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May 7, 2021
Texas Monthly Celebrates Latest Awards and Nominations
This week the magazine earned five National Magazine Award nominations and won nine City and Regional Magazine Awards.
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Film & TV
May 3, 2021
HBO Max Orders ‘Love and Death’ TV Series Inspired by Texas Monthly Articles
The limited series, from Lionsgate Television, will star Elizabeth Olsen and be written by David E. Kelley.
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April 15, 2021
Crisis Manager
Executive editor Kathy Blackwell and her team have chronicled the pandemic's impact on the employees and owners of Texas’s hospitality companies.
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April 15, 2021
May 2021: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our May issue.
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March 29, 2021
Community Guidelines
We welcome your respectful thoughts, concerns, questions, and anecdotes, but ask that you keep conversations civil and productive on our site.
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March 23, 2021
From the Editor: Neither Snow nor Gloom of Night . . .
In this month’s cover package on the late Tejana singer Selena, we offer readers what we hope will be a welcome change of pace from our disaster coverage.
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March 22, 2021
April 2021: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our April issue.
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March 2, 2021
From the Editor: Fans of the Cowdog
Two of our staffers have been ardent Hank the Cowdog fans since they were kids. Now they bring you this month's cover story on the creator of the beloved children's books.
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March 2, 2021
March 2021: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our March issue.
Music
February 12, 2021
Tune In for a Special ‘One by Willie’ Feature on SiriusXM
Senior editor and podcast host John Spong will join Dallas Wayne for a special hour of music and conversation.
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January 20, 2021
From the Editor: Wild Wes
Whatever your views are on hunting, I think you’ll find senior editor Wes Ferguson a clear-eyed guide to this timely topic.
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January 20, 2021
February 2021: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our February issue.
Books
December 16, 2020
From the Editor: Books Are Back
We signed a deal to produce four books over the next four years. The first volume will go on sale next fall.
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December 16, 2020
January 2021: Roar of the Crowd
Do the Right Thing I enjoy your articles each month, until it comes to your political writing. “Elephant Tricks,” from the elections coverage in your November issue, illustrates my concerns best. The article explains how the Republicans will continue to be wrong, not what they’ve done…
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November 18, 2020
December 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our December issue.
Film & TV
October 23, 2020
From the Editor: Going Hollywood
Texas Monthly is making big moves into film and television.
Politics & Policy
October 14, 2020
From the Editor, November 2020: “BBQ, Boots—and Ballots”
An ambitious politics cover package ahead of the 2020 election wouldn't have been possible without these key players.
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October 14, 2020
November 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our November issue.
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September 16, 2020
From the Editor, October 2020: “Learning to Listen”
How Skip Hollandsworth does it.
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September 16, 2020
October 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our October issue.
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August 19, 2020
From the Editor, September 2020: “Knives Out”
The team behind this month's well-red cover story.
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August 19, 2020
September 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our September issue.
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July 22, 2020
From the Editor, August 2020: “The Annas in Our Engine Room”
Behind the scenes, two staffers with the same first name keep Texas Monthly running smoothly.
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July 22, 2020
August 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our August issue.
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June 24, 2020
From the Editor, July 2020: “A Spong for You”
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.
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June 24, 2020
July 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our July issue.
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May 20, 2020
From the Editor, June 2020: “Investing in Talent”
We introduce you to Texas Monthly's newest editorial staff members.
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May 20, 2020
June 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our June issue.
Music
May 13, 2020
Texas Monthly Staffers Featured on the Podcast ‘Selena: A Star Dies in Texas’
The true crime podcast tackles a murder that continues to confound fans around the world.
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April 24, 2020
Introducing the Newest Members of Texas Monthly’s Editorial Staff
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.
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April 17, 2020
From the Editor, May 2020: “It’s All Been a Blur”
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.
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April 15, 2020
May 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our May issue.
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April 8, 2020
Announcing a Big Change to Our Site
And a special gift for subscribers!…
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March 18, 2020
From the Editor, April 2020: The Hunger to Know
Robert Draper, like the people he interviewed for this month's cover story, is driven by a need to understand the past.
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March 18, 2020
April 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our April issue.
Music
March 9, 2020
After SXSW Cancellation, “Texas Music: The Untold Stories” Also Called Off
But we're hard at work creating another way for you to experience this incredible storytelling event.
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February 19, 2020
March 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our March issue.
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February 19, 2020
From the Editor, March 2020: Father and Son
On two generations of talented storytellers contributing to our pages.
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February 7, 2020
Texas Monthly Receives Four National Magazine Award Nominations
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.
Music
February 7, 2020
Join Us at SXSW for Texas Music: The Untold Stories
On March 17, we're taking over the Moody Theater for a night of storytelling from some of your favorite Texas artists.
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January 22, 2020
February 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our February issue.
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January 22, 2020
From the Editor, February 2020: The Power of Sound
With our hit Boomtown podcast, Texas Monthly is learning new ways to tell stories.
Politics & Policy
December 30, 2019
The Best Texas Monthly Longform of 2019
Settle in for a by-no-means comprehensive list of some of the most popular stories in our pages this year.
Bum Steers
December 18, 2019
From the Editor, January 2020: Herding Bum Steers
Plus, feeling grateful for our gimlet-eyed deputy editor, Jeff Salamon.
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December 18, 2019
January 2020: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our January issue.
Energy
December 3, 2019
Announcing ‘Boomtown,’ a New Podcast on the Greatest Oil Boom in History
Our new 11-part series takes you inside the rugged Permian Basin of West Texas, where roughnecks and billionaire wildcatters are fueling a boom so big it’s reshaping our climate, our economy, and our geopolitics.
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November 20, 2019
From the Editor, December 2019: Boots on the Ground
On bee stings and boots—both cowboy and combat.
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November 20, 2019
December 2019: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our December issue.
