Texas style
Nevena Christi of El Paso’s Rocketbuster Boots uses artificial intelligence to streamline the creative process and craft out-of-this-world advertising.
Ahead of fair season, she shares her must-haves for working fourteen hours a day, trekking the fairgrounds’ 277 acres, as she oversees seven corny dog stands.
There’s a lot more to Fair Park than Big Tex. It’s also a rare monument to art deco architecture and a battleground for the civil rights movement.
The Kalita Humphreys Theater was built by arguably the most famous American architect of the twentieth century. It’s now a shell of its former self, and the city can’t decide how—or if—it’ll restore it.
In Kerrville, a Crayola-obsessed collector has filled two rooms of his house with his prized boxes.
The 25-year-old “boys” have taken it upon themselves to score each jump off the diving board, Olympics-style. Austin poolgoers have embraced the challenge.
The Como Motel, where Candy Montgomery famously met up with Allan Gore, has recently been sold. Locals are organizing to ensure it doesn’t end up as a parking lot.
We’ve rounded up the state’s A-plus offerings, from flower arranging inspired by ‘Gilmore Girls’ to tufted rugs made famous on TikTok.
Texas Sage Forge founder Sergio Menchaca makes custom pieces out of reclaimed metal and wood.
Stanley McMahan says assembling watches is “what God put me on Earth to do.”
Matriarchy Build connects home-improvement-seeking customers with a database of vetted tradespeople, all of them female or nonbinary.
Apple, Cartier, Tiffany, and other tastemakers in art and fashion bask in the glow created by Lucifer Lighting.
With its sprawling branches and red blooms, the desert plant is certainly beautiful. But that doesn’t explain its presence on every piece of merch in Texas.
She won’t take your measurements, and she won’t give you your size (don’t ask), but TikTok legend has it that this hawkeyed vintage maven can find your ideal pant.
The author spends her days envisioning the U.S. as a modern monarchy. Here are the tools that help her do it.
Trendsetters, bargain hunters, and folks who just love to dig through piles of clothes, we’ve got the list for you.
The Dallas braider, whose loyal customers include Erykah Badu, examines her hard-fought legacy as the CROWN Act, which bans discrimination against Black hairstyles at work and school, goes into effect September 1.
Laura Preston, of San Marcos–based Vacilando Studios, has helped turn quilts into fashion, with modern made-to-order wares for your bed, walls, and closet.
It’s the hottest summer in Texas history. Thanks to these expert tips, it doesn’t have to be the rash-iest.
It was 1979, a stifling hot day on a Texas construction site. A worker was consuming a cold one when he noticed that the nearby tubing installation material fit perfectly around his can. The makeshift sleeve helped to keep his drink crisp and his fingers dry. He named it “Koozie,”
After watching ‘Oppenheimer,’ cozy up to this West Texas underground bunker turned boutique hotel room.
I swear I feel refreshed after looking at a house in Oregon or Virginia. And according to my research, other Texans do too.
Practicality is an imperative, even more so during Texas summers, which don’t really faze her (unless a restaurant’s air conditioning stops working).
Your baby was made in Texas. Shouldn’t its toys be?
Celeste and Adrian Quesada’s inventive weekend escape is full of estate-sale finds and gifts from around the world.
New homeowners are skirting city codes to close themselves off from their neighbors with sky-high, opaque barricades.
Here’s how to get a peek inside the glitziest, most charming homes in the state, all while helping raise money for preservation efforts.
These small-town churches, built in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, commissioned artists to re-create the grandeur of European cathedrals in the Lone Star State.
Archaeology and architecture groups banded together to bring a mudhif, a town hall for the Marsh Arab tribe of Iraq, to Rice University.
Inspired by Taylor Sheridan, celebrity tattoo artist Dillon Forte has brought his penchant for sacred geometry and all-black aesthetics to his exclusive ranch in the Hill Country.
The Austin-based hotel group Bunkhouse has brought Edificio San Fernando, a 1940s jewel box of a building, into the modern era.
Anna Simmers unwinds from long days at MD Anderson Cancer Center by bringing cityscapes, flowers, and art masterpieces to life.
Michael Uspenski bought the Russian Banya of Dallas—and moved to Texas—sight unseen. Now he’s created a community for expats and Texans alike.
Sew Bonita owner Elena Flores curates her store with makers from across Texas and beyond.
The wardrobe stylist knows how to turn heads on and off the field.
When four NASA technicians decided to swap large-scale missions to space for small-batch experimental beers, they wanted a brewery taproom that reflected their shared history of working in the space industry. The result, True Anomaly Brewing, in Houston’s East Downtown, is a “launchpad for fermented
Twenty-nine years after the Marfa artist’s death, his son partnered with a luxury silver brand to bring the eight-piece dinner service to life.
The style, which proliferated on TikTok, says “I’m down to party, but not till I pick these wildflowers.“
These brands, founded by Texans, are designed for extreme sports and serious lounging.
Matt and Esther Warren of the Knarly Knot sell Henry VIII-era wooden home goods to their people: “nerds dressed up in costumes playing in a cow pasture.”
As Picnic Surf Shapes, Dallas artist Gregory Ruppe hand-builds wooden boards with an ecological and political message.
For Sabah’s first U.S. factory, founder Mickey Ashmore, a Dallas native, turned to his home state.
The British Consulate feted the crowning of a new king. H-town’s finest strapped on their fascinators to attend.
The jewelry magnate shares her must-have gifts for Texas moms.
With locally sourced gifts and unforgettable experiences, there’s something here for even the toughest Texas mom.
With cloud-shaped pipes and rose-infused pre-rolls, these female small-business owners are catering to femme stoners.
Whether you’re hunting for vintage jewelry, midcentury furniture, or old-school cookware, these shops are worth a visit.
This Earth Day, shop for woodworking masterpieces made with materials such as skateboard decks and salvaged trees from the Rio Grande Valley.
San Antonio’s most-coveted spring party accessory is also a force for good.
The singer’s “out-of-the-way-fancy” style combines coziness with country glamour—and lots of pink.
