The Best Things in Texas Our favorite books, movies, TV shows, songs, animals, parks, food, and moments from 2025 that made us proud to be Texans.

Y'all! @emmabalter.bsky.social helmed a fantastic package for her first project at @texasmonthly.bsky.social. You should read it.

They Settled on the River for Peace and Quiet. Instead, They’re Battling Tubers. Decades after Tom and Paula Goynes settled on the San Marcos, their stretch of river turned into a trash-laden playground.

Decades after Tom and Paula Goynes fell in love and settled on the banks of the San Marcos, their stretch of river turned into a trash-laden tubing playground. @texasmonthly.bsky.social www.texasmonthly.com/travel/san-m...

Harvey Survivors Still Hear the Storm The hurricane has left lasting trauma on Houstonians.

On the ways in which repeated extreme weather events are creating a mental health crisis in Houston.

Gratitude to @emmabalter.bsky.social for the guidance and @saracress.bsky.social, @spacecitywx.bsky.social, and @mattlanza.bsky.social for contributing.

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The Houstonians Putting Books in the Hands of More Residents No Personal Pan Pizzas necessary.

One in three adults in Harris County meets the criteria for functional illiteracy. That's not OK.

These Houstonians are using their bookstores and birthday boxes to close the literacy gaps, ensuring access to lit no matter one's income or location.

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Houstonia Magazine hiring News & City Life Editor in Houston, TX | LinkedIn Posted 7:05:27 PM. Houstonia is looking for a creative, plugged-in News & City Life Editor who can tell unique stories…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.

I’m hiring! www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/42...

So much gratitude!! An incredible showing from the Houstonia community tonight ❤️

overheard today at our coworking space: “Houstonia is a magazine that you see places”

The Rodeo Reuses the Same Very Special Dirt Every Year All the dirt on the Houston rodeo’s dirt.

And now for something completely different and lighthearted:

@emmabalter.bsky.social and I teamed up to write about Rodeo Houston's overlooked hero to animal and human alike: the dirt. And we had an incredibly fun time doing it, too.

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So What Are Those Stuck Astronauts Doing Up There, Exactly? Don’t worry, NASA has a plan to bring them home.

What are those stuck astronauts even doing up there? Uvie got updates from NASA and spoke with a veteran astronaut about how they keep busy in space. www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-cit...

saying “it’s christmas!” to myself every time i put an expensive purchase in my cart at central market that i hadn’t initially planned for

How Meow Wolf Made Its Immersive Sights and Sounds Happen Interdimensional travel never felt so good.

Houstonia's food editor Sofia Gonzalez & I teamed up on an article about how the latest Meow Wolf offering, Radio Tave/Cowboi Hevvven, uses sound design to enhance both the dining and the visual arts experiences. Love Meow Wolf!

Thanks, @emmabalter.bsky.social!

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me, opening my podcast app this morning to listen to the daily: okay, what fresh hell do i need to know about today

the daily: boobs

needed this tbh!

And Our Houstonian of the Year Is... Well, there are two, actually. And we sure had a lot of folks to choose from.

ICYMI: Houstonia named its very first Houstonian of the Year today 👀 www.houstoniamag.com/news-and-cit...

Meet the Local Meteorologists Who Won Houstonian of the Year They keep us sane when the forecasts are not.

Hey, we won!

Houstonia Magazine has named the combo of @sciguyspace.bsky.social and @mattlanza.bsky.social as its Houstonian of the Year. What an honor!

And a huge thank you to everyone who voted for us!

#hounews #housky #houwx

“fir” is the undisputed queen of holiday scents. please get all that sweet baking spice crap away from me

Ok! Please tell me 1. where you live 2. if people drive around with reindeer antlers on their cars there. Trying to see something…

hellooooo 🙌🏻

where is houston bluesky (#housky?) at?

omg me too. i actually thought that was how it was pronounced until quite recently

What Really Went Down at the Michelin Awards in Houston We have some thoughts.

last night sofia and i went to the michelin ceremony and had some thoughts! here’s our full dispatch for houstonia, with commentary from tons of winning chefs (and the mayor) www.houstoniamag.com/eat-and-drin...

I am here now, too.