Style & Design
June 4, 2021
Taking a Walk-through of the Dark Side
What I found when I finally stepped inside Houston's enigmatic, $4.3 million "Darth Vader House" was like nothing I could have imagined.
Architecture
Style & Design
March 18, 2021
John S. Chase’s Extraordinary Modernist Home Helped Shape Houston’s Political and Architectural History
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.
Style & Design
January 21, 2021
Feast Your Eyes Upon This Outrageous Car-Themed Mansion for Sale in North Texas
For a cool $8 million, it could be yours.
Style & Design
October 2, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: Danny Trejo Makes Tacos With the Muppets
Plus, some very good dog discourse, the newly reopened Rothko chapel, and ‘All Roads to Pearla.’
Style & Design
June 24, 2020
Mid-century Modern Love on Instagram
The ModTexas archive of architectural treasures across Texas serves as a reminder to appreciate the delightful details all around us.
Style & Design
May 20, 2020
For Years, an East Texas Carpenter Has Been Building a Gothic Contraption of Decks and Spikes in a Historic Square
Not everyone in San Augustine is on board for local artist Gary Brewer's perplexing project, which is three stories high and counting.
Style & Design
March 3, 2020
The Leaning Tower of Dallas Was a Metaphor for . . . Something
The online sensation was a living symbol of at least one of these things.
Art
September 18, 2019
San Antonio’s Ruby City Is a Literal Dream Come True
Years after the late Linda Pace first shared her vision with rockstar architect Sir David Adjaye, the art museum is set to open in October.
Film & TV
August 14, 2019
Richard Linklater on Bringing ‘Bernadette’ to Life
The quintessential Austin filmmaker discusses taking an unadaptable book from page to screen.
Business
June 24, 2019
Take an Exclusive Look Inside H-E-B and Favor’s New East Austin Tech Hub
The 81,000-square-foot office space is part of H-E-B’s reimagining of itself as a technology company.
Business
June 20, 2019
The Restoration of Mineral Wells’ Historic Baker Hotel Is (Finally) About to Begin
After a decade-long effort, developers says they’ve secured the funding they need for a $65 million, three-year renovation.
Houston
April 16, 2019
Is This the Most Houston Historical Marker of All Time?
First of all, it memorializes a parking garage.
Arts & Entertainment
February 7, 2019
World-Renowned Architect Sir David Adjaye on Building a “Little Temple of Art” for San Antonio
Ruby City, Adjaye’s first building in Texas, is the vision of the late Linda Pace, and will house her personal collection.
Art
November 2, 2018
The New Menil Drawing Institute Completes a Major Makeover
The $40 million building is the most significant addition to the Menil campus in decades.
Style & Design
September 26, 2018
Go Inside a Marfa Modern Home in East Austin
Known for photographing the best Texas homes, Casey Dunn was inspired by the west for his own abode.
Style & Design
September 10, 2018
Andy Roddick and Brooklyn Decker’s Austin Home Is for Sale
If you’ve got $6 million and a hankering to live in luxury, YOLO.
Arts & Entertainment
June 29, 2018
Austin Central Library Named Finalist for Public Library of the Year
The Central Library is one of five finalists out of 35 libraries nominated from around the world.
Arts & Entertainment
June 8, 2018
Here’s What Solange and Saint Heron Should Call Their IKEA Collaborations
Looks like Solange’s seat at the table may have a minimalist aesthetic.
Arts & Entertainment
June 4, 2018
McKinney’s $69.9 Million High School Football Stadium Has Cracks Before It’s Even Open
Neighboring Allen is in good company.
Art
May 29, 2018
‘Lost, Texas’ Offers a Glimpse of Fading Small Towns
Texans are no strangers to long drives. Whether cruising from Mission to South Padre Island to spot great kiskadees, from Turkey to Lubbock while blasting Waylon Jennings, or catching the remote vistas from Marfa to Chinati Hot Springs, Texans often get to
Style & Design
May 3, 2018
Chef Johnny Hernandez Turns His Home Into an Art-filled Wonderland
The historic building, a former factory and metal shop, is filled with Mexican art and whimsical touches.
Style & Design
April 13, 2018
The Alamo Is Still Under Siege
How San Antonio handles the Alamo Plaza redevelopment will say a lot about what kind of city it wants to become.
Style & Design
March 22, 2018
The Old World Charms of Houston’s Isabella Court
Art dealer Arturo Palacios relishes the creative environment at this 1920s apartment building—especially its romantic courtyard.
Style & Design
February 21, 2018
The Historic Adolphus Gets a Major Overhaul
The revered Dallas hotel is ready for another century of revelry after sweeping design changes by a visionary local firm.
Arts & Entertainment
February 15, 2018
Unveiling Ellsworth Kelly’s ‘Austin’
The debut of a destination showpiece on the University of Texas campus marks a turning point for the Capital City.
Style & Design
December 24, 2017
Merry and Bright in Houston’s River Oaks
Getting the elaborate Christmas displays in this posh neighborhood ready for the masses is big business.
Style & Design
December 21, 2017
KKDW Opens Modern-Furniture Showroom in the Country
The former Austin couple renovate a 1934 building in quiet Bertram to showcase their new line of furniture.
Style & Design
November 29, 2017
For $250 Million, You Can Buy T. Boone Pickens’s Panhandle Ranch
A look inside the octogenarian oil magnate's 65,000-acre spread.
October 24, 2017
A Look Inside Austin’s New Central Library
Austin's bibliophiles get a slicked up new playpen.
Style & Design
September 18, 2017
A First Look at Le Politique, Austin’s Newest Brasserie
The restaurant promises French ambiance, pastries, and a raw bar in downtown Austin.
The Daily Post
August 22, 2017
Texas Castles in the Twentieth Century
Dream of building your own medieval fortress? You aren’t alone.
Style & Design
August 9, 2017
In Memory of Texas Architect Dick Clark
A look back on the work of the celebrated Austin architect who defined the city’s modern vernacular.
Style & Design
July 26, 2017
The Queen of Cool
Liz Lambert's hotels have a stunning, often imitated style. But where does the trendsetter get her ideas? We asked her.
Travel & Outdoors
May 24, 2017
Diamond in the Rough
Keeping baseball pure at Kokernot Field, out in far West Texas.
The Daily Post
May 18, 2017
Beauty in the Forgotten
In the search for the perfect dive bar, a writer discovered another hidden gem—the Mosheim school.
Style & Design
April 19, 2017
A Home of Last Resort
Breaking ground— and betting big—on a doomsday community for the rich.
Style & Design
April 11, 2017
Tiny House, Big Style
Modern living on a historical East Texas homestead.
Style & Design
January 18, 2017
The Houston Heights’s Cajun Invasion
Is the Houston Heights turning into a Little Louisiana?
Style & Design
December 22, 2016
Scenes From Inside a Houston “Zombie” Mall
Long live Northwest Mall!
The Alamo
December 5, 2016
My Grandfather Air-Conditioned the Alamo. Now the Building Is Crumbling, and It’s All His Fault
Well, sort of.
Art
November 30, 2016
Home Is Where The Art Is
Charles Stagg walked into the woods and decided to build something. Now, four years after his death, his daughter and grandson are trying to preserve his masterpiece.
Travel
October 21, 2016
Objects of Our Affection
An armadillo incense burner. An Andy Warhol self-portrait. The keys to the Alamo. Who knew what startling treasures you could find without ever leaving the state?
Style & Design
September 23, 2016
Cross Ways
A pastor at a Corpus Christi church is on a mission to build “the largest cross in the Western Hemisphere.”
Style & Design
July 19, 2016
The Three-Story Closet In The Woodlands Is Up For Auction
Oh, and the house that comes with it too.
Style & Design
October 23, 2015
Texas Castles: The Early Years
Although we trail such medieval wonderlands as Spain, Bavaria, and Wales in castles per square mile, Texas is studded with crenellated, turreted strongholds, ranging from the kitschy to the magnificent.
The Culture
September 17, 2015
Green Acres
How did smog-breathing, gridlock-prone Houston become the newest natural wonder of the urban world?
Film & TV
July 23, 2015
The Next Picture Show
By reviving a small-town movie theater, can a Lubbock businessman revive a small town too?
The Daily Post
March 26, 2015
Another Day, Another Proposal to Save the Astrodome
Or perhaps a more fitting and respectful fate is to just let the structure crumble, to go the way of the ancient ruins.