The Texanist: What Will Texas Look Like Fifty Years From Now?
Some tasty lab-grown barbecue and a Dallas Cowboys postseason appearance may be in our distant future.
Some tasty lab-grown barbecue and a Dallas Cowboys postseason appearance may be in our distant future.
Why has San Antonio fallen behind Houston, Dallas, and Austin?
For more than fifty years, the state I call home has repeatedly surprised me. The Texas of 2023? Well, it’s got me thinking a lot about how far we have, and haven’t, come.
He serves popcorn with panache.
That’s the holiday spirit, y’all.
May we suggest tickets to Cancun?
Heather Schaefer saw a desperate Facebook plea. Six months later, she had two new members of her extended family—and one less kidney.
For years, Austinite Leyla Shams worked to keep politics out of her language classes. But as the uprising in Iran continues, she’s no longer staying silent.
A Johnson City man is worried that life is starting to resemble Elmer Kelton’s ‘The Time It Never Rained’ once again.
2022 was an up-and-down year—well, maybe more downs than ups—but Texas, as ever, brought out the best from scatological artists, beastly athletes, game-show brainiacs, natural-born nature lovers, and costumed Samaritans.
Houstonians Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi have created a COVID vaccine that’s saving millions of lives in developing nations.
Barbara Yarbrough has taught and volunteered in Midland since segregation—and has won national recognition at age 87.
Gregg Popovich, of the San Antonio Spurs, became the winningest coach in NBA history, but that’s just one of several eye-popping facts from his extraordinary career.
The band aims to bring Texas Guns and Roses to its kn-kn-kn-kn-knees—or at least compel it to change its name.
At the turn of the century, Mexican American publications paid a price for challenging the local sheriff and elements of the Texas Rangers.
The truth is more nuanced, and more instructive, than the myth.
The historic partnership became pop-culture lore, but Texas’s broken promises to the tribe illustrated a different reality.
A Plano man wonders how the likes of Bob Dylan, Sarah Palin, and John Wayne qualified for this prestigious designation.
The CrossFit athlete and #GirlsWhoEat impresario stole the show at the annual Rogue Invitational in Round Rock.
It’s impressive, really.
A Lubbock woman isn’t sure the state’s wildly successful vineyards fit with our Wild West image.
A bitter feud is pitting Hondo Crouch’s descendants against longtime locals as well as encroaching developers.
Will Van Overbeek's images, with words by Oscar-winning screenwriter and Texas A&M alum and proud Aggie Al Reinert, were "good bull."
The musician, author, and columnist needed an idea. Texas Monthly’s then–editor in chief said, “Make something up.” The rest is history.
An Amarillo man is unhappy that the iconic banners no longer fly in front of the Texas Travel Information Centers.
Plus, Rice University engineers turned a dead spider into a gripping tool and a man ate 52 spring rolls in ten minutes.
A wedding, a broken taillight, and a missed exit: a family outing from Brownsville heads north and then goes south.
Texans don’t celebrate the start of fall so much as they spend a solid one to two months willing summer to end.
A Fredericksburg man wonders how Willie Nelson ever prevailed in a state that brought us Ray Wylie Hubbard, Jerry Jeff Walker, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.
Friends and former colleagues share their memories of the legendary writer, editor, and mentor.
The tons of contraband lunch meat seized at the U.S.-Mexico border tell us something about the market value of nostalgia.
There was crying in baseball after a Pearland pitcher beaned a Tulsa batter on Tuesday. What happened next might restore one’s faith in humanity.
A Lone Star State native living in Chicago insists that only small pastry squares filled with cooked fruit deserve that name.
In recent years, Seguin has honored the group with memorials. My father agreed to build one—but then started having second thoughts.
A Houston woman is miffed by her boyfriend’s reaction to a thoughtful gift.
Plus, a man broke ancient Greek vessels at the Dallas Museum of Art, and a mysterious figure walked near the fence of the Amarillo Zoo.
For Demauriae Bennett, turning fourteen has never looked better.
An Austin man wonders if the people who stand behind a counter and take our orders deserve the same remuneration as the waiters and waitresses of the world.
Plus, a man robbing a Port Arthur home stopped first to mow its yard, and a 77-year-old man went for his first skydive in decades.
The Texas country star put his own spin on the fast-food tagline that’s sure to be stuck in your head for days.
Is that you, Buc-ee?
Texas has wild weather. We need a lexicon to match.
Moviegoers have returned to theaters in droves to see the long-awaited sequel—and we have Texas to thank.
Harini Logan claimed the top spot last night, making her the seventh Texan spelling bee champ in the last ten years. T-E-X-A-S!
The 99-year-old North Texas musician stumped for LBJ, toured with the USO, and still recalls hundreds of tunes.
After taking her thousands of miles across 48 states, Tiffany Kersten’s adventure led her right back home.
When she began her year-long bird-spotting adventure, Tiffany Kersten was lost and lonely. She ended up achieving a major milestone—and finding her way.
An Austinite living in Washington, D.C., worries about the consequences of sporting pricey designer footwear.
Plus, a teacher resigned after she reportedly lit a student’s hands on fire, and a Dallas resident ran her thousandth marathon.
I used to feel ashamed that I didn't speak Spanish. Now I understand why my parents didn't teach me.