Made in Texas
April 14, 2021
Philip Morley’s Work Truly Rocks
The Wimberley-based furniture maker has built an audience for his record consoles, rocking chairs, and other one-of-a-kind pieces.
Wimberley
Music
August 11, 2020
Watch Sarah Jarosz on Texas Monthly’s Sound Check
The Wimberley native performs “Johnny” and “Hometown,” and describes missing even the difficult parts of touring as she hunkers down post–album release.
Music
December 27, 2019
Jordan Moser’s ‘Long Night’ Is Inextricable From Ballet and a Close Brush With Death
The Wimberley artist's memorable album, released earlier this year, materialized after a life-changing experience.
Music
October 10, 2019
How Big Thief’s New Album Brought Guitarist Buck Meek Back Home to Texas
The band’s guitarist discusses how his Wimberley roots informed the band’s latest release ’Two Hands.’
Books
December 21, 2016
Let the River Run
Wes Ferguson has paddled and walked all 87 miles of one of the Hill Country’s most prized waterways. In this exclusive excerpt from The Blanco River, he uncovers a few of its natural secrets.
Travel & Outdoors
May 5, 2016
Wandering Around Wimberley
The Wanderer explores one of the Hill Country's most idyllic towns.
News & Politics
May 1, 2016
When the River Rises
In Texas’s Flash Flood Alley, it takes only a few hours to cause lifelong devastation.
The Culture
April 20, 2016
Wimberley Storm Warning
A year ago, the Blanco River overran its banks and devastated Hays County—just as a handful of government officials had predicted decades ago.
Texas Trip Guides
April 20, 2016
Trip Guide: Wimberley
On the anniversary of last year’s flood, this Hill Country town is as beautiful as ever.
The Culture
August 4, 2014
Modernizing the Corral Theater
The Corral Theater, which opened in Wimberley in 1948, bills itself as the only outdoor "walk-in" movie theater in the country that shows first releases. But to keep that title, the theater must digitize.
Travel & Outdoors
April 16, 2014
A Summer Weekend in Wimberley
Hill Country glamping in the ultimate tent for two.
Texas Primer
January 20, 2013
Leon Jaworski
At what age was Leon Jaworski the youngest lawyer in the history of Texas?
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
One for the Road
Jordan Breal talks about searching for vacation spots, driving across Texas, and eating bone marrow.
Feature
January 20, 2013
Lands That I Love
Our natural resources are under greater threat than ever before. Meet three very different people who are doing something to save Texas. Literally.
Travel & Outdoors
January 20, 2013
Shops
Elegant antebellum furniture in Jefferson, Latin American folk art in Smithville: Where the buys are in two dozen communities.
The Texanist
August 31, 2012
The Texanist: Do I Need to Stop Raising My Little Girl Like a Tomboy?
On tomboys, spiciness, and the end of the UT-A&M rivalry.
Travel & Outdoors
September 30, 2011
Bed, Breakfast, and Beyond
From tranquil lodging in the middle of bustling Houston to candle-lit breakfasts near the beach, these five B&Bs are guaranteed to please.
Music
May 31, 2011
Follow Me Down
A new album by Sarah Jarosz.
Travel & Outdoors
December 1, 2010
Wimberley
Anchored by a lively square, this Hill Country haven attracts artists, musicians, and spirited shoppers.
Music
August 31, 2010
Myth of the Heart
A new album by Sahara Smith.
Travel & Outdoors
July 31, 2010
Hill Country Map Quest
When it comes to choosing a getaway, the Hill Country doesn’t have to campaign hard for our affections. Its lush expanses of bounding green hills and serpentine rivers stretch over some 25 of the most idyllic counties in the state. And those picturesque towns that cling proudly to their
Feature
September 30, 2009
Fear Factor
If you really want to scare your boots off this Halloween, take a look at these eight places, which our bloodcurdling, hair-raising, nerve-racking research has determined to be the state’s spookiest.
News & Politics
April 30, 2007
Made in America
A generation after he crossed the border to work for my family, Vicente Martinez is the foreman of a ranch in the Hill Country, not far from his kids and grandkids. And yes, they all have their papers. This is an immigration story with a happy ending.
Behind the Lines
May 31, 1999
My Wimberley
Why Wimberley is not Columbine.
Being Texan
January 1, 1995
Closing the Circle J
A final farewell to the Hill Country spread that for more than thirty years meant everything to me and my family.