains her connections to the Golden State Killer and the Oklahoma City bombing.
Style & Design
January 23, 2018
A Home Library Built for 10,000 (Or So) Books
The tomes collected by Austin's Melba and Ted Whatley find a place on the shelf in their modern, standalone structure.
Travel & Outdoors
January 18, 2018
Tastemakers: Austin
We go along for a ride in professional BMX rider Aaron Ross’s 1985 Porsche 911 Carrera as he spends a fun-and food-filled day in his hometown, from hitting golf balls to enjoying his favorite grilled cheese.
Style & Design
January 11, 2018
Cottage Industry: Katie Kime Turns Bungalow into a Colorful Office
How the Austin home and fashion designer used prints, patterns, and vibrant hues to create her dream headquarter space.
Style & Design
December 31, 2017
Whimsical Austin Cottage Full of Surprises
Steve Shuck, co-owner of Texas men's store Stag, designs a cozy home packed with personal touches.
Film & TV
December 21, 2017
Taylor Kitsch Gets in Touch With His Inner David Koresh in ‘Waco’
Texas football made the former ’Friday Night Lights’ actor a heartthrob. Will a Texas tragedy make him a bona fide star in 'Waco'?
Politics & Policy
December 15, 2017
University Presidents Say Tax Reform Policy Will Hurt Texas Higher Education
Guest Column: University of Texas, Trinity University presidents believe the Congressional tax reform bill will limit endowments, student aid.
Art
December 5, 2017
Meet Bond, Antonio Bond: a Floral Artist with an Edge
A lush new coffee table book highlights the Austin florist’s unexpected designs, which combine found objects like skulls and odd antiques with lush beauty.
Style & Design
December 1, 2017
Kendra Scott Surprises a Southwest Airlines Flight
It’s jewelry, yellow eye masks, and free drinks for everyone as the designer celebrates her billion-dollar year with passengers.
Style & Design
November 27, 2017
Hogg House in the Hills
Good taste? It’s in his genes. Step inside a modern marvel in West Austin that was created by a relative of the grand dame of Texas antiques.
Music
October 20, 2017
Exploded Drawing Keeps Electronic Music Pure in Austin
The Live Music Capital of the World isn't all guitars.
Travel & Outdoors
October 19, 2017
Next Time You Travel in Texas, Stay in a Hostel
For an affordable stay in a new city, with built-in friends.
Food & Drink
October 18, 2017
Chatting With Aaron Franklin After the Fire
Franklin Barbecue—arguably the most famous barbecue joint in the world—was hit by a major fire that destroyed its pit room and damaged other parts of the building. We chatted with co-owner Aaron Franklin about life after the fire.
Style & Design
October 18, 2017
Larry McGuire, Pioneer of the New Brand of Austin Cool
Austin entrepreneur Larry McGuire's work on restaurants and other projects has sparked a new kind of cool in the capital city and beyond.
Pat’s Pick
September 20, 2017
Upscale Hill Country Cuisine at Pitchfork Pretty
Don’t let the folksy branding of this Austin newcomer fool you.
Energy
September 20, 2017
John Goodenough Plans to Make Gasoline Obsolete
How a wisecracking 95-year-old chemist plans to reenergize the future.
Travel & Outdoors
August 14, 2017
J.T. Van Zandt on the Art of Sight-Casting
The son of a Texas legend stalks the coastal shallows with the soul of an artist.
Music
August 10, 2017
Exclusive: David Ramirez Premieres New Song “Time”
With fewer words and a lot more synth, Ramirez proves his songwriting chops stretch beyond roots music.
Music
July 24, 2017
Hitting Hard
Hitting Subset seems humble and meek on camera, but the Austin band's debut is anything but.
Music
June 26, 2017
Bad Girls Get Old
How Jo Carol Pierce went from adventurous Lubbock teen to restless single mother and social worker to Austin’s most underrated songwriter is a story unlike any other in Texas music. Now, at 72, she’s ready for her next act.
Music
June 21, 2017
The Five Question Interview: Will Beeley and Billy Stoner
Willie Beeley and Billy Stoner have never met. But from a distance, the two musicians might be the same person.
Film & TV
June 21, 2017
Richard Linklater Builds His Dream House
A look at Richard Linklater and the Austin Film Society’s new two-screen arthouse theater.
Film & TV
June 15, 2017
Showtime at the Alamo
In a dark, uncertain time for the film industry, one man decided he’d had enough. His name is Tim League. His creation is the Alamo Drafthouse. And together, they’re on a mission to make moviegoing fun again.
Business
June 14, 2017
The Shelf Life of John Mackey
The Whole Foods founder revolutionized the way Americans consume food. Now, with profits and the stock price down, and after a series of controversies ($6 asparagus water!), can he reinvent his company before Wall Street swipes it from him?
Texas History
June 5, 2017
The Return of Jefferson Davis
Over a year after its removal from the University of Texas at Austin's Main Mall, the controversial Jefferson Davis statue has found a new home on campus.
Pat’s Pick
May 24, 2017
Cheers for Speer
Mix one part Parisian bistro with one part American diner and voilà! Philip Speer’s Bonhomie.
Religion
May 24, 2017
Critical Mass
An Austin church remakes Catholicism without the Pope, celibate priests, or most of the other rules.
Style & Design
May 24, 2017
The Wild Standard
For these two friends, every day is flag day.
Food & Drink
May 22, 2017
The List: The Top 50 Barbecue Joints in Texas
Welcome to the golden age of Texas barbecue.
Travel & Outdoors
April 27, 2017
Spring Forward
Summer will be here before you know it. Ten things to get out and do ahead of those 100-degree days.
Travel & Outdoors
April 21, 2017
Held for Ransom
One of the world’s leading collectors of creative output showcases ten of its greatest assets.
Travel & Outdoors
April 13, 2017
There’s No Place Like Home
Mobile Loaves and Fishes co-founder Alan Graham has published a book about his relationships with Austin’s homeless.
Travel & Outdoors
April 7, 2017
Fairy Tale Gone Wild
Donald Barthelme’s postmodern novel based on Snow White has its theatrical debut.
Travel & Outdoors
March 31, 2017
A Bone to Pick
A new book on the legendary producer reveals a performer with chops of his own.
Music
March 30, 2017
EP Premiere: Radney Foster and Kyle Hutton Shine a Light on the Texas Foster Care System
With their forthcoming EP, the singer-songwriters seek to raise awareness for an issue that hits both of them close to home.
Books
March 27, 2017
A Serious Writer
A chat with Jim Magnuson, the founding director of the Michener Center for Writers at the University of Texas at Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
March 23, 2017
The Art of Architecture
Louis Kahn’s life and work on exhibit in the greatest building in Texas.
Sports
March 22, 2017
Save Muny
The future of Austin’s Lions Municipal Golf Course lies in its historic past.
Books
March 22, 2017
One Degree of Jim Magnuson
Over the past 23 years, the founding director of the Michener Center for Writers has helped launch countless literary careers. Here are a few of the program’s most notable graduates.
Travel & Outdoors
March 20, 2017
The Austin Motel’s New Look
Liz Lambert on sprucing up another iconic South Congress hideout.
Film & TV
March 10, 2017
The Not-So-Secret Life of Terrence Malick
The world’s most private director turns his lens on the place where he’s always been most public: Austin.
Travel & Outdoors
March 2, 2017
Music to our Ears
Austin celebrates its beloved Eklektikos deejay for his fifty years on air.
Travel & Outdoors
February 23, 2017
Avedon’s Texas
Images that have become as iconic as the state itself.
Food & Drink
February 23, 2017
Puff Puff Pass
Kemuri Tatsu-ya, in Austin
Pat’s Pick
February 22, 2017
Rabbit at Rest
Paul Qui dispenses with pomp and pageantry at Kuneho, his ode to perfect bites and grateful smiles.