A Family Creates Its Own House of the Spirits in Lockhart
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
Guests-only libraries and themed bars beckon lovers of the written word to these three Texas hotels.
A fancy Spanish-made stove fuels an inspired menu of steaks and seafood, along with some glorious masa dishes.
During Anne Rapp’s Hollywood career, she worked with the biggest names in movies. Now, at 72, she’s ready to tell her own stories about her Panhandle upbringing.
Many border residents no longer visit their home country, which may help explain the region’s rightward political shift.
Decades of his dogged reporting are receiving well-deserved recognition.
Reader letters published in our July 2023 issue.
Six years ago, the mother of all storms arrived and brought home a lesson too many of us have refused to learn: our penchant for bravely adapting to circumstances has its limits.
Texas Monthly staffer Dan Solomon discusses his first book, ‘The Fight for Midnight,’ which comes out as we approach the ten-year anniversary of a dramatic day (and night) at the Legislature.
Plus, a Houston bakery added a family-size croissant to its menu and a man fleeing from the police decided he was really, really hungry.
Anna Simmers unwinds from long days at MD Anderson Cancer Center by bringing cityscapes, flowers, and art masterpieces to life.
Thousands of Mexicans routinely cross into Texas to sell their vital bodily fluids for cash. Is that arrangement symbiotic—or exploitative?
‘Mad Men.’ ‘Homeland.’ ‘Love & Death.’ The current golden age of television wouldn’t be the same without the work of Dallas native Lesli Linka Glatter.
Brothers Emil, Axel, and Alec Oliva have opened one of the Alamo City’s most compelling new restaurants.
A deep dive into a track from the guitarist’s latest album, ‘The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored.’
Sew Bonita owner Elena Flores curates her store with makers from across Texas and beyond.
An exclusive excerpt from Texas Monthly’s new book, ‘Lone Stars Rising,’ reevaluates the legacy of the former governor and president.
Meet our executive producer Megan Creydt, who’s shepherding dozens of the magazine’s stories to the silver screen.
The Geto Boys and Selena set the stage in the early nineties for the transformation of Texas music.
We review dozens of restaurants all around Texas each month. Here’s a peek at what’s new and how we liked it.
Plus, a man and his parrot made the scene at Whataburger, and someone really, really wanted to catch a Megan Thee Stallion show.
Elegance is on the menu at this Italian venture from Blaine Staniford and Adam Jones—as is a ricotta-filled, beurre blanc–lavished “serpent.”
Inside the arguments, lawsuit, and angry outbursts that are dividing a key authority on historical matters.
Its fortunes ebb and flow, but the historic island is experiencing a renaissance, with new hotels and renovations and a shiny new cruise terminal.
From glamorous resorts to a repurposed storage tank, options abound.
What’s behind the Legislature’s relentless campaign against wind and solar power, which are saving Texans billions?
HBO Max turned my house into that of Candy Montgomery, played by Elizabeth Olsen. Then things got hyperreal.
Reader letters published in our May 2023 issue.
In the eighties, petroleum prices went through the roof, and Texans, flush with cash, went a little crazy—before it all came crashing down. Will we ever learn?
Governor Greg Abbott wants to overrule a jury’s conviction of Daniel Perry, who murdered a man at a Black Lives Matter protest in 2020.
In ‘Y'all Eat Yet?,’ the country singer talks about life around the kitchen table, shares recipes such as French toast casserole, and offers tips on drinking while tubing.
Plus, somebody slapped an H-E-B employee and nobody opened a satanic-themed hotel in Plano.
Jay and Heather Mallinckrodt used a century-old family cake recipe to test the prototype for a skillet that can also be handed down through the generations.
These Texas brands keep us looking comfortably stylish, whether we’re pitmasters or just guys reaching for another helping of ribs.
Come to this East Texas city for the hot-air balloons. Stay for the gluten-free beers, natural wines, and impressive array of cuisines.
Tom and Lisa Perini have won awards, traveled the world, and cooked for heads of state. But nothing means more than the old hay barn where it all began.
A Rice University bioengineer’s mini “drug factories” could save thousands of lives.
Reader letters published in our April 2023 issue.
Meet Texas Monthly’s photo editor, Claire Hogan.
The current Yellowstone-fueled “Westerncore” aesthetic is little more than a cultural blip compared to what Dallas and Urban Cowboy unleashed in 1980.
A Port Arthur resident wants to know what’s wrong with “BBQ*GNG” and “EAT@TACO.”
The independent spirit that helped create this historic town can also be found in its new restaurants, bars, and stores.
Plus, a man stole tamarin monkeys from the Dallas Zoo and creepy-looking snapper eels turned up near Port Bolivar.
At the Lymbar, legendary Houston restaurateurs David and Michael Cordúa serve Truffle Twinkies and potato “bouquets” alongside the churrasco and empanadas that made the family famous.
A deep dive into Nelson’s cover of “I’ve Got a Tiger by the Tail,” from his 150th album, ‘I Don’t Know a Thing About Love.’
Under Governor Greg Abbott and a Republican-dominated Legislature, Texas has experienced an unprecedented expansion of state power over municipalities.
In his first book, Houston physician and writer Ricardo Nuila argues that these publicly funded institutions don’t deserve their awful reputation—and offer a model for mending our broken health-care system.
The Pflugerville-based chain of local newspapers has somehow managed to thrive even as its industry struggles to survive.
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.
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.