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The State
Not everyone in San Augustine is on board for local artist Gary Brewer's perplexing project, which is three stories high and counting.
Some were written long ago. Some appeared this year. But whether it’s a sign about snakes or a sign about diesel fried chicken, a simple message seems to mean the most.
Documentarian Ben Masters tracks some of the few Leopardus pardalis that are left in Texas.
Laredo cardiologist Ricardo Cigarroa is on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis, making house calls and “dealing hard doses of truth.”
With a virus-infected economy and an oil bust to boot, the Texas model is facing an unprecedented crisis.
Using five great Texas cookbooks, you can create a coursed meal that will take you across the state, from the comfort of your kitchen.
A sad and anxious time may offer a silver lining.
There are places across the state where you can commune with nature, if not one another.
When we started planning this issue, months ago, we had a fun lineup in mind. Then oil prices crashed and the coronavirus brought much of the state to a standstill.
The best male player in the U.S.—who is six feet ten inches tall—and his wife find what they need in a Highland Park home in Dallas.
San Angelo–raised Joe Yonan goes there with his chili in his new cookbook, ‘Cool Beans.’
A guide to catching up on great culture from around the state while you’re holed up in isolation.
Plus, a rare pink grasshopper was spotted in Travis County.
Add these places to the list of stylish lodging options for travelers, with enticing restaurants and bars.
Texas Monthly adds and updates approximately sixty restaurant listings to our Dining Guide each month. There’s limited space in the print issue, but the entire searchable guide to the best of Texas cuisine is at your fingertips online! Below are a few highlights from the new restaurants reviewed in our April 2020…
Robert Draper, like the people he interviewed for this month's cover story, is driven by a need to understand the past.
From the team behind Emmer & Rye, this new Austin restaurant is a work of hearth.
Surprising statements by oil industry leaders have grabbed headlines. But the bigger change is underway more quietly, among young Republicans.
A squirrel went postal in a Houston suburb, and Waco finds something new to feel some civic pride about.
After the Civil War, a group of politicians fought—and failed—to empower everyday Texans. But we can see their influence in the New Deal, the Great Society, Donald Trump, and Bernie Sanders.
Get those $400 fajitas while you can, because Houston's boom is over.
A California man tried to bring his pet possum on a passenger plane, and a clerical error brought a temporary $37 million windfall to a Rowlett couple.
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!
The annual journey to the Houston Rodeo offers a corrective to the reductionist narrative that pop culture has long perpetuated.
Julie and Bruce Webb's upstairs abode is filled with l'objets d'hearth that are as eclectic as what's downstairs.
Celebrating the era when the Big Boys and Butthole Surfers made music that was loud and fast and dangerous.
Led by a twentysomething Latina, Democrats now run Harris County, offering a glimpse at what things might look like—for better or for worse—if the party finds itself back on top across Texas.
Outside Bentsen, watch butterflies, dance, and light a candle or two.
Just along the Texas–Mexico border, this fragile oasis attracts hundreds of birds (and those who watch them).
On two generations of talented storytellers contributing to our pages.
Some forty years ago, a desk was dragged to the top of a hill in Alpine that overlooks the Big Bend. The notebooks stashed inside continue to capture big thoughts from the people who travel there.
Set in a beguiling bungalow, this meat-centric restaurant makes you feel right at home.
We review more than sixty restaurants each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new!
Alto is betting that if a safer, more expensive ride-hailing service can turn a profit in Dallas, it can do it just about anywhere.
Not long after criticizing Ted Cruz and John Cornyn for ignoring gun violence, the Houston police chief sat down to talk about his headline-making comments, why he’s a RINO, and the balance between criminal justice reform and public safety.
The author and UT professor believes our country is falling apart—and he has a plan to fix it.
With our hit Boomtown podcast, Texas Monthly is learning new ways to tell stories.
Plus, a woman goes to a pharmacy and discovers she's dead!
After working at such restaurants as Pujol, in Mexico City, chef Edgar Rico brings his masa talents to East Austin.
Austin-based novelist Amanda Eyre Ward discovers that sometimes, you need to go way, way out at sea to gaining a clearer perspective.
The state's breweries are turning out creative winter stouts and porters.