In 2018, as national chains pledged to ditch their nonbiodegradable polystyrene cups, Whataburger said it would look into alternative materials, too. What happened?
By Hannah Smothers
Most Texans miss Whataburger when they leave the state. Not many of them are in a position to open their own.
By Dan Solomon
Four of the best ingredients on Earth. One true champion?
By Dan Solomon
An Austin man is skeptical that a company held by a Chicago investment firm can claim that distinction.
By David Courtney
And sometimes that’s all you want in a burger.
By José R. Ralat
During these strange and difficult times, crafting can perhaps help assuage anxiety.
By Emily McCullar
Two beloved Texas institutions team up in a moment of crisis.
By Dan Solomon
Plus, Beto’s bandmate blasts his Biden endorsement, Mike Bloomberg comprende Tejas, Dan Crenshaw vs. Pete Davidson, and Dan Patrick vs. shirts.
By Sean O'Neal
Dear candidates: Please stop with the pandering.
By Dan Solomon
Who put H-E-B and Whataburger in the same division?
By Dan Solomon
It was a long, eventful year.
By Texas Monthly
Beto O'Rourke, Dennis Bonnen, and the Houston Astros make our annual dishonor roll, along with assorted lesser-known idiots and evildoers.
By Texas Monthly
And they seem fine with it?
By Sean O'Neal
Maybe the decade.
By Dan Solomon
Hundreds of Whataburger meals, tons of tacos, and other staples to consider before this astronomically expensive meal.
By Emily McCullar
Is it the burgerpocalypse?
By Dan Solomon
A Houston man is puzzled by the mustard-laden grub at Jack in the Box and McDonald’s.
By David Courtney
The beloved Texas chain is reportedly seeking investors to fund an expansion. Should we panic?
By Dan Solomon
Happy WhataGames! May the ketchup be ever in your flavor.
By John Nova Lomax
With a new CEO, the beloved Austin chain looks to expand beyond its hometown for the first time.
By Dan Solomon
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February 19, 2019
The cover of ’Adult’ captures the nature of time, but not the nature of hamburgers.
By Dan Solomon
Music
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February 12, 2019
What better way to show your love for Donut Taco Palace than with a song called “Donut Taco Palace”?
By Dan Solomon
A soldier stationed in Afghanistan is looking forward to coming home.
By David Courtney
It’s Whataburger as we always imagined it.
By Dan Solomon
We guess our Whataween invite got lost in the mail.
By Julia Jones
Plus, a very flattering mug shot and a doggy-door intrusion.
By Leif Reigstad
O’Rourke continues to nip at Ted Cruz’s heels in the latest poll, even if a third of the state's voters are unfamiliar with him.
By R.G. Ratcliffe
Thank you, Ted Cruz campaign, for introducing the Whataburger-themed insult to Texas politics.
By Dan Solomon
An Arizona woman just doesn’t get the appeal of Mrs. Baird’s Bread or Hill Country Fare cut green beans.
By David Courtney
A Houstonian turned New Yorker’s company is relocating him to small-town West Texas. If life were a sitcom, that would be pretty funny.
By David Courtney
Maybe Christmas doesn't come from a store. But it could come from Whataburger.
By Charley Locke
...according to data. Not according to us.
By Abby Johnston
Let's settle this once and for all.
By David Courtney and Charley Locke
#FakeNews, indeed.
By Dan Solomon
The beloved burger chain will reward fans who celebrate them in verse.
By Dan Solomon
Readers respond to the August 2016 issue.
By Texas Monthly
We put Texas’s favorite burger in a blind taste test.
By Texas Monthly
The iconic Texas burger chain’s oldest franchisee claims grocery store sales are part of plan to make its restaurants obsolete.
By Loren Steffy
Opting out or declining to opt out—either one sends a message to customers about politics.
By Dan Solomon
Congratulations, displaced Texans, you no longer have to load up your luggage every time you visit home.
By Dan Solomon
“We have come to receive your Honey Butter Chicken sermon,” indeed.
By Dan Solomon
Whataburger landed itself in another pickle—but not the kind on its tasty burgers.
By Dan Solomon
How the iconic burger chain’s attempt to build a bigger, better company alienated some of the people behind its success.
By Loren Steffy
Why is Texas’ favorite burger chain taking sides on Drake and Meek Mill’s beef? No clue. But it’s pretty amazing.
By Abby Johnston
The fast food chain won’t allow open carry once the law goes into effect. And that’s probably for the best.
By Jeff Winkler
Late-risers and night owls: can they interest you in an A1 Thick and Hearty Burger instead?
By Dan Solomon
‘Tis the season for giving random gifts to random people, apparently.
By Dan Solomon
Spicy ketchup was just the tip of the iceberg.
By Dan Solomon
Did you know lawmakers killed the state lottery this week? But no need to rush out and buy a roll of scratch-offs; legislators reconvened and approved a measure to keep the Texas Lottery Commission another decade.
By Rob Heidrick