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Senior editor John Spong is the brains behind our special thirteenth issue of Texas Monthly devoted to the life and music of Willie Nelson. The issue publishes in August.
We introduce you to Texas Monthly's newest editorial staff members.
The true crime podcast tackles a murder that continues to confound fans around the world.
Texas Monthly welcomed its most recent editorial hire this week, as Rose Cahalan joined as the associate digital editor for culture and lifestyle coverage. Cahalan most recently worked at the Texas Observer, where she served as managing editor. Before that, she worked at Alcalde, the University of Texas alumni magazine.
When we started planning this issue, months ago, we had a fun lineup in mind. Then oil prices crashed and the coronavirus brought much of the state to a standstill.
Robert Draper, like the people he interviewed for this month's cover story, is driven by a need to understand the past.
On two generations of talented storytellers contributing to our pages.
This ties the most nominations Texas Monthly has ever received in a single year. The magazine’s four nominations were also the most bestowed upon any publication west of the Potomac.
On March 17, we're taking over the Moody Theater for a night of storytelling from some of your favorite Texas artists.
With our hit Boomtown podcast, Texas Monthly is learning new ways to tell stories.
Plus, feeling grateful for our gimlet-eyed deputy editor, Jeff Salamon.
On bee stings and boots—both cowboy and combat.
On the battle over Texas history, a serial killer in Laredo, and more in our October issue.
Dallas-based writer and tortilla connoisseur José R. Ralat is one of five recent additions to our staff.
On honky-tonks, a collaboration with the Texas Tribune, and more in our September issue.
We're thrilled to announce our new culture editor and some other important additions to the editorial staff.
Houston investor Randa Duncan Williams pledges to protect the magazine’s legacy and boost investments in its long-term growth.
Our writers will bring their stories to vivid life for audiences at venues throughout the state.
Beginning today, we’re asking those who read our work online to do what our print subscribers have done for 46 years: subscribe to Texas Monthly.
Our eighth editor in chief will take the helm on January 28.
A devout Evangelical Christian and a Catholic nun are two of the state’s most powerful people, but they exercise their power in vastly different ways.
Patricia Sharpe and Kathy Blackwell dish on how they imagined, vetted, sampled, and served up our November feature story on Texas-style holiday meals.
Emily McCullar on hunting's place in her life, plus a tour through her glossary of hunting terms.
Leif Reigstad talks about his latest feature for Texas Monthly, about the killing of Buck Birdsong's calves.
Join us in Dallas on September 7th and 8th.
Texas Monthly's executive editor talks about his August feature tracing Schlitterbahn’s decades-long rise to its current perilous position.
Wallace wrote about the life and times of Myrtis Dightman, a rodeo star who should've been champ.
The honors include Excellence in Writing, Special Issue, and, once again, a Designer of the Year award.
The first summer after Harvey is when Texas coastal communities most need visitors.
Listen to the first episode of our new series, which takes you into the minds of some of Texas Monthly's great writers and editors.
Welcome to the new texasmonthly.com. Our look isn't the only thing that's changed.
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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.