Chain Saws and Chicken-fried Steak
Senior editor Paula Mejía, senior editor Josh Alvarez, and executive editor Courtney Bond plan to pursue compelling stories in the coming months.
Senior editor Paula Mejía, senior editor Josh Alvarez, and executive editor Courtney Bond plan to pursue compelling stories in the coming months.
Plus, a Houston woman went to Fort Worth to cut off 24 feet of fingernails.
Reader letters published in our June issue.
Our sunbaked soils are ideal for this pink libation. Here are favorites, including traditional styles and a few on-trend variations, from a recent blind tasting.
With its WarnerMedia announcement, the Dallas-based telecom tacitly admits its latest bold acquisition—by a Texas company built on them—was a mistake.
Passing through a desolate stretch of North Texas, I set an anchor in the sea of time.
Craft smoked meats and craft beers come together beautifully at these San Antonio, Garland, and Corpus Christi joints.
At its core, a paloma is just tequila and Squirt, but you wouldn't know that from the elaborate iterations on Texas bar menus.
This slice of Hill Country heaven offers ample opportunity for fun, as long as Mother Nature is in the right mood.
The area has lots of options for pre- and post-float fun. Here are a few places worth adding to your itinerary.
Residents of the South Texas beach town say SpaceX’s billionaire owner is ruining their “little piece of heaven.”
In her new book ‘On Juneteenth,’ the Pulitzer Prize–winning historian takes on the Texas holiday that has gone national.
His country ballads tell stories about complex, imperfect people who call the city home.
Executive editor Kathy Blackwell and her team have chronicled the pandemic's impact on the employees and owners of Texas’s hospitality companies.
Reader letters published in our May issue.
The Wimberley-based furniture maker has built an audience for his record consoles, rocking chairs, and other one-of-a-kind pieces.
These breakfast cousins are often mistaken for each other. But they have some fundamental (and delectable) differences.
Plus, a man pretends to be conducting a CIA investigation at a Longview children's museum.
Can your blender hack it?
Here’s to Mariano Martinez, the inventor of the world’s first frozen margarita machine.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Veteran Austin journalist Bill Minutaglio’s latest book is a crowd-pleasing account of heated political battles in Texas over the past 150 years. But does it get the big picture right?
With the pandemic spurring officials to keep more high-tech drug manufacturing on U.S. soil, the state stands to benefit.
S. Kirk Walsh used her time with the animals and their caretakers for her new book, ‘The Elephant of Belfast.’
The February power outages were a deadly man-made disaster, but punishing those responsible may prove elusive.
A Waxahachie man is trying to gauge the popularity of the "red draw."
In this month’s cover package on the late Tejana singer Selena, we offer readers what we hope will be a welcome change of pace from our disaster coverage.
Reader letters published in our April issue.
Growing up in a community not even big enough for a post office, I lost myself in the stories of the warrior who launched the sword and sorcery genre. It would be years before I learned that his creator had also been raised in small-town Texas.
This exclusive excerpt from a new biography of the late first lady chronicles an emotionally fraught experience in the wake of Robert F. Kennedy’s assassination.
Award-winning food writer Adrian Miller highlights their contributions in ‘Black Smoke.’
The trailblazing architect designed, among many other buildings, a fabulous house where he and his family hosted the likes of Muhammad Ali and Ann Richards.
With packages designed for Texans, these new luxe lodging options feature museum-quality paintings, sculpture, and other artwork.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
With a new restaurant and farm, Sonya Cote and David Barrow hope to spread their magic a little farther east.
Plus, the Stinnett police chief allegedly faked a document demonstrating an annulment of his marriage.
A turf war disturbs the peace in Port Aransas.
The Austin burger chain, which just raised its minimum wage, resumes expansion plans put on hold by the pandemic.
What to order for takeout at restaurants around the state, plus some pro tips.
Reader letters published in our March issue.
Houston-raised actor and stand-up star Catherine Cohen confronts anxiety and narcissism in a self-deprecating collection of poems.
Our governor and lawmakers want to blame everyone but themselves for the February blackouts, the latest crisis of their own making.
The pharmaceutical industry may not be ready for a coronavirus medicine you can chew like fruit leather.
In the heart of hard desert country, this welcome refuge features hiking, breathtaking vistas, and proximity to must-visit West Texas attractions.
With Davis Mountains State Park as your home base, you can find a lot to explore in the area.
Lone Star State leaders have worried about transplants importing West Coast values and politics here. But they’ve largely ignored the more pressing challenges newcomers are bringing with them.
During the past few years, a small group of girls in Marfa has used the simple wooden stool to create a business that has, well, legs.
Graduate student Ambalika Tanak’s biomedical sensor carries the promise of helping doctors fight a silent killer.
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 February 2021 issue.
Support your favorite bars by getting takeout tipples.