Sports
August 17, 2021
Losing Our Religion: Texas’s College Football Identity Crisis
With UT headed to the SEC and the Big 12 on life support, the state stands to lose its century-old football culture.
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Sports
August 5, 2021
UT’s National Champion Diver Jordan Windle Goes for Gold
With an uplifting life story and a megawatt smile, the Longhorns senior could make a splash at the Tokyo Olympics.
Sports
July 31, 2021
The Texas Conference: A Plan to Save College Football in Our State
What if Baylor, Houston, TCU, and all the FBS schools in Texas besides UT and A&M came together to form their own conference?
Sports
July 30, 2021
UT Will Join the SEC; College Football in Texas Is in Chaos. Now What?
Tough luck, Big 12 loyalists and Southwest Conference hardliners. At least Texas and Texas A&M will play each other again.
Sports
July 22, 2021
Texas and Oklahoma Joining the SEC Would Kill the Big 12
The reported move would mean big bucks for the Longhorns and the Sooners, while leaving Baylor, Texas Tech, and TCU out in the cold.
Sports
July 22, 2021
After the World’s Shortest Retirement, UT Swim Coach Comes Back for More
Four decades on the job and 15 national championships apparently weren't enough for 80-year-old Eddie Reese.
Sports
July 19, 2021
Three Former Longhorns Almost Stole the Show at the British Open
Onetime UT golfers Jordan Spieth, Dylan Frittelli, and Scottie Sheffler all finished in the top ten at the PGA Tour event.
Sports
June 28, 2021
The Longhorns’ Wild College World Series Run Comes to an End
Texas lost a heartbreaker in the NCAA semifinals Saturday night, but Coach David Pierce's team had a season to remember.
Books
May 22, 2021
As the LBJ Library Turns 50, the Man Who Planned Its Dedication Recalls a Few Surprises
Lyndon B. Johnson rehearsed his speech in the bathroom, the new fountain doused the guests, and the booze flowed freely.
Sports
April 29, 2021
A New Sports History Book Shows How Texas Athletes Have Always Fought for Equality
In ‘The Sports Revolution,’ Frank Guridy revisits the 1960s and ’70s, when Black, Latino, and female athletes pushed for change.
Sports
April 29, 2021
Where Did All the NFL Draft Prospects From Texas Schools Go?
With only TCU's Trevon Moehrig projected to go in the first round, Thursday's draft won't bring much home-state pride to fans.
Sports
April 5, 2021
Chris Beard Could Have Had a Statue in Lubbock, but He Chose UT Instead
Leaving a near-perfect situation at Texas Tech is an enormous risk for the once-beloved basketball coach, but Beard just might be good enough to succeed where other Longhorns coaches fell short.
Sports
April 2, 2021
Behind the Scenes of UT’s ‘The Eyes of Texas’ Controversy
In interviews with dozens of football coaches, athletic department officials, university administrators, and current and former Longhorn players, we found that the athletes were largely left to navigate the turmoil by themselves.
Sports
January 26, 2021
The Heck With Football, Texas Is a College Basketball State Now
With powerhouse teams in men’s and women’s hoops, maybe basketball is no longer just a way to pass time between fall and spring football.
Books
August 21, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: UT’s Summer Reading List
Plus: a free fridge project in Austin, novels by Jennifer duBois, and Garden Marcus’s soothing TikToks.
Art
August 17, 2020
At UT and A&M, Visionary Takes on Yearbooks Celebrate the Beauty of Blackness
These distinct initiatives embody something I long wished for while studying at a predominantly white Texas university: a community of color connected through creativity.
Film & TV
August 7, 2020
Texas Monthly Recommends: The New Go-Go’s Documentary
Plus, Megan Thee Stallion’s latest collaboration, a true crime podcast about a UT campus murder, and a Dallas-based online vintage shop.
Politics & Policy
August 4, 2020
UT’s Plan for Reopening Is to Hope College Students Stop Acting Like College Students
UT-Austin hit students with a request that at any other time would have seemed ridiculous: before classes start, would they please spend 14 days in self-quarantine?
Arts & Entertainment
May 1, 2020
After Their Semester Was Cut Short, a University of Texas Class Worked to Stage a Shakespeare Production Over Zoom
Students in the beloved Shakespeare at Winedale course got creative with online theater, overcoming grainy visuals and bad Wi-Fi.
The National Podcast of Texas
March 9, 2020
Geneticist Spencer Wells on COVID-19 as “Evolution in Action”
The population geneticist and UT-Austin professor on pandemics, SXSW, and what our DNA says about our ability to adapt to infectious diseases.
The National Podcast of Texas
February 4, 2020
Michael Lind on Class Warfare and Why Populism Can’t Last
On this week’s podcast, the author and LBJ School of Public Affairs professor lays out an admittedly controversial plan to redefine democracy.
Politics & Policy
January 31, 2020
UT-Austin and Dell Announce $100 Million Partnership to Help Low-Income Students Graduate on Time
The initiative follows on the heels of last summer’s announcement that the university will cover tuition for some students.
Sports
January 14, 2020
How the Aggies, Longhorns, and Bears Stacked Up This Season
LSU may have won the national championship, but we’d rather focus on arguing over which college football team was the best in Texas.
Sports
December 6, 2019
Put Texas and Texas A&M in the Academy Sports and Outdoors Texas Bowl, You Cowards
Two 7-5 teams renewing a rivalry that’s never really coming back is what this season deserves.
Sports
November 6, 2019
The Best Thing in Texas: UT Basketball’s Andrew Jones Dropped 20 Points After Returning From Cancer Treatment
Leukemia never had a chance.
Sports
October 11, 2019
Why Oklahoma and Alabama Would Be Nothing Without Texas
Sure, they’ve had the better football teams in recent years. But we’re still the better state.
Books
June 25, 2019
Remembering Don Graham, the Demanding Critic Who Helped Put Texas Literature on the Map
The UT professor and longtime ’Texas Monthly’ contributor died on Saturday at the age of 79 after a stroke.
News & Politics
June 11, 2019
‘Say Yes to the Scary’: The Best Advice From 2019’s Texas College Commencement Addresses
We watched a host of graduation speeches from the state’s hundreds of universities, and these are the ones we found most inspiring.
News & Politics
March 26, 2019
The University of Texas’s Scooter Speed Limit Is a Glimpse of the Future
The new rule uses geofencing technology to force vehicles on the college campus to slow down.
News & Politics
March 18, 2019
Greg Abbott Orders Texas University Boards to Investigate Admissions Policies After Bribery Scandal
The University of Texas at Austin’s men’s tennis coach was among those accused of accepting bribes in a massive federal probe.
News & Politics
March 13, 2019
UT Has No Records Matching $500,000 “Donated” by Nonprofit Implicated in Bribery Scheme
Where’s the money?
News & Politics
March 13, 2019
Remembering Bill Powers, a Man As Big As the University He Led
Professor emeritus David Anderson's tribute to the late UT president—his colleague, co-author, and friend for 40 years.
News & Politics
March 12, 2019
The College Admissions Bribery Scandal Has Some Texas Connections
UT-Austin’s tennis coach and an exam administrator in Houston are facing federal charges.
Film & TV
January 29, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘From Tonga’
Filmmaker Huay-Bing Law explores how Tongan immigrants revitalized the local high school football team in Euless.
Sports
January 22, 2019
What Is Matthew McConaughey Going to Do as UT’s “Minister of Culture”?
The actor seemed to give us a preview of his fancy new title at the Longhorn men's basketball game on Saturday.
Film & TV
January 22, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘Night at the Dance’
In this 2011 documentary, filmmaker Annie Silverstein chronicles the scene at Sefcik Dance Hall in Seaton, one of the last small-town Texas dance halls remaining.
Film & TV
January 15, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘Auction’
In this documentary, filmmaker Joel Fendelman captures the auctioneer, attendees, and atmosphere at a small-town cattle auction in Gonzales.
Film & TV
January 8, 2019
The Texas Film Showcase Presents: ‘All Around’
Mac Coleman always knew he wanted to be a professional bronc rider. This documentary film by TJ Martinez profiles the Texan as he pursues his dream—after losing his eyesight.
Sports
January 2, 2019
Did We Just Witness the Biggest Longhorn Victory of All Time?
And, yes, we understand that they've won a National Championship.
Sports
January 2, 2019
A Brief History of Bevo Behaving Badly
The famed longhorn met the Georgia Bulldog at the Sugar Bowl, and things almost got wild.
News & Politics
July 19, 2018
U.S. Army Mirrored Amazon’s HQ2 Search Tactics in Choosing New Futures Command Location
The Army chose Austin, citing its entrepreneurial culture and incentives from UT.
The Daily Post
October 4, 2017
Lyft’s Top Destinations Reveal Habits of UT Students
Kids these days love Target. And... the Marriott?
Politics & Policy
January 21, 2013
SCOTUS Hears Arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin
The outcome of the case could bar affirmative action from use in college admissions.
Sports
January 21, 2013
Aggies Up, Longhorns Down?
UT may still have the better team, but Texas A&M is doing better than expected in the SEC.
News & Politics
June 30, 1994
Affirmative Reaction
The judge could surprise everyone, but it is no longer likely that the case of Hopwood, et al. v. Texas, et al., which concluded in Austin in late May, will change America by rewriting the law of affirmative action. For a while, the suit brought by four white applicants who
News & Politics
September 30, 1992
Novel Approach
A gift from James Michener enriches Texas’ student writers.
Politics & Policy
March 1, 1992
Floating Crap Game
EVEN AS CHARGES FLY OVER the awarding of state lottery contracts, the next battle over gambling is taking shape for the 1993 legislative session. This time the issue will be casinos—on riverboats and on land. Lloyd Criss, a former legislator from La Marque, in Galveston County, who is now the
News & Politics
March 1, 1991
The Greek Way
Are good times and fun pranks giving way to racial slurs and ritualized violence? An inside look at UT’s fraternity row.
Sports
September 30, 1985
Texas Primer: The Wishbone Offense
Darrell Royal’s supremely simple invention took Texas teams to the top and kept them there.
News & Politics
January 1, 1978
The Last of the Big-Time Spenders
It’s not Diamond Jim Brady, Bet a Million Gates, an Arab sheik, or Liberace. It’s a library.