The Stand Up Desk
October 13, 2022
A Writer’s Close Call While Reporting on the Ciudad Juárez Femicides
A man approached Cecilia Ballí and asked, “Are you looking for work?” It shook her—and helped her grasp the danger in early-aughts Juárez.
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Tacos
October 11, 2022
The Top 25 New(ish) Taquerias in Texas
Our first midterm report indicates that all over the state, tradition abides while creativity flourishes.
Tacos
October 10, 2022
Meet the Masa Masters of Texas
A small community of chefs and taqueros are bringing nixtamalized, heirloom corn tortillas—the foundation of Mexican cuisine—to the masses.
Music
September 26, 2022
A Decade Later, the Mars Volta Leaves the Drama Behind
After years of breakups and makeups, the rock band is back with a poppier sound.
Border & Immigration
August 11, 2022
Why Are Border Smugglers Trafficking Bologna?
The tons of contraband lunch meat seized at the U.S.-Mexico border tell us something about the market value of nostalgia.
Tacos
August 10, 2022
Perseverance Pays Off for One of Austin’s Greatest Taco Trucks
After going through the new-business-owner blues, Luis Mendoza is seeing long lines at Un Mundo de Sabor, which serves tacos, enchiladas, and tres leches.
Tex-Mexplainer
August 4, 2022
Trompo Tacos Are So Much More Than Tacos al Pastor
Although the Mexico City style is dominant, tacos made with trompo meat vary regionally, offering many ways to enjoy the spit-roasted specialty.
BBQ Joint Reviews
July 29, 2022
After Nearly Closing, This El Paso Barbecue Joint Opens Two Restaurants in One Week
At one location, you'll find Desert Oak Barbecue's classic menu. At the other, it's breakfast, coffee, burritos, and burgers using trimmings.
Made in Texas
July 15, 2022
The Border Inspires This Jewelrymaker’s Designs
Haydee Alonso’s diverse influences include Mexican cookies, strong women, and the Rio Grande.
Books
July 14, 2022
Sergio Troncoso Is Making Sure That Texas Literature Represents All of Texas
In his latest novel and as president of the Texas Institute of Letters, the Ysleta-raised writer is pushing us to rethink the Lone Star literary canon.
Art
June 2, 2022
Things to Do, Read, Watch, and Visit in Texas This Summer
Our staffers share the art and entertainment they're most looking forward to this summer, from an opera about Frida Kahlo to a true-crime book about a famous Austin gangster.
Critters
April 13, 2022
Go Wild at These Seven Stellar Texas Animal Sanctuaries
Listen to wolves howl, rub a hog's belly, or learn to bottle-feed a baby skunk.
The Texanist
April 12, 2022
The Texanist: Why Is El Paso Known as El Chuco?
A San Antonio man wonders how Sun City got its other nickname and learns about the nicknames of many other Texas cities.
Film & TV
March 21, 2022
‘What We Leave Behind’ Was the Surprise Masterpiece of SXSW
El Paso filmmaker Iliana Sosa’s feature documentary debut follows her Mexican grandfather, reflecting on life, legacy, and connection.
Food & Drink
February 14, 2022
The Best New Texas Restaurants in 2022
Restaurants are still struggling, yet new places keep stepping up to the plate. Here are our favorite dishes from the most impressive rookie establishments.
Meanwhile, in Texas
February 12, 2022
Meanwhile, in Texas: It’s Raining Fish
Plus, a woman finds unidentified ashes in a Goodwill urn, and a Houston driver leaves a barbecue grill unattended in his truck bed.
Dining Guide
January 17, 2022
Dining Guide: Highlights From Our February 2022 Issue
We review dozens of restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new.
Sports
December 7, 2021
The Lone Star State College Football Report Card
Grading the season performances and outcomes for all twelve FBS programs in Texas. You already know who's getting an F.
The Texanist
December 6, 2021
The Texanist: What’s the Best Texas Christmas Song?
An El Paso woman is looking for the finest example of Lone Star holiday musical jollity. But can there only be one?
Art
November 9, 2021
Portrait of the Artist as a Borderland Working-class Hero
A Luis Jiménez exhibition in Austin focuses on Southwestern themes in the art of the late, great El Pasoan.
Sports
October 29, 2021
The 6–1 UTEP Miners Are the Surprise of the College Football Season
Fourth-year head coach Dana Dimel's team has won more games this season than it did over the previous three years combined.
Recipes
October 26, 2021
Recipe: Roasted Cauliflower Tacos With Peanut Mole
Elemi's Emiliano Marentes tweaked his restaurant's most popular mole recipe into a version for home cooks that takes advantage of fall flavors and produce.
Sports
October 7, 2021
El Paso’s Ricardo Pepi: From Recent HS Graduate to USMNT World Cup Savior
The eighteen-year-old FC Dallas star is back in the lineup as the United States takes on Jamaica Thursday in Austin.
Art
October 7, 2021
From California Artists, a Stinging Critique of Texas’s Relationship to Its Land
An ambitious traveling exhibition asks how we became a state of endless fences, dams, and gas flares.
Tacos
September 16, 2021
Taconeta’s Veggie-Forward Menu Packs a Punch, With an Anime Twist
The El Paso taqueria offers fresh tortillas, creative fillings, and fiery salsas that nod to Dragon Ball fandom.
Travel & Outdoors
September 13, 2021
A Guide to Texas’s Best Botanical Gardens
Desert cacti, tropical orchids, towering live oaks—these tranquil spots teem with ever-changing flora. It’s time to plan a trip.
Where to Stay Now
September 9, 2021
El Paso’s Hotel Renaissance Beckons Visitors Downtown
Where to stay, eat, shop, and play in this borderland city that’s rich in architectural wonders and divine dining.
Sports
September 3, 2021
El Paso Boxer Jennifer Han Has a Chance to Pull Off the Upset of the Year
The 38-year-old contender comes from a fighting family and faces 2012 Olympic champion Katie Taylor on Saturday in England.
Film & TV
September 1, 2021
Was ‘Star Trek’ Creator Gene Roddenberry Really a Texan?
Roddenberry may have eschewed identifying with the state, but the stories he told carry a Texan DNA.
Tacos
August 2, 2021
The Socorro and San Elizario Taco Trail
A historic road outside El Paso teems with under-the-radar taco stops.
State of Mind
July 28, 2021
State of Mind, Episode 7: Finding Home in El Paso
Katie Nodjimbadem on how she was shaped by her family's unlikely choice to make a home in the Chihuahuan Desert.
Where to Stay Now
July 23, 2021
Time-Travel to 1920s El Paso at the Gardner Hotel
Plus: guitarist Cameron Knowler’s new album, Connie Britton in ‘The White Lotus,’ and a good ol’ country drive.
Tacos
July 22, 2021
Farewell to El Paso’s H&H Car Wash and Coffee Shop
At this old-school spot, you could get your dusty pickup washed while munching on a taco or an omelet.
News & Politics
July 19, 2021
With Excess Doses, El Paso Is Giving the Vaccine to Mexican Truckers Crossing the Border
As El Paso tries to avoid a new COVID-19 wave, most Juárez residents can't travel into the States for the jab.
Meanwhile, in Texas
June 22, 2021
Meanwhile, in Texas: A Woman Fed Flamin’ Hot Cheetos to Monkeys at the Zoo
Plus, an elementary school was evacuated after a 10-year-old lit a toilet paper dispenser on fire.
Tacos
May 6, 2021
Why Texans Can Expect to Pay More for Corn Tortillas This Summer
Plus, Rusty Taco expands to San Antonio and Mother's Day specials abound.
Sports
April 13, 2021
Texas Amateurs Shake Off Ring Rust at USA Boxing National Championships
El Paso’s Kayla Gomez and Houston’s Jarvis Winn returned to the ring after COVID-19 upended amateur boxing for nearly all of last year.
Dining Guide
April 10, 2021
Dining Guide: Highlights From Our May 2021 Issue
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Sports
April 6, 2021
Texas’s Best (and Weirdest) Minor League Baseball Team Names, Ranked
We salute the Sugar Land Lightning Sloths, the Amarillo Sod Poodles, and their compatriots.
Sports
April 1, 2021
“I Pray for Them to Lose”
Why some El Pasoans root for every Texas basketball team that isn’t UTEP to lose during March Madness.
Film & TV
March 23, 2021
Alan Tudyk Is Ready to Be Taken Seriously
After decades of playing goofy sidekicks, the El Paso–born, Plano-bred actor finally has a leading role.
Dining Guide
March 16, 2021
Dining Guide: Highlights From Our April 2021 Issue
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Tacos
March 11, 2021
No, Kansas City Is Not the Taco Capital of America
It's just a silly concept. Plus: Americans are eating 13 percent more tacos, and birria has arrived in Montreal.
Food
March 8, 2021
“A Matter of Life and Death”: Latino Food Workers Are Terrified as COVID-19 Restrictions End
They fear that the end of the mask mandate and the influx of spring break crowds is a recipe for danger.
Books
March 5, 2021
Texas Monthly Recommends: An Old-fashioned General Store in Houston
Plus: a coming-of-age novel set in El Paso and new music from Post Malone and Black Pumas.
Art
March 1, 2021
A New Photo Studio Revives the Beloved Latino ’90s Glamour Shots Trend
The San Marcos venture has the airbrushed, colorful backgrounds and kitschy props that I've studied in my family's albums.
The Texanist
March 1, 2021
The Texanist: Can We Put El Paso Back in the Central Time Zone?
A West Texas man seems to be tired of living on Mountain Standard Time.
Energy
February 19, 2021
El Paso Heeded the Warnings and Avoided a Winter Catastrophe
The West Texas city was spared the worst effects of this week’s storms, thanks to its preparations in the wake of a devastating 2011 deep freeze.
Film & TV
February 2, 2021
In El Paso, Joining Border Patrol Offers a Rare Path to Financial Security. But for Some Immigrant Kids, It’s Complicated.
The new documentary ‘At the Ready’ follows the members of Horizon High School’s criminal justice club as they train for Border Patrol careers—and grapple with what that means.
Politics & Policy
January 28, 2021
The (Fake) Beto Diaries, Vol. 6: I’m (Thinking About Being) Back, Baby
Our hero contemplates a run for governor.