Politics & Policy
October 5, 2022
The Editor’s Suggestion That Led to Kinky Friedman Running for Governor
The musician, author, and columnist needed an idea. Texas Monthly’s then–editor in chief said, “Make something up.” The rest is history.
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The National Podcast of Texas
November 4, 2019
The Texas Tribune’s Evan Smith Celebrates 10 Years of Nonprofit Journalism
On this week’s National Podcast of Texas, the digital news startup’s CEO and co-founder discusses how a risky bet on covering Texas politics and public policy paid off.
Politics & Policy
April 24, 2017
Hillary Clinton as the Straw of Hope for Texas Democrats
Hillary Clinton carried three congressional districts that reelected their GOP congressmen. Is that good news for Texas Democrats?
Politics & Policy
March 11, 2016
President Obama’s SXSW Keynote Called For Action In The Tech World
The President of the United States of America became the biggest headliner SXSW has ever seen.
BBQ
May 9, 2014
Texas Barbecue Monthly
As you read this, Texas Monthly’s editor, Jake Silverstein, is moving the last few items out of his office. He has traded his view of the Texas Capital building for that of a Duane Reade and is moving to the New York Times Magazine. We’ll miss that guy.And I personally owe him
January 21, 2013
Read State: Evan Smith
Curious about the reading habits of Evan Smith, CEO and editor-in-chief of The Texas Tribune? Read on.
News & Politics
January 21, 2013
Hard Times for Perry Means Hard Times for Perry Pundits
With Governor Rick Perry's campaign sputtering, the Texas media's political reporters will soon have to resume normal programming.
Bum Steers
May 21, 2012
LBJ School “Mortified” Over “Pubic Affairs” Typo
Due to a proofreading error, the program for Saturday's commencement ceremony at UT's Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs left out a crucial "L.”
Politics & Policy
August 4, 2011
Fine Dining
Evan Smith arranged a dinner Thursday night at Curra’s for media folk. Mark Halperin was in town and the subject was Rick Perry. Others present were Emily Ramshaw, Jay Root, Ross Ramsey, Patti Hart, Evan, and myself. No one thought Romney could win the Republican nomination. He is vulnerable on
Burka Blog
June 20, 2011
Best & Worst Legislators: The TribLive Conversation with Evan Smith
Last Thursday Nate Blakeslee and I sat down with Evan Smith to discuss our picks for this session’s Best & Worst Legislators. Here’s the video of our conversation.
Music
April 30, 2008
Say Hey Willie
To the famously short list of things that are certain in life—death and taxes—you can confidently add another: Willie Nelson sells copies of Texas Monthly. The iconic singer, golfer, actor, bus rider, weed smoker, and all-around good guy has been on our cover more times than anyone else (seven, this
The Culture
February 1, 2008
Ha-ha! We’re 35!
Somewhere out there is a sourpuss (there’s always one) who’ll ask, after picking up this special issue, what the fuss is all about. And he’ll have a point, sort of. Thirty-five years? Lots of publications have been around that long or longer. Just last year, one of the most iconic
Being Texan
April 1, 1997
Babes in the ’Hoods
Thought the competition between Texas cities was over? Until my daughter was born in Dallas and a friend’s was born in Austin, so did I.