News & Politics
September 18, 2019
Nurdles All the Way Down
How Texans are taking on plastic pollution—one piece at a time.
Gulf Coast
Art
July 30, 2019
The Texas Gulf Coast Gets a Rock Orchestra Soundtrack
Austin rockers Montopolis will premiere The Living Coast—an audiovisual homage to the Texas Gulf Coast—on August 2 in Austin.
The Culture
May 24, 2019
Despite Jeep Weekend Chaos, Crystal Beach Locals Defend Their Libertarian Paradise
Everyone agrees that the recent event—full of drunken fights and scores of wrecks—escalated dangerously. But many Bolivar Peninsula residents will be damned if they’ll accept new rules to curtail the anarchy.
The Daily Post
June 16, 2015
Hi, Tropical #Bill: What to Expect, How to Stay Safe, and Who Will Get Hit the Worst
Tropical Storm Bill is on his way, and the already-saturated state of Texas is doing all it can to get ready.
Music
February 12, 2015
Song Premiere: Mayeux & Broussard Take On Refinery Life in “Back at Home”
The Port Arthur natives take their outlaw country stomp back to their roots.
Texas Trip Guides
July 21, 2014
Trip Guide: Port Aransas
The seaside charms—and plentiful seafood platters—of a small coastal town.
Travel & Outdoors
July 10, 2014
Hooked on a Reeling
Even with the bigger crowds, Port Aransas remains a fisherman's paradise.
The Culture
March 4, 2014
Cowboys of the Gulf
Sure, you can catch an awesome wave on the Texas coast, you just have to be patient. And clever. And patient . . .
Critters
April 8, 2013
This Two-Steppin’ Chicken Is Not What’s For Dinner
The colorful Attwater's Prairie Chicken, a bird that flourished in Texas a hundred years ago, is on the verge of extinction.
Travel & Outdoors
January 21, 2013
The Lighthouse Drive
ROUTE: Port Arthur to Port AransasDISTANCE: 308 milesNUMBER OF COUNTIES: 11WHAT TO BRING: A pair of binoculars I started as far east as you can go on the Gulf Coast and still be in Texas. And since the Sabine Pass Lighthouse, which is technically across the state line in Louisiana,
Food & Drink
January 20, 2013
Consider the Oyster
If you’re a half shell fanatic like me, you’ll be just as alarmed as I was to hear that oystermen in Galveston Bay—the source of some of the country’s most delicious mollusks —are still struggling to make it after Hurricane Ike.
Texas History
January 20, 2013
Grande Dame of the Gulf
She may be past her prime, but Galveston still clings to her aristocratic heritage and her precarious place on the sand.
The Wanderer
September 6, 2012
Choose Your Own Texas Adventure
The first column I wrote for Texas Monthly appeared in the March 2000 issue. The article was titled “Voting Rites,” and I argued that the Voting Rights Act, which Lyndon Johnson had proposed to a joint session of Congress 35 years earlier, was the greatest accomplishment of his presidency. The truth
Travel & Outdoors
June 30, 2011
Beachy Keen
Grab your swimsuit, hop in the car, and drive to one of these four coastal getaways to beat the heat.
Behind the Lines
May 31, 2011
Out of Beach?
Whose coastline is it anyway? How the state Supreme Court may be undermining decades of unlimited public access to the sand and surf.
Gary Cartwright
August 31, 2005
That Sinking Feeling
Why buying a beach house in Galveston may not be the best long-term investment.
Music
June 30, 1999
Blues Brothers
Long John Hunter and his guitar-slinging friends sharpened their axes in and around Port Arthur, so their recent return was truly a homecoming.
Travel & Outdoors
April 30, 1977
Adventures Under the Sea
Where is Lloyd Bridges when you really need him?
Food & Drink
April 30, 1974
A Fine Kettle Of Fish
Gulf Coast seafood is good eating even when you’re watching the scales.