Being Texan
February 22, 2023
Finding Weird All Over Again in Rockport
I left homogenized Austin for the Texas Gulf Coast—and felt right at home amid the Speedo-wearing bikers and chicken feet–fed alligators.
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Texas History
February 21, 2023
Pop Quiz: What Inspired the “Tex Education” Quiz?
Long before quizzes littered the internet, TM’s Anne Dingus delighted readers with a hundred-question series that doubled as a “CliffsNotes of Texas history.”
Politics & Policy
February 21, 2023
A Right-wing Cabal Took Over Odessa’s Municipal Government. City Employees Are Heading for the Exits.
In the three months since city council elections, at least twenty staffers have resigned, retired, or been fired, including the city manager, city attorney, and fire chief.
Hunting & Fishing
February 21, 2023
Texas Women Fly-fishers Are Angling for Respect
They’re changing the state’s male-dominated fly fishing scene.
Style & Design
February 21, 2023
Fashion Designer Lela Rose’s North Texas Family Ranch Is a Birder’s Paradise
With viewing platforms, walking paths, and an airy modern home that feels like a treehouse, the property has been an idyllic getaway for the Texas Medal of Arts honoree for decades.
News & Politics
February 20, 2023
Red McCombs Turned Old San Antonio on Its Head
The larger-than-life, redheaded émigré from Spur, Texas—who died at 95—seemed intent on making the town his own. And he did.
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Mimi Swartz
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Art
February 17, 2023
Remembering Jesse Treviño, Who Transformed San Antonio Art
Treviño’s biographer reflects on the artist’s legacy.
Sports
February 17, 2023
The Best High School Basketball Team in Texas Doesn’t Need a State Title
Sanctions against last year's team banned Duncanville from the 2023 state tournament. What'd the Panthers do? Aim for a national championship.
Recipes
February 17, 2023
Butterflied Bimini Chicken Drumsticks
When wings get too expensive at the grocery store, use a cheaper cut of chicken to get an even more flavorful effect for your next party.
Politics & Policy
February 16, 2023
No Media, No Cellphones, No Questions: Greg Abbott Finds a Safe Space for His State of the State Speech
In an address that resembled a campaign ad, the governor issued seven priorities for the Legislature, including a push for “school choice.”
Politics & Policy
February 16, 2023
What’s Driving the Texas Right’s Campaign Against Transgender Youth and Their Parents
A handful of bills target gender-affirming medical care. Some families have fled the state and others are ready to follow.
Press Room
February 16, 2023
HBO Max Announces ‘Love & Death’ Premiere Date
HBO Max’s highly anticipated limited series is set to premiere this April. Plus, it’ll have a SXSW debut.
Arts & Entertainment
February 16, 2023
Onstage in Houston, Abortion Activists Find Common Ground
Updated for the Dobbs era, ROE is an empathetic look at the landmark Supreme Court decision.
Sports
February 16, 2023
The Big 12 Doomsday Clock Is Ticking
The announcement of an official date for Texas and Oklahoma’s move to the SEC signaled the end of Texas college football as we know it.
Tacos
February 16, 2023
The Tacos at This South Texas Restaurant Are Inspired by the Taquero’s International Travels
La Cocinita’s Evin Garcia invokes tastes of southern Africa and the Iberian Peninsula in his McAllen eatery while also serving his community.
The Texanist
February 15, 2023
The Evolution of the Texanist, According to the Texanist
The magazine’s back-page columnist explains the subtle shifts in his “Fine Advice and Keen Observations,” from 2007 through today.
The Stand Up Desk
February 15, 2023
Roar of the Crowd: March 2023
Reader letters published in our March 2023 issue.
The Stand Up Desk
February 15, 2023
Meet the Writer Behind Our March Cover Story
Mimi Swartz’s latest epic is a must-read tale of a decades-long attempt to sabotage Texas’s public schools.
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Dan Goodgame
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BBQ
February 15, 2023
The Texas Historical Commission Recognizes Barbecue Joints That Have Turned 50
Two legendary Houston restaurants are up for the Texas Treasures Business Award this year, and they credit perseverance with getting them this far.
Books
February 14, 2023
Ten Perfect Texas Romance Novels for Your Bookworm Valentine
These books are sure to make your special someone swoon.
Texas History
February 14, 2023
The Killing of José Campos Torres
Decades before the recent police violence in Memphis, a brutally beaten Latino man was tossed by officers into a Houston bayou and drowned. The protests that followed continue to echo in the city to this day.
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Mimi Swartz
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Being Texan
February 14, 2023
San Antonio Seems to Be Going Through It This Valentine’s Day
. . . Y’all okay?
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Dan Solomon
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The Texanist
February 14, 2023
The Texanist: Did the Texas Capitol’s Pink Granite Come From Maine?
A San Antonio man is puzzled by a historical marker he encountered while visiting the Pine Tree State.
Tacos
February 14, 2023
This El Pasoan Is Making Sure Nixtamalized Tortillas Aren’t an Occasional Luxury
Through La Puerta del Sol, Mateo Herrera sells tortillas made with heirloom corn from nearby De Colores Farms, so folks can connect with ancestral food at home.
Politics & Policy
February 14, 2023
How a Brazen School-Voucher Scheme in Texas Got Derailed
Internal documents offer new insights into an unprecedented ploy in Wimberley to divert public-education dollars to private schools.
Libations
February 13, 2023
How to Become a Regular at a Texas Dive Bar
Follow these tips and tricks to becoming beloved at your local watering hole from the guy who literally wrote the book.
Critters
February 13, 2023
Beware the Mighty Mantis Shrimp
It’ll punch you with a tiny spear that has the force of a .22 rifle.
News & Politics
February 13, 2023
The Campaign to Sabotage Texas’s Public Schools
What seems like an outbreak of local skirmishes is part of a decades-long push to privatize the education system.
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Mimi Swartz
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Sports
February 11, 2023
A Dallas Ad Firm Is Rebranding Jesus at the Super Bowl. But Is It Actually Offering More of the Same?
David Morring of Dallas’s Lerma is one of the creative minds behind the “He Gets Us” campaign, which targets “spiritually open skeptics.”
Politics & Policy
February 10, 2023
Attorney General Ken Paxton Agrees to Apologize and Pay $3.3 Million to Whistleblowers
Paxton and the four whistleblowers asked the Texas Supreme Court to defer consideration of the case until they can finalize the settlement, after which they’ll move to end the case.
Music
February 10, 2023
Chanda Dancy, a Fearless Houston Violinist, Is Breaking Boundaries in Hollywood
The film composer behind the scores for ‘Devotion’ and ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ has never bought into the rigid rules of classical music.
BBQ
February 10, 2023
Thirty Years Ago, the First Wagyu Cows Came to the U.S. Now, the Industry Is Bigger Than Anyone Predicted.
Trade wars with Japan, $250 vials of semen, and livestock-filled airplanes all contributed to the still-growing industry of Wagyu beef today.
Sports
February 10, 2023
Is a Texas Granny’s Curse Behind the Cowboys’ Super Bowl Drought?
An Arlington native says the Dallas Cowboys won’t win another championship until the team restores her grandmother’s bluebonnet patch.
Style & Design
February 10, 2023
Don’t Let “Big Dumb Hat” Happen to You
Texas hat experts share their tips on how to select a lid that won’t make you look like an idiot.
Food & Drink
February 9, 2023
Texas’s Best New Restaurants in 2023
The white tablecloth may be all washed up, but the dining is as fine as ever.
Style & Design
February 9, 2023
Nine Tarot Readers for Witchy Texans (and Their Dogs)
We sent a novelist to get her cards flipped up and down the state.
News & Politics
February 9, 2023
Running Into Fire: The Legacy of Jeff Blackburn
The cofounder of the Innocence Project of Texas set a model for working with state agencies to investigate potential wrongful convictions.
Texas Country Reporter
February 9, 2023
Orlando’s Italian Restaurant Is a True Lubbock Original
David Cea of Orlando’s Italian Restaurant reflects on the restaurant’s legacy and growth.
Sports
February 9, 2023
Texas Football Coaches Recall Jalen Hurts’s High School Dominance
The former Channelview High quarterback, who will lead the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LVII, ran “like frickin’ Larry Csonka.”
Hunting & Fishing
February 9, 2023
Carp Diem! Where to Try and Catch Texas’s Most Underappreciated Fish
Three good spots around the state to fly-fish for Cyprinus carpio.
Hunting & Fishing
February 9, 2023
My Quest to Lasso an Aquatic Bronco
The first rule of catching a carp: don’t expect to catch a carp.
Tacos
February 9, 2023
The Rio Grande Valley Taco Trail
Where to find the region's specialties, from mammoth breakfast tacos to old-school barbacoa.
News & Politics
February 9, 2023
Inside the Bro-tastic Party Mansions Upending a Historic Austin Community
They have swimming pools, dozens of beds, and at least one stripper pole in a backyard school bus (you read that right). Locals say they’re are turning a vulnerable community into a “theme park” for hard-partying tourists.
Music
February 8, 2023
This Genre-Defying Dallas Singer Doesn’t Suffer Foolish Men Gladly
A deep dive into “Wild Animals,” a song from the Dallas R&B artist’s newest album, ‘Girl in the Half Pearl.’
Travel & Outdoors
February 8, 2023
Let the Good Times Roll at These Texas Mardi Gras Parties
Catch beads by the sea in Galveston, join the cowboy-themed festivities in Bandera, or watch a dog parade in McKinney.
Politics & Policy
February 8, 2023
We Texans Are on Our Own When Disasters Hit
Austin’s response to last week’s mild freeze is further evidence that some of the structures of society we used to count on are no longer reliable.
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Dan Solomon
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Sponsored
February 8, 2023
Ten Creative BBQ Brisket Dishes in Texas
Goodstock by Nolan Ryan believes that a great barbecue experience starts with the highest quality brisket. So if you’ve ever wondered what you could do with the finest Texas beef, check out this list of nine dishes from standout pitmasters using Goodstock.
Style & Design
February 8, 2023
These Are The Best Candles, According to Reviews by an Adorable, Two-Year-Old Candle Connoisseur
People can’t get enough of this Dallas toddler and her product reviews.
BBQ Joint Reviews
February 8, 2023
This North Texas Meat Haven Supplements Barbecue With Retail Beef
Along with stellar smoked chicken and sausage, Denison’s Heritage Butchery & Barbecue offers raw meat from within 250 miles of its Texoma region.
Film & TV
February 8, 2023
This Twentysomething Texan Is Already an Award-Winning Film Director
Katherine Propper’s student films have won awards at major film festivals. How does she do it? By knowing the rules of filmmaking—and breaking them.
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