Travel & Outdoors
June 20, 2023
Turn Off Your Mind and Float Downstream in Texas’s Best Lazy Rivers
Whether you seek tranquility or thrills, we've got you covered.
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Hunting & Fishing
February 21, 2023
Texas Women Fly-fishers Are Angling for Respect
They’re changing the state’s male-dominated fly fishing scene.
Sports
June 21, 2022
Have Racket, Will Travel: Seven Top Texas Tennis Resorts
From luxury spas to grueling drills, our state offers something for players of every persuasion.
Hunting & Fishing
May 19, 2022
How to Catch a Guadalupe Bass
I’d long hoped to snag the elusive state fish of Texas. A nineteen-year-old expert guide helped me do it.
The Texanist
March 16, 2022
The Texanist: What’s the Difference Between a Ranch and a Farm?
A New Braunfels man isn’t quite sure that he has a firm grasp on this fundamental aspect of Texas rural life.
Travel & Outdoors
February 28, 2022
Eleven Cozy Texas Cabins for Your Next Rustic Getaway
Fall asleep while floating on Baffin Bay, stargazing in Big Bend, or greeting giraffes and zebras in Glen Rose.
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.
Travel & Outdoors
April 12, 2021
Where to Eat, Shop, and Groove in Gruene
Come for the famous dance hall, stay for the outdoor adventures, charming boutiques, and local wine in this river-fringed Central Texas town.
Travel & Outdoors
December 3, 2020
Ten Great Vacation Rentals Vetted by Texas Monthly Writers
From a stargazing spot in Terlingua to a lakefront cabin in the Hill Country, these are a few of our writers’ favorite getaways.
Libations
October 26, 2020
Comfort Yourself With German Food Across Texas This Fall
Schnitzel, steins, and social distancing through Oktoberfest and beyond.
Books
May 14, 2019
Does Tony Horwitz’s New Book Get Texas Right?
In ‘Spying on the South,’ the author of the bestselling ‘Confederates in the Attic’ offers a few pungent opinions about the Lone Star State.
Libations
March 22, 2019
Recipes From Sidecar at Prince Solms Inn, in New Braunfels
This new, genteel club in the inn's basement specializes in top-notch cocktails, served with a side of jazz.
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May 29, 2018
Can a Transgender Woman Get Justice in Texas?
After Aliah Hernandez was brutally beaten in a New Braunfels motel room, her attacker walked away free.
The Texanist
February 24, 2018
The Texanist: Cargo Shorts and Flip Flops at Gruene Hall? Really?
A New Braunfels man thinks that Texas's oldest dance hall deserves a little more respect.
Travel & Outdoors
January 5, 2017
Keeping Up With the Joneses
The Dallas Cowboys’ new headquarters and training facility, dubbed the Star, is open for business.
Travel & Outdoors
December 29, 2016
Rock Around the Clock
Ten concerts to ring in your new year.
Travel & Outdoors
December 16, 2016
Have Yourself “A Very Kacey Christmas”
A yuletide album that's actually worth listening to this holiday season.
Music
November 18, 2016
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett Turn Gruene Hall Into Their Front Porch
Reflections on the penultimate Texas stop of Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett’s acoustic tour.
Travel & Outdoors
November 11, 2016
Renaissance Man
Step into the Sistine Chapel to gaze at the famed Michelangelo frescoes—in Dallas.
Travel & Outdoors
September 29, 2016
A Border Wall to Unite, Not Divide
On the campus of the Orange Show, in Houston, is a new three-dimensional immersive folk art experience that’s a whimsical explosion of colors, textures, and community spirit.
Travel & Outdoors
September 1, 2016
For Mercy’s Sake
Amanda Shires on the birth of an album and becoming a matriarch.
Recipes
January 20, 2013
State Fare: Duck Apicious
When Bruce Pike was 16, he was doing chateaubriand and baked Alaska at the University Club in San Antonio. Now at 31—having migrated through some of that city’s fancier restaurants (including La Buca and Biga)—he is doing his own thing at Luna Notte (6402 N. New Braunfels).“I’m going for a
Travel & Outdoors
May 1, 1995
Take Me to the River
A complete guide to the coolest stretch of the Guadalupe: 22 miles of tubing, rafting, and all-around fun in the sun.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 1991
Wet ‘n’ Wacky
From real river water to its playful German theme, Schlitterbahn’s totally tubular!
Critters
October 1, 1981
Bats!
They’re ugly little things, but you’ve got to respect them.