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July 24, 2019
August 2019: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our August issue.
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July 24, 2019
From the Editor, August 2019
A letter from our editor.
By
Dan Goodgame
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June 28, 2019
Texas Monthly’s Newest Hires
We're thrilled to announce our new culture editor and some other important additions to the editorial staff.
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June 25, 2019
Texas Monthly’s New Owner
Houston investor Randa Duncan Williams pledges to protect the magazine’s legacy and boost investments in its long-term growth.
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June 21, 2019
From the Editor, July 2019
A letter from our editor.
By
Dan Goodgame
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May 29, 2019
June 2019: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our June issue.
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May 29, 2019
From the Horse’s Mouth, June 2019
A letter from our editor.
By
Dan Goodgame
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May 16, 2019
Introducing Our Second Season of Texas Monthly Live
Our writers will bring their stories to vivid life for audiences at venues throughout the state.
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April 24, 2019
From the Horse’s Mouth, May 2019
A letter from our editor.
By
Dan Goodgame
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April 24, 2019
May 2019: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our May issue.
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March 25, 2019
April 2019: Roar of the Crowd
Reader letters published in our April issue.
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March 25, 2019
From the Horse’s Mouth, April 2019
A letter from our editor.
By
Dan Goodgame
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February 20, 2019
A Letter to Our Readers
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.
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Dan Goodgame
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January 7, 2019
Veteran Journalist Dan Goodgame Joins Texas Monthly as New Editor in Chief
Our eighth editor in chief will take the helm on January 28.
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November 30, 2018
Behind the Lines: How Tim Dunn and Sister Norma Made Our Power List
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.
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October 26, 2018
Behind the Lines: Preparing the Ultimate Texas Feasts
Patricia Sharpe and Kathy Blackwell dish on how they imagined, vetted, sampled, and served up our November feature story on Texas-style holiday meals.
Outdoors
September 21, 2018
Behind the Lines: How to Hunt Like a Texan (and Talk Like One Too)
Emily McCullar on hunting's place in her life, plus a tour through her glossary of hunting terms.
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August 24, 2018
Behind the Lines: An Unsolved Cattle-Murder Mystery in East Texas
Leif Reigstad talks about his latest feature for Texas Monthly, about the killing of Buck Birdsong's calves.
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August 22, 2018
Experience the Best of Texas—and Texas Monthly—at Our Second-Annual Edge of Texas Weekend
Join us in Dallas on September 7th and 8th.
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July 20, 2018
Behind the Lines: Skip Hollandsworth and Schlitterbahn’s Tragic Slide
Texas Monthly's executive editor talks about his August feature tracing Schlitterbahn’s decades-long rise to its current perilous position.
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June 22, 2018
Behind the Lines: Christian Wallace on Our July 2018 Cover Story
Wallace wrote about the life and times of Myrtis Dightman, a rodeo star who should've been champ.
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June 5, 2018
‘Texas Monthly’ Wins Five Awards at 2018 City and Regional Magazine Awards
The honors include Excellence in Writing, Special Issue, and, once again, a Designer of the Year award.
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May 30, 2018
Behind the Lines: It’s Time to Go Back to the Texas Coast
The first summer after Harvey is when Texas coastal communities most need visitors.
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April 19, 2018
Behind the Lines: Executive Editor Skip Hollandsworth on ‘The Sting’
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.
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January 24, 2018
Welcome to Our New Website
Welcome to the new texasmonthly.com. Our look isn't the only thing that's changed.
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January 2, 2018
The State of Texas, Delivered To Your Inbox
Get the day's top stories delivered straight to your inbox.
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October 2, 2017
Come Join us at the Edge
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.
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August 30, 2017
Support Hurricane Harvey Relief Efforts, Get Texas Monthly
We’re devoting all proceeds from new subscriptions to support Texans affected by the disaster.
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May 24, 2017
Texas Monthly Wins Big at the City and Regional Magazine Awards
We snagged seven awards at the City and Regional Magazine Awards.
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October 20, 2016
Power to the People
A sneak peek at the fascinating folks in the November 2016 issue of Texas Monthly.
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October 13, 2016
‘Texas Monthly’ Has a New Owner
Paul Hobby, who runs the Houston-based private equity firm Genesis Park, takes the reins of the venerable publication.
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September 16, 2016
What You See Is What You Gaines
Photographer Jeff Wilson on the making of the October cover with Chip and Joanna Gaines.
Art
February 19, 2016
Making a Mural
How do you depict the "new Austin" on a magazine cover? By painting a mural on South Congress and photographing it, of course.
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December 17, 2015
And the Bum Steer of 2016 Is…
Blue Bell put its competition in the deep freeze and took home the dubious award.
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October 30, 2015
The Mineola Child Sex Case Gets the Movie Treatment
”Booger Red,” a film by Berndt Mader and based on a Texas Monthly story, premieres at the Austin Film Festival.
By
Michael Hall
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October 19, 2015
Introducing Texas Monthly Trove
Revisiting the archives, including our greatest hits, the obscure b-sides, and everything in between.
Sports
August 14, 2015
The Watt Age
A peek at our September cover, featuring Houston's favorite new hometown hero.
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August 5, 2015
Refreshing Texasmonthly.com
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. But feel free to give it a new coat of paint.
Music
June 19, 2015
Robert Earl Keen and Lyle Lovett on the Front Porch
The two musicians, featured on our July cover, talk about Texas’s rich songwriting history and their place in it.
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May 21, 2015
Looking For Love in Magazine Pages
Our June issue, featuring a look back at Urban Cowboy 35 years after its premiere, is on newsstands and texasmonthly.com.
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April 20, 2015
Big Bend in High Def
A taste of the majestic vistas Big Bend National Park has to offer.
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February 13, 2015
March Cover Sneak Peek: The New Faces of Marriage in Texas?
An inside look at Pamela Colloff’s cover story on the fight for marriage equality.
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December 28, 2014
Texas Monthly’s Most Popular Longreads of 2014
Revisit (or devour for the first time) Texas Monthly’s fifteen most-read longform stories of 2014.
Politics & Policy
December 10, 2014
And the Bum Steer of the Year Is . . .
Hey, Senator Davis! Congratulations! The results are in, and you and the Democrats won by a landslide!
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December 10, 2014
Guess Who Our Bum Steer of the Year Is
Take your shots before the big reveal tomorrow.
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November 20, 2014
Happiness Isn’t a Destination
Unless it's one of the places featured in our December issue cover story.
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November 18, 2014
A Sneak Peek of our December Cover: Destination Dining
Ten far-flung places to get a great meal and a good night's rest.
Bum Steers
November 5, 2014
Can You Bum a Steer?
So you think you can write a Bum Steer headline.
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August 15, 2014
Steve Patterson, UT’s New Athletic Director, on Student-Athletes Profiting From Their Name and Likeness
In a preview of our September cover, Patterson says college players shouldn't be able to monetize their famous names.
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July 21, 2014
What’s Your Favorite Place in Texas?
Thirteen famous Texans showed us theirs. Now we want to see yours.