The Houston mayor understands the wisdom of maintaining good relations even with people you disagree with again and again.
The Houston Astros owner probably isn’t too worried that his team didn’t go all the way this year—he’s settling in for the long haul.
The University of Houston chancellor can’t stop, won’t stop.
A Houston couple brings the ”Moneyball” philosophy to social change.
The Republican rally for Ted Cruz was a display of us-against-ourselves politics.
Fruits and nuts add seasonal crunch to the grain side dish in chef Kiran Verma’s “Tandoori and Beyond” feast.
A Houston man wants to know what his options are when that dreaded day finally comes.
Even as new developments rise around it, Houston’s 19th Street remains a funky, independent haven for shoppers.
The celebrated chef revives the spirit of his now-closed Underbelly while creating something new and beguiling.
Checking in with nine Harvey survivors a year after Texas Monthly first spoke to them.
The National Voter Registration Act prohibits removing ineligible voters from voter rolls within 90 days of a federal election. That’s just what the Harris County registrar tried to do.
The first two installments of Vincent Valdez’s The Beginning Is Near trilogy—on view now in Austin and Houston, respectively—paint a picture of a fight for America’s soul.
"I can think of nothing more American," the candidate said. It’s another viral hit for the digital wunderkind.
A year after Hurricane Harvey brought Houston to its knees, the city is still wrestling with how to prepare for the next great storm. There’s no shortage of good ideas, but in Houston, that’s never been the problem.
A visitor from Iowa was baffled by his recent drive through the Lone Star State.
In a city notorious for neglecting its history, two new initiatives aim to preserve memories of the storm.
Ben Reiter’s new book offers a comprehensive account of how the Astros became the next American baseball dynasty.
In this exclusive excerpt from 'Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial Heart,' world-renowned Houston surgeon Bud Frazier races to help an ailing patient by implanting a revolutionary device that may one day save millions of lives.
Cultural influences come together in delicious harmony at this exciting global restaurant.
A Montanan turned Houstonian’s first summer in Texas isn’t going all that well.
A Houston man knows that the Carolina Reaper will cause him pain. He’s worried that it might cause him real harm, too.
After almost a decade in New York City, Hayden Lasher, the celebrated handbag designer and great-grandniece of fashion icon Henri Bendel, has returned to her hometown of Houston with her husband and young daughter. While they renovate a house in Tanglewood, she is spending time in her
Austin nonprofit Southwest Key wants to open a facility for immigrant children in Houston’s East End. Mayor Sylvester Turner has other ideas.
Outside a cookie shop in one of Houston’s most idyllic neighborhoods, a West University Place council member spied Trump’s name on a teenager’s shirt and yelled a few of the president’s worst words at her. Then the internet found out. It's springtime in the age of hysteria.
A Houstonian turned New Yorker’s company is relocating him to small-town West Texas. If life were a sitcom, that would be pretty funny.
The renowned educator (and native Texan) came out of retirement to lead the historically black university.
The left is taking Trump’s comment about MS-13 out of context. That doesn’t mean they’re wrong.
It’s hard not to like these guys.
The unlikely story of how, after years of bumpy starts, hometown hero Gerald Green made his way back to Houston.
A harrowing journey through Houston’s health care system offers an inside look at why so many women are dying after giving birth.
Beginning in 2015, Houston was plagued by a series of brutal armored car robberies that bewildered FBI agents for nearly two years. To finally bring down the unassuming mastermind behind it all, the agents had to stage an elaborate trap—and catch him in the act.
In an announcement, the former first lady has decided against any further medical treatment and will focus on comfort care.
The author of a new biography on John and Dominique de Menil tells the story of how one of the world’s great museums wound up in Texas.
Where to find the best banh mi, a place you can’t leave without an order of tater tots, and a savory shrimp BLT—James Beard Award–winning chef Justin Yu of Theodore Rex guides us on the ultimate (and diverse) food tour of Houston, his hometown.
Thomas was unarmed when a Harris County Sheriff’s deputy shot and killed him last week.
Art dealer Arturo Palacios relishes the creative environment at this 1920s apartment building—especially its romantic courtyard.
With its meat cooked on-site and an eye-catching exhaust system, Houston's new Q is a first-class joint.
The owner of Houston’s Julep dives deep into the region’s beverage history and shares recipes perfect for porch sippin’.
An irate truck owner may need to take a long, hard look in the rearview mirror.
They came for Garth Brooks, beers, and more, dressed in their finest boots and fringe. And then there was Mountain Man.
Newly released documents shed light on why the online giant snubbed the country’s fourth-largest city.
On their second album, the globally-minded Houston trio Khruangbin reveal new sounds created in a Burton barn.
A California transplant wonders if the Texas Rangers exist only on the small screen.
Nigeria has never participated in the Winter Olympics. University of Houston grad Ngozi Onwumere may soon change all that.
One of the museum’s most popular attractions is back and bigger than ever.
It’s an experience Texas Monthly staffers will never forget, even the ones who didn’t actually experience it.
The blues is decidedly not dead, just evolved, as grown as the folks who love it now.
For an affordable stay in a new city, with built-in friends.
David Shelton Gallery presents new works by Alejandro Diaz in November.
Houston rap is now world-famous, but the city's less-famous trail rides have birthed a new style.
