Dayatra Myers runs Fish Company Taco in Galveston, where the menu items rotate based on the availability of the fish, which leads to fresh and creative options.
Six years ago, the mother of all storms arrived and brought home a lesson too many of us have refused to learn: our penchant for bravely adapting to circumstances has its limits.
‘More City than Water: A Houston Flood Atlas’ brings together a team of writers, scholars, designers, and eyewitnesses from the front lines of climate change in a grand experiment.
The meteorologist’s no-nonsense website Space City Weather has established a cult following in flood-prone, hurricane-battered Houston.
When the power went out and the water stopped running, Trae tha Truth and DJ Mr. Rogers were there to pick up the slack.
Terence O'Rourke has spent a decade warning officials that a storm making landfall directly in Galveston Bay could be much worse than even Harvey.
We’re going to need that same neighborly, can-do spirit to get us through the COVID-19 pandemic.
Forced to close for five months after the devastating storm, the joint’s owners and pitmaster committed to upping the quality of their food.
The rapper continues to lift up those in need in his hometown.
Beaumont, Houston, and Jefferson County are being inundated by rain.
A gas station in North Texas is just the latest to pay back what they took from consumers.
Checking in with nine Harvey survivors a year after Texas Monthly first spoke to them.
Podcast: Andy Langer speaks with the young cyclist who overcame a gnarly crash on the Tour De France’s first day. Craddock also raised nearly $300k for Harvey relief back home.
A year after Hurricane Harvey brought Houston to its knees, the city is still wrestling with how to prepare for the next great storm. There’s no shortage of good ideas, but in Houston, that’s never been the problem.
In a city notorious for neglecting its history, two new initiatives aim to preserve memories of the storm.
Port Aransas has always been a place for Texans to relax, play, and make lasting memories. Now, after Harvey, it needs us just as much as we need it.
Dispatches from the restaurant, retail, and lodging owners in Port Aransas.
There are some bright spots and signs of hope as the area recovers and rebuilds. The fish and birds are waiting for you.
If Gordon makes landfall, run.
The new book tells the story of how a team and a city came together in victory after Hurricane Harvey.
Eight months after Harvey, Ellen DeGeneres gave the students of Rockport-Fulton High School a generous gift.
Returning to my devastated hometown, I found my friends and family putting on a brave face in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey.
The Mistress of the Elements occupies second place—for being really, really mean to Texas.
A new Texas Monthly documentary showcases examples of the Texas spirit during Hurricane Harvey.
Want to upgrade the kitschiness of your kitchen? There’s an auction for that.
Here's how to tell if you're eligible.
An Austinite misses the beach, but doesn't want to be a bother.
By the end of the 21st century, a 100-year storm like Harvey could become a five-and-a-half-year storm in Texas.
Yeah, the Astros really pulled it off.
More than one hundred gas stations in Texas face fines.
Social media managers had to handle unprecedented social media activity during the storm.
The storm left hundreds of thousands of households without homes. Many are still looking.
This November, we're thrilled to bring you a new way to experience Texas Monthly, at a two-day event called the Edge of Texas.
A dispatch from Hurricane Harvey's landfall.
KHOU’s Brandi Smith got a pleasant surprise.
Texas's Democratic delegation previously acted as a united front in response to the storm. So why the change?
Houston politicians may have lied to the city's residents about the ferocity of the storm. If they did lie, they did the right thing.
Congratulations, Houston, you have a new favorite player.
Plus: AMD bids to make Tesla chips, Perry pushes carbon capture, and a cute promotion from a gas station in Nash.
Estimates claim 100,000 cars were flooded in Hurricane Harvey. Here’s how to avoid accidentally buying one.
In a series of major chemical accidents caused by Harvey, this might be the worst yet.
Don’t blame Samuel Brody, the professor who’s been warning for years that Houston was at risk for a Harvey-style flood, if he’s feeling a tinge of vindication. Now, will anyone listen to his suggestions for what to do next?
We had a totally different issue of the magazine planned for you this month. Harvey changed that.
Officials at Magellan Midstream Partners claim floodwaters made them underestimate the magnitude of the gasoline spill at Galena Park.
After Katrina, Houston helped NOLA’s Treme neighborhood send off the storm with music. Now, Treme is repaying the favor.
Just look at these little guys.
A reminder of just how much the debt ceiling matters to some of our lawmakers.
When Hurricane Harvey hit Hungerford, seventeen-year-old Logan Goudeau and her community came together to save their livestock. By helicopter.
Despite health risks, volunteers have stepped up to help in Harvey’s aftermath. Here’s a guide to safe mucking.
Nearly all refineries are resuming operations, though production will remain curtailed for weeks to come.
