A three-day proceeding in Austin shed new light on the July 4 flood and set the stage for a bitter fight about reopening the summer camp. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/camp-mysti...

For Spanish speakers, seeing “cachetadas” on a menu might elicit some surprise. 🌮

But expect to see lots more of these beefy, cheesy tacos. www.texasmonthly.com/food/cachetada-taco-tren...

if you’re curious about who this judge is, here’s some more detail about her handling of the trial from former @texasmonthly.bsky.social intern saliha bayrak www.texasmonthly.com/news-politic...

Photos: Who Wore It Best at the Dallas Art Fair Preview Party? The VIP kickoff party to the eighteenth annual show attracted a well-heeled and well-booted crowd.

The VIP kickoff to the eighteenth annual show attracted a well-heeled and well-booted crowd. www.texasmonthly.com/culture/dallas-art-fair-...

Word Wrangler: April 20, 2026 For wide-eyed children and adrenaline junkies alike.

🎢 In today's word wrangler, search for Texas amusement parks: www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-apri...

Meet the Breakfast Taco’s New Nemesis You can make a morning meal just as iconic using masa biscuits as the bases for killer sandwiches.

Pro tip: The key to a good biscuit is to not overwork the dough! https://www.texasmonthly.com/recipe/masa-biscuits/

This Forgotten Texan Actress Was More Than “America’s Oomph Girl” Ann Sheridan went from Denton to silver screen stardom but has since been forgotten.

You probably haven’t heard of her. But she was one of those outsiders who really did make it big—who had a career in movies any young actress would dream of, before suffering the sort of arching decline into obscurity they all fear.

Google Says This BBQ Joint Closed. But You’ll Still Find It Serving a $19 Three-Meat Plate. DQ’s, in Marlin, closed its permanent building and reopened in a nearby trailer. Pitmaster Daquinton Stuart hopes customers find him soon.

At just $19, DQ’s three-meat plate is a steal.

A Team of Cactus Lovers Is Saving Thousands of These Endangered Plants From a Mining Site A wildlife biologist was surprised to find the tiny, prickly black-lace cactus at a future coal-mining complex in South Texas. Then he worked with the company to save them.

You’d notice the excavators when driving near this South Texas mining site, but you’d never know about the tiny black-lace cacti nestled among the brush or the people who are patiently working to save them . . .

This Forgotten Texan Actress Was More Than “America’s Oomph Girl” Ann Sheridan went from Denton to silver screen stardom but has since been forgotten.

Her career was marked by disappointments and drawn-out battles with studio heads, but also by glimmers of greatness. But track down any of her films and there she is, the wisecracking, hardheaded Denton native, Clara Lou Sheridan.

Have Democrats Turned On the Mainstream Media? Increasingly, influencers are news makers, “partnering” with politicians for coverage while journalists get shut out. Welcome to the propaganda era.

As long as politics has existed, people have wanted to blab about it, and new methods for doing so—as with social media—cannot be willed away. The problem emerging is not that a new media class of influencers exists but that politicians are heavily incentivized to prioritize it.

“Nobody’s Going to Vote for You Anymore”: A South Texas Builder Reckons With His Support for Trump Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, voted for Trump three times. Then ICE arrests wreaked havoc on his industry.

"Another builder had a situation where the ICE agents pulled up in an ice-cream truck. I’m not even making that up, man. When they told me that, I just started laughing . . . what kind of world are we living in?"

Texas Launched a Glitzy Mahjong Revival. Not Everyone Is Happy About It. The game originated in China and has been beloved for more than a century, but a new, Texas-born boutique iteration has grown into a contentious craze.

Its recent revival has been compared to pickleball’s. Meghan Markle, Julia Roberts, and Sarah Jessica Parker play. Many of your neighbors, coworkers, and friends probably do as well.

Mahjong's controversial revival is taking over the country. Thank Dallas.

April 2021 Archives Featuring "Celebrating Selena," "The Relief Gang Never Stops," "A Fatal Error Inspired a Plan to Reduce Friendly Fire, but the Military Isn’t Interested" and more stories from across the state of Texa...

Happy birthday to Selena Quintanilla, who would have turned 55 years old today. 🌹

Read our whole issue from April 2021 dedicated to the Queen of Tejano here: https://www.texasmonthly.com/issue/april-2021/

The Weekend I Broke My Brain With the Philosophical Society of Texas Founded by Sam Houston, the group has kept a low profile for 189 years, even though its current members include George W. Bush, Charles Butt, Taylor Sheridan, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. What do they ta...

Cofounded by Sam Houston, the Philosophical Society of Texas has kept a low profile for 189 years, even though its current members include George W. Bush, Charles Butt, and Taylor Sheridan.

What do they talk about when they get together? We went to their annual conference to find out.

The Weekend I Broke My Brain With the Philosophical Society of Texas Founded by Sam Houston, the group has kept a low profile for 189 years, even though its current members include George W. Bush, Charles Butt, Taylor Sheridan, and Kay Bailey Hutchison. What do they ta...

In 188 years, no journalist has infiltrated the ranks of the Philosophical Society of Texas... UNTIL NOW! Read all about it @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/...

“Nobody’s Going to Vote for You Anymore”: A South Texas Builder Reckons With His Support for Trump Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, voted for Trump three times. Then ICE arrests wreaked havoc on his industry.

"I can guarantee you that we all wanted Trump to do great, and we all wanted him to have the economy roaring. . . . But now we’re just tired. It’s one dilemma after another, so we’re asking you to please make it stop."

Word Wrangler: April 16, 2026 Let’s taco ’bout it.

🌮 Search for your favorite Tex-Mex appetizers in today's word wrangler: www.texasmonthly.com/games/word-wrangler-apri...

Ann Sheridan went from Denton to silver screen stardom but has since been forgotten.

Read about her career: www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texan-ann-sh...

We’ve added fifteen new films to our list of the greatest Texas movies of all time.

Which have you seen? And what’s YOUR top 5? Fill out our checklist and share with us. ⬇️ www.texasmonthly.com/arts-entertainment/next-...

At family-owned Sam's Original Restaurant, off Interstate 45 in Fairfield, you can fill your plate with brisket, chicken-fried steak, homemade sides, and more for $19.99.

Leave room for at least one slice of pie. www.texasmonthly.com/bbq/sams-original-restau...

“Nobody’s Going to Vote for You Anymore”: A South Texas Builder Reckons With His Support for Trump Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, voted for Trump three times. Then ICE arrests wreaked havoc on his industry.

Mario Guerrero, executive director of the South Texas Builders Association, voted for Trump three times.

Then ICE arrests wreaked havoc on his industry. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/south-texa...

Houston’s Favorite Meteorologist Has Seen Enough Matt Lanza is moving to Connecticut. Should Houstonians be worried?

“I do worry about our vulnerability here to hurricanes, and not just Beryl-type storms—much bigger storms,” Matt Lanza explained. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/matt-lanza...

Reporting Under the Influencers Increasingly, influencers are news makers, “partnering” with politicians for coverage, while journalists get shut out. Welcome to the propaganda era.

Increasingly, influencers are news makers, “partnering” with politicians for coverage, while journalists get shut out.

Welcome to the propaganda era. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/democrats-...

Bait Barn Fisheries, in Bryan, is a monument to fish, fishing, and the community of anglers the store's owners have built. 🐟🎣 www.texasmonthly.com/travel/bait-barn-fisheri...

Houston's Favorite Meteorologist Has Seen Enough Matt Lanza is moving to Connecticut. Should Houstonians be worried?

Concerned about climate change and extreme hurricanes, Matt Lanza is moving to Connecticut.

Should Houstonians be worried? www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/matt-lanza...

Mahjong's Controversial Revival Is Taking Over the Country. Thank Dallas. The game originated in China and has been beloved for more than a century, but a new, Texas-born boutique iteration has grown into a contentious craze.

The game originated in China and has been beloved for more than a century, but a new, Texas-born boutique iteration has grown into a contentious craze. www.texasmonthly.com/culture/controversial-ma...

A Texas-Wide Treasure Hunt Has Taken a Controversial Turn A family found a medallion worth $70,000, but the man behind the SeekTexas contest says they won't get the prize.

A family has located a medallion hidden last year by Fort Worth accountant KC Wright.

But, he says, they didn’t do it the right way. www.texasmonthly.com/news-politics/seek-texas...

Texans Have Waited 15 Years for This State Park. We Took a Sneak Peek Before the Grand Opening. Palo Pinto Mountains boasts unique hills and junipers, but it’s the fishing that will reel me back in.

Palo Pinto Mountains State Park, which celebrates its grand opening April 10, boasts miles of hiking trails among unique hills and junipers. 🏃🌳 www.texasmonthly.com/travel/palo-pinto-mounta...

An Iconic Ballpark Snack Was Born 50 Years Ago in Texas San Antonio businessman Frank Liberto created cheesy, spicy ballpark nachos fifty years ago.

Nachos with neon cheese and pickled jalapeños have become synonymous with baseball—and it all began at Arlington Stadium, then the home of the Texas Rangers, fifty years ago.